Custom image from Jefferson Chacon of Julio Torres with his hand on his chin for Fantasmas
The Big Picture From the mind of creator/writer/director Julio Torres , the HBO comedy series Fantasmas is a fantastical six-part surreal and dreamy tale about the search for an earring lost at a dance club. Set in an alternate version of New York City, the different vignettes feature an eclectic line-up of guest stars, including Emma Stone, Paul Dano, Steve Buscemi, Natasha Lyonne, Dylan O’Brien, Bowen Yang and Julia Fox, among others.
JULIO TORRES: That wasn’t my choice. It was the pandemic, and then we had to go on strike, so the timing is what the world allowed. In terms of pitching it, I have found people who really believe in the kinds of things that I want to do, and I’m very humbled to have champions that hold the keys to so many of these things, whether it’s niche or experimental, or whatever you want to call it.
What did you learn from the work you did on Saturday Night Live that influenced or informed what you decided to do with this? And were there other inspirations or influences outside of just your own imagination for this series? Do you ever find that there are some actors that you have to help get out of their own head, or that have a lot of questions?
1:40 Related Fantasmas | Official Trailer | HBO Writer, director, and comedian Julio Torres spins a fantastical six-part tale of when he lost a gold oyster earring. Things always get a little bit weird when you’re playing a fictional version of yourself and something that’s also not really autobiographical. Were there ways that you wanted to intentionally set the character apart from yourself, or were you not really worried about that?
'Fantasmas' Creator Julio Torres Is Very Happy with the Finished Product of the Series Is there’s anything you wish you could have done differently, if you’d had unlimited resources, or do you feel like this is exactly what you envisioned and wanted to make?
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