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'''El Gato''' is an upcoming American ] created by Eric Carrasco and based in the comic series '']'', created in 1993 by ]. The show stars ] as '']'', with ], ], ], ], ] and ] as supporting characters.<ref name="ElGatoSerie">{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2024/02/diego-boneta-cast-prime-video-series-el-gato-1235838863/|title=Diego Boneta To Lead New Prime Video Series ‘El Gato’ Based On Comic Book|language=en|date=February 26, 2024|website=deadline.com|author=Rosy Cordero}}</ref> '''''El Gato''''' is an upcoming American ] television series created by Eric Carrasco and based in the comic series '']'', created in 1993 by ]. The show stars ] as '']'', with ], ], ], ], ] and ] as supporting characters.<ref name="ElGatoSerie">{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2024/02/diego-boneta-cast-prime-video-series-el-gato-1235838863/|title=Diego Boneta To Lead New Prime Video Series 'El Gato' Based On Comic Book|language=en|date=February 26, 2024|website=Deadline|first=Rosy|last=Cordero|access-date=December 25, 2024}}</ref>


The series is produced by ] and is set to be distributed by ]. The series is produced by ] and is set to be distributed by ].


== Plot == == 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.<ref name="ElGatoCast">{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2024/06/sarah-jones-adriana-barraza-cast-prime-video-series-el-gato-1235970482/|title=Sarah Jones & Adriana Barraza Join Prime Video’s Comic Book Series ‘El Gato’|language=en|date=June 11, 2024|website=deadline.com|author=Rosy Cordero}}</ref><ref name="ElGatoSerie"/> Based on the comic series '']'' by ], 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.<ref name="ElGatoCast">{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2024/06/sarah-jones-adriana-barraza-cast-prime-video-series-el-gato-1235970482/|title=Sarah Jones & Adriana Barraza Join Prime Video's Comic Book Series 'El Gato'|language=en|date=June 11, 2024|website=Deadline|first=Rosy|last=Cordero|access-date=December 25, 2024}}</ref><ref name="ElGatoSerie"/>


== Cast == == Cast ==
⚫ * ] as ]; son of a former vigilante who must take on the mantle of hero and navigate a sea of crime and family secrets.<ref name="ElGatoSerie"/>
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⚫ * ] as Simon Casimir / The Nazarite; reformed criminal and monk possessed of superhuman strength.<ref name="Lange&Dosal">{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2024/06/prime-video-el-gato-cast-eric-lange-alfonso-dosal-1235979564/|title=Prime Video's 'El Gato' adds Eric Lange and Alfonso Dosal as series regulars|language=en|date=June 20, 2024|website=Deadline|first=Rosy|last=Cordero|access-date=December 25, 2024}}</ref>
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⚫ * ] as Elisa Kazanjian; A cold former CIA agent with a traumatic past. She works in ] investigating the criminal past of agricultural billionaire Gabriel Guerrero.<ref name="SarafyanCast">{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2024/06/angela-sarafyan-cast-prime-videos-el-gato-1235986154/|title=Angela Sarafyan Joins Prime Video's 'El Gato'|date=June 28, 2024|website=Deadline|first=Rosy|last=Cordero|access-date=December 25, 2024}}</ref>
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⚫ * ] as ]; Bastard son of a former vigilante who must take on the mantle of hero and navigate a sea of ​​crime and family secrets.<ref name="ElGatoSerie"/>
⚫ * ] as Ashley; A ] field agent who works as Frank's manager, who seeks to dismantle an undercover red criminal.<ref name="ElGatoCast"/>
⚫ * ] as Simon Casimir / The Nazarite; Reformed criminal and monk possessed of superhuman strength.<ref name="Lange&Dosal">{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2024/06/prime-video-el-gato-cast-eric-lange-alfonso-dosal-1235979564/|title=Prime Video's 'El Gato' adds Eric Lange and Alfonso Dosal as series regulars|language=en|date=June 20, 2024|website=deadline.com|author=Rosy Cordero}}</ref>
⚫ * ] as Rosa; A stranger to the world of wealth into which she has married, and the first to recognize the sharks that surround her family.<ref name="ElGatoSerie"/>
⚫ * ] as Alma; Widow of Frank's father and who helps him on his missions. In the 1970s she discovered that her husband was a masked vigilante known as "El Gato Negro".<ref name="ElGatoCast"/>
⚫ * ] as Alejandro "Alex" Guerrero; A cruel ] executive and director of a multimillion-dollar agricultural company, he is Frank's ambitious nephew who was once like his brother.<ref name="Lange&Dosal"/>
⚫ * ] as Elisa Kazanjian; A cold former CIA agent with a traumatic past. She works in ] investigating the criminal past of agricultural billionaire Gabriel Guerrero.<ref name="SarafyanCast">{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2024/06/angela-sarafyan-cast-prime-videos-el-gato-1235986154/|title=Angela Sarafyan Joins Prime Video's 'El Gato'|date=June 28, 2024|website=deadline.com|author=Rosy Cordero}}</ref>


