El Gato (TV series)

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El Gato
Spanish El Gato
Genre
Created byEric Carrasco
Based on El Gato Negro
by Richard Dominguez
Written byEric Carrasco
Starring
Country of originUnited States
Mexico
Original languagesEnglish
Spanish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8
Production
Executive producers
  • Eric Carrasco
  • Turi Meyer
  • Alfredo Septién
  • Kai Dolbashian
  • Marilú G. Carranza
Producers
Production locations Mexico City, Mexico
Austin, Texas, U.S.
Production companies
Original release
Network

El Gato is an upcoming American superhero television series created by Eric Carrasco and based in the comic series El Gato Negro , created in 1993 by Richard Dominguez. The show stars Diego Boneta as El Gato Negro , with Sarah Jones, Lorenza Izzo, Eric Lange, Angela Sarafyan, Alfonso Dosal and Adriana Barraza as supporting characters. [1]

Contents

The series is produced by MGM Television and is set to be distributed by Amazon Prime Video.

Plot

Based on the comic series El Gato Negro by Richard Dominguez, El Gato follows Frank Guerrero (Boneta), who returns home to Mexico after the death of his father and finds himself neck-deep in a nest of vipers – his estranged family – who are vying for control of his father's business empire. But Frank's grief is interrupted when he learns his only inheritance, a seemingly worthless parcel of land on the border, sits atop the lair of a famous costumed vigilante — his father, "El Gato". Now, Frank is in the crosshairs. To survive, he'll have to solve mysteries decades in the making and unravel the truth about his father's connections to a modern-day terror plot. [2] [1]

Cast

Production

Development

In February 2019, Deadline Hollywood reported that MGM Television is developing a El Gato Negro television series, with Mexican actor Diego Boneta starring and executive producing the series through his production company Three Amigos, and with Joel Novoa as co-executive producer. In September 2019, Robert Rodriguez joined the project to direct and executive produce, with the series originally slated for Apple TV+. [5] British-born entrepreneur Mark Burnett along with Americans Steve Stark, Kai Dolbashian, Joel Novoa-Schneider and Mexico's Marilú G. Carranza would serve as executive producers of the series. [5] The creator of the original comic book, Richard Domínguez, owner of Azteca Productions, granted the rights and permissions for the use of his characters. [5]

Casting

Actress Lorenza Izzo joined the cast in May 2024. [1] In February 2024, Amazon Prime Video (which owns MGM) greenlit the series, now titled El Gato, to start production in spring 2024. [1] On June 11, Sarah Jones and Adriana Barraza joined the cast as Ashley and Alma, respectively. [2] On June 20, Eric Lange and Alfonso Dosal joined to the cast. On June 28, Angela Sarafyan joins the cast. [4]

Filming

Principal photography began on June 24, 2024 in Mexico City, Mexico. [6] [7]

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