A Norwegian mini-series named La Palma was released on Netflix on December 12, 2024, and it has been buzzing on the OTT giant ever since. Even days after its streaming, La Palma has been the most-watched web series of the week on Netflix in India. Directed by Kasper Barfoed, La Palma delves deep into the famous tourist island of Spain's Canary Islands where an active volcano is also present. La Palma's story revolves around a young geologist researcher named Marie and a Norwegian tourist family who visit La Palma Island for a vacation.
Since the Netflix series showcases the volcanic eruption due to the deadly effect of climate change resulting in the Tsunami, it is obvious that fans may be wondering about La Palma True Story or La Palma Real Story. Furthermore, you may be also wondering where is real-life La Palma Island with an active volcano. Below is all about La Palma True Story or La Palma Real Story-
Is La Palma a Real Story?
The answer is no. La Palma is a fictional story that uses real-life places and facts on volcanos and tsunamis with the famous Spain's Canary Islands in the backdrop. Hence, there is confusion around La Palma's true story and La Palma's real story.
Where is real-life La Palma Island?
La Palma is a real-life tourist island and it is the most northwesterly island of the Canary Islands, Spain. La Palma is also known as La isla bonita meaning the beautiful island. Interestingly, the Netflix series starts with a boatman introducing the island with the same name and describing why the Spanish Island is a real-life wonder.
La Palma Volcanic Eruption
Notably, the presence of an active volcano on La Palma is also real. In fact, in 2021, the Cumbre Vieja volcano erupted and destroyed over 300 homes in La Palma, Cumbre Vieja volcano eruption was so huge that it caused the molten rock to spill into residential areas. Furthermore, it created a huge ash cloud and then a crack in the volcano's side caused four earthquakes to hit the island. At that time, BBC reported that scientists expressed their concerns about lava meeting the sea because toxic gases may be released into the air. See some Cumbre Vieja volcano eruption pics from La Palma-
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(Tourists feeding La Palma in 2021, PC: Google)
More on La Palma
Coming back to the Netflix series, La Palma features Anders Baasmo Christiansen as Fredrik, Ingrid Bolsø Berdal as Jennifer, Fredrik’s wife, Alma Gunther as Sara, Fredrik, and Jennifer’s daughter, Bernard Storm Lager as Tobias, Thea Sofie Loch Næss as Marie, a doctoral student at the La Palma Geological Institute, etc. (Spoilers Ahead) La Palma ends on both positive and negative note. While Fredrik's family gets saved, Sara's brother dies when he was trying to board a ship and rescue his sister.