Triptych
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Triptych
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A Lot or a Little?
The parents' guide to what's in this TV show.
What Parents Need to Know
Parents need to know that Triptych is a Mexican thriller loosely inspired by actual events. It features strong violence (shootings, murders, guns; bloody wounds visible), simulated sexual activity and partial nudity (buttocks, sides of breasts), and cursing in Spanish, only some of which is translated in the English subtitles. It also addresses some mature topics, ranging from extramarital relationships to scientific, medical, and business ethics.
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What's the Story?
Loosely inspired by actual events, TRIPTYCH (aka Tríada) is a Mexican thriller about a forensics expert who discovers that she's a triplet under shocking circumstances. Rebecca Fuentes (Maite Perroni) is used to working on difficult cases with her boss, Captain Humberto Solana (David Chocarro). But when she's called to a crime scene after a mentally unstable woman named Aleida Trujano (Perroni) was shot and injured while holding her psychiatrist (Nuria Bages) hostage, Rebecca discovers that the hostage taker looks just like her and knows her name. Rebecca's private investigation into who this woman is leads to the discovery that she is one of a set of triplets. But the more Rebecca learns about who she is and where she comes from, she realizes that she, Aleida, and their sister Tamara (also played by Perroni), are unwittingly part of a larger and darker scheme over which they have little no control.
Is It Any Good?
This series creates an intriguing and implausible world, and those who are willing to lean into the far-fetched storylines will find it entertaining. Triptych is loosely inspired by the story of real identical male triplets separated at birth; their experiences were the subject of the 2018 documentary Three Identical Strangers. But Triptych is a dramatic thriller that uses Rebecca's discovery that she has two identical siblings as the vehicle that sets the complicated narrative in motion. As details are revealed throughout the eight-episode series, often through the use of repeated flashbacks to give them added context, viewers also learn a lot about Rebecca's troubled past and those of her sisters, much of which is attributed to being strangely connected despite having no knowledge of each other's existence.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about what it's like to be a triplet. Do children born from multiple births share bonds that are different or more intense than children who are born as singles? Or is that just a myth?
The creators of Triptych note the story of the triplets featured in Three Identical Strangers loosely inspired this story. Aside from featuring triplets separated at birth, are there other elements that connect the two narratives?
TV Details
- Premiere date: February 22, 2023
- Cast: Maite Perroni, Flavio Medina, Nuria Bages, David Chocarro
- Network: Netflix
- Genre: Drama
- Topics: Brothers and Sisters
- TV rating: TV-MA
- Last updated: March 2, 2023
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