Way back in 2019, there was a documentary titled “Midnight Family,” which highlighted the privatization of ambulances in Mexico City. It played the festival circuit and was generally liked by critics. Now, the documentary serves as the basis for the new Apple TV+ drama series, also called “Midnight Family.”
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As seen in the trailer, “Midnight Family” follows the story of a young woman who is going to med school by day and working as a paramedic in her family’s ambulance at night. As you might expect, the woman finds it difficult to find the right balance in her life.
The series stars Joaquín Cosío, Renata Vaca, Diego Calva, Sergio Bautista, Óscar Jaenada, José María de Tavira, Itzan Escamilla, Mariana Gómez, Dolores Heredia, and Yalitza Aparicio. “Midnight Family” is directed and showrun by Natalia Beristáin.
“Midnight Family” debuts on Apple TV+ on September 25. You can watch the trailer below.
Here’s the synopsis:
Inspired by the award-winning documentary of the same name, “Midnight Family” follows Marigaby Tamayo (Vaca), an ambitious and gifted medical student by day, who spends her nights saving lives throughout a sprawling, contrasted and fascinating Mexico City aboard her family’s privately owned ambulance. Along with her father Ramón (Cosío) and her siblings Marcus (Calva) and Julito (Bautista), Marigaby serves a population of millions by tackling extreme medical emergencies to make a living.