== Production == == Production ==
=== Development === === Development ===
In February 2019, '']''' reported that ] is developing a ''El Gato Negro'' television series, with Mexican actor ] starring and executive producing the series through his production company Three Amigos, and with Joel Novoa as co-executive producer. In September 2019, ] joined the project to direct and executive produce, with the series originally slated for ].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Kit|first=Borys|date=September 13, 2019|title=Robert Rodriguez, Diego Boneta Team for 'El Gato Negro' TV Series for Apple (Exclusive)|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/robert-rodriguez-diego-boneta-team-el-gato-negro-apple-1239492|website=]|language=en}}</ref> British-born entrepreneur ] along with Americans ], Kai Dolbashian, American-born Venezuelan ] and Mexico's Marilú G. Carranza will serve as executive producers of the series. The creator of the original comic book, Richard Domínguez, owner of ], granted the rights and permissions for the use of his characters. In February 2019, '']'' reported that ] is developing a '']'' television series, with Mexican actor ] starring and executive producing the series through his production company Three Amigos, and with Joel Novoa as co-executive producer. In September 2019, ] joined the project to direct and executive produce, with the series originally slated for ].<ref name="AppleTV">{{Cite web|last=Kit|first=Borys|date=September 13, 2019|title=Robert Rodriguez, Diego Boneta Team for 'El Gato Negro' TV Series for Apple (Exclusive)|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/robert-rodriguez-diego-boneta-team-el-gato-negro-apple-1239492|website=]|language=en|access-date=December 25, 2024}}</ref> British-born entrepreneur ] along with Americans ], Kai Dolbashian, Joel Novoa-Schneider and Mexico's Marilú G. Carranza would serve as executive producers of the series.<ref name="AppleTV" /> The creator of the original comic book, Richard Domínguez, owner of ], granted the rights and permissions for the use of his characters.<ref name="AppleTV" />


=== Casting === === Casting ===
Actress ] joined the cast in May 2024.<ref>{{cite web|author=Andreeva|first=Nellie|date=2019-02-13|title='El Gato Negro: Nocturnal Warrior': Diego Boneta To Star In MGM TV's Comic Book Adaptation|url=https://deadline.com/2019/02/02/el-gato-negro-nocturnal-warrior-tv-series-diego-boneta-mgm-latino-comic-book-1202556483/|publisher=]}}</ref> In February 2024, ] (which owns MGM) greenlit the series, now titled El Gato, for production in spring 2024. <ref>{{Cite web |last=Cordero |first=Rosy |date=2024-02-26 |title=Diego Boneta to star in new Prime Video series 'El Gato' based on comic book |url=https://deadline.com/2024/02/02/diego-boneta-cast-prime-video-series-el-gato-1235838863/ |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref> On June 11 ] and ] joined the cast as Ashley and Alma, respectively.<ref name="ElGatoCast"/> On June 20 ] and ] joined to the cast. On June 28 ] joins the cast.<ref name="SarafyanCast"/> Actress ] joined the cast in May 2024.<ref name="ElGatoSerie"/> In February 2024, ] (which owns MGM) greenlit the series, now titled ''El Gato'', to start production in spring 2024.<ref name="ElGatoSerie" /> On June 11, ] and ] joined the cast as Ashley and Alma, respectively.<ref name="ElGatoCast"/> On June 20, ] and ] joined to the cast. On June 28, ] joins the cast.<ref name="SarafyanCast"/>


