The House of the Spirits Review (2026): Is It Worth Watching?

Is The House of the Spirits worth watching?

Yes — The House of the Spirits is worth watching, holding a 80/100 Celluloid Editorial Rating and 84% Audience Snapshot on Celluloid. Its 77% Celluloid Score combines Celluloid editorial, Metascore (70), IMDb (6.9/10), and aggregated fan rating (88%), with audience sentiment shown separately.

Created by Francisca Alegría & Fernanda Urrejola, The House of the Spirits ran 1 season, 8 episodes on Prime Video in Spanish, from Chile. The House of the Spirits has ended, so you can watch the complete story without waiting on a renewal.

What is The House of the Spirits about?

Read back through Clara del Valle’s journals, the saga of the Trueba family unspools from the 1920s toward the military coup that will shatter it half a century later — a clairvoyant matriarch, a tyrannical patriarch, and three generations of women who inherit both the gift and the wreckage. Shot on location across Chile and steeped in magical realism, this adaptation folds Isabel Allende’s landmark novel into eight hours of forbidden love, hauntings and history closing in.

Celluloid verdict: Lush, sweeping and faithful in spirit even where it streamlines, this long-awaited adaptation finally gives Allende’s generational epic room to breathe — handsome, heartfelt and quietly furious. The cast is led by Alfonso Herrera, Dolores Fonzi, Nicole Wallace, Rochi Hernández, Pedro Fontaine, among others.

How many seasons of The House of the Spirits are there, and where do I start?

The House of the Spirits has 1 season, 8 episodes, and there is no reason to start anywhere but the first episode. At 1 season, 8 episodes, it is a single-season commitment you can finish in a week. The series page breaks the 77% Celluloid Score into its four rating inputs plus the separate audience snapshot so you can see exactly where the rating inputs and audience snapshot differ before committing.

Where can I watch The House of the Spirits?

The House of the Spirits is carried by Prime Video, though rights are licensed by territory and change often. Check the Prime Video hub for everything else on the same service, and the series page for the regions where Celluloid has confirmed availability.

What should I watch after The House of the Spirits?

If it lands, try Love You Seven Times (93%), Twelve Letters (93%), When Life Gives You Tangerines (93%) next — same shelf, comparable scores. You can also browse all drama series, everything from Chile, or the year it premiered.