Despite it already being adapted as a series of Spanish language movies, Culpa Mía released as My Fault: London, a new English-language movie on Amazon Prime Video.
My Fault: London was released initially as a Wattpad (an online story-writing-and-sharing platform) novel, Culpa Mía. Spanish-lan guage films Culpa Mía and Culpa Tuya were released in 2023 and 2024, respectively, with the third and final movie, Culpa Nuestro, in the works.
In 2025, though, an English-language movie adapting the same story—this time titled My Fault: London—hit Amazon Prime Video. Besides sharing source material, it was completely disconnected from the existing Spanish films.
Why Did Amazon Make Another Culpa Mía Adaptation?
Although two of the three movies in the Spanish-language Culpa Mía series had already premiered, Amazon Prime Video released My Fault: London to capitalize on the success of the Spanish version and the general popularity of the young-adult (YA) fiction genre.
Culpa Tuya, the second Spanish movie, marked Prime Video's biggest international original launch, hitting #1 in more than 170 countries. However, it only managed a 20% critics score and a 43% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes.
Meanwhile, Culpa Mía has an 85% audience score, and My Fault: London surpassed that with its 89% rating.
This, and the fact that one of the earliest Google suggestions when searching Culpa Tuya is whether there is an English version, shows that Amazon knows it can reach an interested audience, even though the story has recently been adapted successfully.
The Mainstream Popularity of YA-Wattpad Stories
On top of this is the ongoing success of the young adult genre and Wattpad adaptations, especially on streaming services.
My Life with the Walter Boys hit Netflix last year, and Season 2 is in production. The Kissing Booth made waves in 2018. Amazon is undoubtedly familiar with the concept, having also released Perfect Addiction in 2018.
Vice President of International Originals, Prime Video & Amazon MGM Studios, James Farrell, explained to Deadline that of Prime's originals, "the young adult ones [are the ones] that are traveling best," which he attributes to the fact that "they’re just fun:"
"We make 150 to 200 [Originals a year] depending on how you count them, and I think in the last 18 months it’s the young adult ones that are traveling best. ... We have had a long discussion on why. One reason is they’re just fun. Culpa, Maxton, there’s no huge agenda here. We’re not preaching."
This element of fun is also tied with the key aspect of "escapism," as Farrell described it to Deadline in a separate interview:
"There’s a definite escapist quality to this film and to the love story, and to these thrilling car chases, and the music ... That was something we really wanted, people to come into this movie and have a lot of fun."
YA is also particularly conducive to spreading on social media, which helps bring a movie "even [to] the countries that weren’t planning on promoting it:"
"It’s about the way that content is recommended amongst that age cohort, it spreads fast on social ... We can put a film like 'Culpa' out in Spain, and within weeks, even the countries that weren’t planning on promoting it, they’re seeing it jump up to the top of the algorithm. You just don’t see that fandom with content that skews a little older."
Culpa Mía, Culpa Tuya, and My Fault: London are streaming on Amazon Prime Video.
Gillian Blum has been a writer at The Direct since 2022, reporting primarily from New York City. Though she covers news from across the entertainment industry, Gillian has a particular focus on Marvel and DC, including comics, movies, and television shows. She also commonly reports on Percy Jackson, Invincible, and other similar franchises.
