"Zorro" Series Reboot First Look Unveiled

Mediawan Rights unveiled Thursday the first teaser for the highly-anticipated “Zorro” series reboot.

The Spanish-language series is produced by leading Spanish company Secuoya Studios and marks the IP’s big television comeback almost two decades after its last live-action adaptation. 

It will have its premiere screening on the opening night of Mipcom on October 15. Prime Video has already bought “Zorro” for the U.S., Latin America, Spain, Andorra, and Portugal. Mediawan Rights is repping other territories.

“Zorro” underscores Mediawan Rights’ ambition to ramp up its portfolio of prestige IP’s boasting global appeal through its partnership with Entourage Ventures which has given the distribution arm a larger investment capacity.

Set in 1834 Los Angeles, “Zorro” stars Miguel Bernardeau, (“Elite”) in the eponymous role playing a new version of Diego de la Vega. Bernardeau stars opposite Renata Notni (“El Dragón: Return of a Warrior”), a rising young Mexican talent, as Lolita Marquez. The cast is completed by Dalia Xiuhcoatl, Paco Tous, Emiliano Zurita, and Joel Bosqued.

“Zorro” is executive produced by John Gertz, founder of Zorro Productions Inc. and producer on “The Mask of Zorro” and “The Legend of Zorro” movies, alongside David Martínez, David Cotarelo, Sergio Pizzolante and Angela Agudo for Secuoya Studios, Andy Kaplan for KC Global Media and Jesús Torres and Glenda Pacanins at NoStatusQuo Studios

The 10-part show was written by Carlos Portela (“Velvet Collection”) and directed by Javier Quintas  (“Money Heist,” and “Sky Rojo”), Jose Luis Alegría (“Toy Boy”), and Jorge Saavedra (“Mr. Smith & Mrs. Wesson”).

The premiere screening at Mipcom will be followed by a Q&A with the key cast, including Bernardeau, Notni, and Xiuhcoatl.

Valérie Vleeschhouwer, Mediawan Rights’ managing director, described the reboot as a “bold adaptation which will provide to a broad audience a good mix of action, adventure, and uplifting moments.”