1.532 minSeason 1 • Episode 6
LatestStill in search of the lost oyster, Julio half-heartedly strikes a deal to create a project for a corporation. But when Vanesja gets a surprising call about Julio’s rejected work, an exciting new opportunity emerges.
Julio Torres spins a fantastical tale of when he lost a gold oyster earring. In his search to find the precious object, Julio reflects on the offbeat characters he encounters in introspective, often eerie, and always comedic vignettes set in a dreamy, alternate version of New York City.
Writing
Torres's precise, melancholic absurdism
Production
NYC reimagined as liminal dreamscape
Acting
Martine Gutierrez steals every frame
Creator
Julio Torres
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Torres channels his Salvadoran-American experience into a show about being perpetually 'other' in spaces that claim inclusivity.
The show's dream logic mirrors how HBO's Los Espookys operated—Torres is building a signature visual grammar of Latinx surrealism.
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