Zorro (2024 TV series)

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Zorro
Genre
Created byCarlos Portela
Based on Characters
by Johnston McCulley
Directed by
  • Javier Quintas
  • Jorge Saavedra
  • José Luis Alegría
Starring
Composers
  • Iván Martínez Lacámara
  • Álvaro Peire
Country of originSpain
Original languageSpanish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes10
Production
Executive producers
  • David Martínez
  • David Cotarelo
  • Angela Agudo
  • Sergio Pizzolante
  • Andy Kaplan
  • Jesús Torres-Viera
  • John Gertz
  • Glenda Pacanins
Running time52 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network Amazon Prime Video
ReleaseJanuary 19, 2024 (2024-01-19)

Zorro is a Spanish action-adventure television series produced by Secuoya Studio and starring Miguel Bernardeau. [1] Based on the character created by Johnston McCulley, the series debuted on Prime Video on January 19, 2024 in Latin America and the United States, and debuted on January 25 in Spain, Andorra and Portugal. [2] The production, filmed from summer 2022 [3] to early 2023 [4] in the Canary Islands in Spain, represents a "bold reinterpretation" of classic hero El Zorro. [5]

Contents

Plot

Zorro is set in 1834 and follows Diego de la Vega, a young landowner with a personal vendetta who also masquerades as Zorro, a masked vigilante who defends California's oppressed. [6]

Cast

The cast list includes: [7]

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date  [2]
1"The Chosen One"Javier Quintas [2] Carlos PortelaJanuary 19, 2024 (2024-01-19) [lower-alpha 1]
2"Inheritance"Javier QuintasCarlos PortelaJanuary 19, 2024 (2024-01-19)
3"The Bet"Jorge SaavedraCarlos PortelaJanuary 19, 2024 (2024-01-19)
4"Revenge"Jorge SaavedraCarlos PortelaJanuary 19, 2024 (2024-01-19)
5"The Execution"Javier QuintasCarlos PortelaJanuary 19, 2024 (2024-01-19)
6"Mask Games"Javier QuintasCarlos PortelaJanuary 19, 2024 (2024-01-19)
7"The Myth"Jorge SaavedraCarlos PortelaJanuary 19, 2024 (2024-01-19)
8"The Wedding"Jorge SaavedraCarlos PortelaJanuary 19, 2024 (2024-01-19)
9"Unmasked"José Luis AlegríaJavier Quintas/Carlos PortelaJanuary 19, 2024 (2024-01-19)
10"The Three Funeral Dance"Javier QuintasCarlos PortelaJanuary 19, 2024 (2024-01-19)

Production

Filming

Zorro took eight months to shoot, from July 2022 [3] to February 2023, [4] in the Canary Islands. Cameras shot in the municipalities of Las Palmas, Arucas, Gáldar, San Bartolomé de Tirajana and Telde, as well as in Del Nublo Park and the Tejera volcanic basin. [3] The Sioux City Park on the island of Gran Canaria, meanwhile, was closed to the public for the duration of filming, in order to build the main sets and shoot part of the series. [14]

On July 2023, the series was in post productions. The series became available on Amazon Prime Video on January 19, 2024. [15]

Release

On July 17, 2023, Amazon Prime Video unveiled the first image of Miguel Bernardeau in the Zorro costume. [5] The series was made available on Prime Video on January 19, 2024 in Latin America and the United States and was made available on January 25 in Spain, Andorra and Portugal. [2]

Notes

  1. ↑ The series was released on Prime Video on January 19, 2024 in Latin America and the United States, and on January 25 in Spain, Andorra and Portugal

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