Mediawan Rights, the international distributor of the event series, and Secuoya Studios, the project leading producer, announced at MIPCOM Zorro (10x’52), which will be premier on Amazon Prime Video. Filming of the series began on 25 July and will run until the end of the year.
As one of the most ambitious projects ever shot in Spain, the period series has a big comeback on television almost two decades after its last live-action adaptation. Secuoya Studios revisits the adventures of the famous masked vigilante for Prime Video (USA, Latin America and Spain).
Set in the 1830’s in Los Angeles, the internationally renowned production, the series is a modern adaptation of the adventures of one of the greatest heroes of all time, adapting it for a new generation. Actor Miguel Bernardeau, known for his role in the Spanish series Elite, will play the lead role, Don Diego de la Vega, joined on screen by Mexican actress Renata Notni, in the role of Lolita Marquez, Dalia Xiucoatl (Nah Lin), Emiliano Zurita (Monasterio) and Joel Bosqued (Samael).
The series is divided into 10 episodes, directed by Javier Quintas (La Casa de Papel) and José Luis Alegría, and written by Carlos Portela (Velvet Collection). Valérie Vleeschhouwer, Mediawan Rights MD, commented: ‘We are proud to be the
international distributor of this powerful and original new version of “Zorro”, an iconic and timeless hero. It clearly points out our ambition to support strong and high-end
productions worldwide’.
Charles Touboul, Head of Content – Scripted, Mediawan Rigths, added: ‘All the team immediately supported the editorial approach on this series. It is an origin story around this emblematic hero that not only respects the codes of the franchise but also adds elements that global audiences expect nowadays: elaborated storylines with a contemporary relevance, strong female characters, pop culture references… Not to
mention spectacular scenes in each episode! We are convinced that many of our clients will embrace this vision.»
Sergio Pizzolante, President Secuoya Studios Commercial & Distribution, remarked: ‘Throughout our creative development process for Zorro, our intention has been to create a best-inclass story of this global superhero, a premium production meant to be enjoyed by audiences around the world. To that end, we could not have asked for a better distribution partner than Mediawan Rights, a fast-growing player with a proven track record in the global distribution space who understands and values the powerful IP that is Zorro’.
Zorro is a production of Secuoya Studios with John Gertz (Zorro Productions, Inc.), Andy Kaplan (KC Global Media), Sergio Pizzolante (C&T Mobs), Jesús Torres and Glenda Pacanins (NoStatusQuo Studios) as executives’ producers.
