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
Composer toydrum
Country of originUnited States
Mexico
Original languagesEnglish
Spanish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8
Production
Executive 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.

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 Dominguez, 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]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Cordero, Rosy (February 26, 2024). "Diego Boneta To Lead New Prime Video Series 'El Gato' Based On Comic Book". Deadline. Retrieved December 25, 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 Cordero, Rosy (June 11, 2024). "Sarah Jones & Adriana Barraza Join Prime Video's Comic Book Series 'El Gato'". Deadline. Retrieved December 25, 2024.
  3. 1 2 Cordero, Rosy (June 20, 2024). "Prime Video's 'El Gato' adds Eric Lange and Alfonso Dosal as series regulars". Deadline. Retrieved December 25, 2024.
  4. 1 2 Cordero, Rosy (June 28, 2024). "Angela Sarafyan Joins Prime Video's 'El Gato'". Deadline. Retrieved December 25, 2024.
  5. 1 2 3 Kit, Borys (September 13, 2019). "Robert Rodriguez, Diego Boneta Team for 'El Gato Negro' TV Series for Apple (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved December 25, 2024.
  6. ↑ Téllez, Paola (June 25, 2024). "Inicia rodaje de ´El Gato´ con Diego Boneta para Amazon". xevt.com (in Spanish). Retrieved December 25, 2024.
  7. ↑ Redacción-Agencias (June 28, 2024). "Diego Boneta inició rodaje de "El Gato" que espera "enorgullezca a los mexicanos"". elregio.com (in Spanish). Retrieved December 25, 2024.
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