In this bilingual drama series, Boneta will play Frank Guerrero who finds himself at the center of a vast conspiracy when he discovers his father was a ‘70s vigilante, “El Gato”
Prime Video has ordered El Gato (working title), based on the comic book series El Gato Negro by Richard Domínguez, starring Diego Boneta (Luis Miguel: The Series, Father of the Bride).
In this bilingual drama series, Boneta will play Frank Guerrero, the black sheep of his family, who finds himself at the center of a vast conspiracy when he discovers his father was a ‘70s vigilante, “El Gato.”
The series was created by Eric Carrasco (Foundation, Supergirl), who will showrun and executive produce along with co-showrunners Turi Meyer & Alfredo Septieìn (Stargirl, Smallville). Production is anticipated to begin this spring in Mexico.
“This is a pulp thriller,” says Carrasco. “It’s a family drama, it’s everything I love about spies and masks and secret identities. A lot of us on this team – Diego, Andrew Mittman, Steve Stark, Carla González Vargas, and I – have been at this for a long time now, and it’s a genuine thrill to make the show with MGM Television and Prime Video finally.”
“Sharing El Gato with audiences worldwide is a dream come true,” says Boneta. “This has been a passion of mine since I started Three Amigos. Eric Carrasco and the entire team have built a character and universe that honors the super hero genre and still feels completely epic and original. It is an absolute honor to play Frank and produce this with my amazing partners at Amazon, MGM, and all other producers on this epic story. Get ready for a wild ride.”
“Eric Carrasco has created a brilliant take on the superhero genre that is refreshing and honest. It explores the man’s life behind the mask and the complicated legacy he leaves behind,” says Lindsay Sloane, Head of MGM Television. “Under the leadership of creative executive Max Kisbye, I believe we will create a series that will keep audiences enthralled.”
“Rooted by a tremendous sense of civic duty and wrapped in complex family dynamics, El Gato is an unconventional yet captivating take on a familiar genre that we believe our global Prime Video customers will enjoy,” said Vernon Sanders, head of television, Amazon MGM Studios. “The incredible team behind the series including Diego Boneta, Eric Carrasco, Turi Meyer, and Alfredo Septien, as well as our colleagues at MGM Television are bringing this groundbreaking tale to life.”
Eric Carrasco is currently in post-production on the upcoming Twilight of the Gods, the animated series he co-created with Zack Snyder and Jay Oliva for Netflix. Before that, he was a co-executive producer on Foundation for Apple TV+ and has written for Masters of the Universe: Revelation, and Supergirl.