=== Filming === === Filming ===
] began on June 24, 2024 in ], Mexico.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.xevt.com/espectaculos/inicia-rodaje-de-el-gato-con-diego-boneta-para-amazon/327743|title=Inicia rodaje de ´El Gato´ con Diego Boneta para Amazon|language=es|date=June 25, 2024|website=xevt.com|author=Paola Téllez}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://elregio.com/Noticia/af93f1a3-ee42-4038-b2a6-aeba7162b8f4|title=Diego Boneta inició rodaje de "El Gato" que espera "enorgullezca a los mexicanos"|language=es|date=June 28, 2024|website=elregio.com|author=Redacción-Agencias}}</ref> ] began on June 24, 2024 in ], Mexico.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.xevt.com/espectaculos/inicia-rodaje-de-el-gato-con-diego-boneta-para-amazon/327743|title=Inicia rodaje de ´El Gato´ con Diego Boneta para Amazon|language=es|date=June 25, 2024|website=xevt.com|first=Paola |last=Téllez|access-date=December 25, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://elregio.com/Noticia/af93f1a3-ee42-4038-b2a6-aeba7162b8f4|title=Diego Boneta inició rodaje de "El Gato" que espera "enorgullezca a los mexicanos"|language=es|date=June 28, 2024|website=elregio.com|author=Redacción-Agencias|access-date=December 25, 2024}}</ref>


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Upcoming American superhero television series

El Gato
SpanishEl Gato
Genre
Created byEric Carrasco
Based onEl 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 locationsMexico 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.

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.

Cast

  • Diego Boneta as Francisco "Frank" Guerrero / El Gato Negro; son of a former vigilante who must take on the mantle of hero and navigate a sea of crime and family secrets.
  • Sarah Jones as Ashley; a CIA field agent who works as Frank's manager, who seeks to dismantle an undercover red criminal.
  • Eric Lange as Simon Casimir / The Nazarite; reformed criminal and monk possessed of superhuman strength.
  • Lorenza Izzo as Rosa; a stranger to the world of wealth into which she has married, and the first to recognize the sharks that surround her family.
  • Adriana Barraza as Alma; widow of Frank's father and who helps him on his missions. In the 1970s, she discovered that her husband was the masked vigilante known as "El Gato Negro".
  • Alfonso Dosal as Alejandro "Alex" Guerrero; a cruel Oxford executive and director of a multimillion-dollar agricultural company, he is Gabriel's ambitious nephew who was once like his brother.
  • Angela Sarafyan as Elisa Kazanjian; A cold former CIA agent with a traumatic past. She works in Mexico City investigating the criminal past of agricultural billionaire Gabriel Guerrero.

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+. 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. The creator of the original comic book, Richard Domínguez, owner of Azteca Productions, granted the rights and permissions for the use of his characters.

Casting

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

Filming

Principal photography began on June 24, 2024 in Mexico City, Mexico.

References

  1. ^ 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. ^ Cordero, Rosy (June 11, 2024). "Sarah Jones & Adriana Barraza Join Prime Video's Comic Book Series 'El Gato'". Deadline. Retrieved December 25, 2024.
  3. ^ 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. ^ Cordero, Rosy (June 28, 2024). "Angela Sarafyan Joins Prime Video's 'El Gato'". Deadline. Retrieved December 25, 2024.
  5. ^ 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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