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In a contemporary world with reboots, remakes, and re-imaginations, Zorro is the next IP to be tackled. Except there's a twist -- this time the mask and title will be helmed by a woman -- giving the story and franchise new territory to explore.

Deadline revealed that a gender-swapped Zorro television series is moving forward at CBS, with filmmakers Robert Rodriguez and his sister, Rebecca Rodriguez, leading the project. Rebecca, along with John Hlavin and Sean Tetra, will pen the series. Executive Producers include Robert, Ben Silverman, Rodney Ferrell and Howard T. Owens from Propagate, Geoff Clark, Eric Bromberg, Jay Weisleder and John Gertz.

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Everyone knows masked avenger Zorro, aka Diego de la Vega, righting the wrongs while trying to keep his identity secret.

Then again, maybe they don’t.

“I don’t think people were expecting this version of “Zorro.” It’s a completely new take, full of adventure, action, love and diversity,” Renata Notni tells Variety ahead of its Jan. 19 premiere in the Americas on Amazon Prime Video which bow the series in Spain on Jan. 25.

“Elite” alumni Miguel Bernardeau, now cast in the titular role, adds: “It has been a long time since his last incarnation. Before, Zorro used to be played by people who were older than Diego was supposed to be. Now, we really see his coming-of-age. He is figuring out who he wants to be as an adult. That’s something many people can relate to.”

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Zorro and Expats are the big shows coming to Prime Video in January. The former is what Amazon are calling a “bold reinterpretation” of the classic hero El Zorro for 2024. Starring Miguel Bernardeau as Diego de la Vega and Renata Notni as Lolita Marquez, it’s definitely an intriguing-sounding action-adventure series, with a ten-episode first season based on the iconic character originally created by Johnston McCulley all the way back in 1919.

Meanwhile, upcoming drama series Expats is based on the bestselling 2016 novel The Expatriates by Janice Y. K. Lee, and follows “the vibrant lives of a close-knit expatriate community” in Hong Kong. Nicole Kidman has been known for picking the right kind of shows to lead in the past, so let’s hope this is another banger for the actress, who is also on board as an executive producer here.

Here’s everything coming to Amazon Prime Video and Freevee this month.

Exclusive: Ahead of its world premiere tonight, the Zorro TV series adaptation has landed a trio of European deals, as Mediawan Rights leans further into big-ticket IP.

M6 Groupe in France, Mediaset in Italy, Dpg Media’s Tvm channels in Flemish-speaking Belgium and Rtl Klub in Hungary have acquired the series, which is a Secuoya Studios production for Amazon Prime Video in the U.S, Latin America, Spain, Portugal and Andorra. Other deals are in negotiations.

The ten-part series premieres tonight at the Grand Auditorium in the Palais des Festivals, with the screening of the the iconic franchise’s reinterpretation followed by a Q&a with actors Miguel Bernardeau (Elite), Renata Notni and Dalia Xiuhcoatl and executives including Secuoya Studios’ Sergio Pizzolante.

Mediawan has been pushing into louder and more expensive scripted IP over the past few years, and has supercharged its efforts after striking a $100M+ funding deal with Entourage Ventures.

Zorro inches closer to his long-awaited live-action return as the upcoming reboot series flanked by Mediawan Rights drops its first teaser trailer.

Per Variety, the series released a teaser featuring the eponymous swordsman, played by Elite star Miguel Bernardeau, in action as he rides through Los Angeles in 1834. The Bernardeau version of Zorro is a new incarnation of Diego de la Vega, with the main character featuring alongside Lolita Marquez, played by El Dragón: Return of a Warrior actor Renata Notni.

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Mediawan Rights has unveiled the first teaser of the anticipated “Zorro” series reboot which is directed by Javier Quintas and is set to premiere on opening night of Mipcom.

Produced by leading Spanish company Secuoya Studios, the show marks the IP’s big television comeback almost two decades after its last live-action adaptation. The Spanish-language series will have its premiere screening at Mipcom on Oct. 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’s 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...

Mediawan Rights has boarded the highly anticipated “Zorro” series reboot, produced by leading Spanish company Secuoya Studios.

Mediawan Rights is set to distribute the event series internationally. The show started shooting on July 25 in Spain and will be filming until the end of the year.

Written by Carlos Portela (“Velvet Collection”), the modern reboot will mark the IP’s big television comeback almost two decades after its last live-action adaptation. John Gertz, founder of Zorro Productions and a producer on “The Mask of Zorro” and “The Legend of Zorro” movies titles, is an executive producer on the show.

Set in the 1830s in Los Angeles, the flagship series stars Miguel Bernardeau, known for his role in the Spanish hit show “Elite,” in the lead role, opposite Mexican actress Renata Notni who will play Lolita Marquez. Dalia Xiucoatl, Emiliano Zurita and Joel Bosqued complete the cast. Javier Quintas is directing the series.