Based on the comic book series "El Gato Negro" by Richard Dominguez, the drama will follow 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 was "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.
Eric Carrasco developed the drama and will serve as co-showrunner alongside Turi Meyer and Alfredo Septién. The trio will executive produce with Boneta, Steve Stark, Andrew Mittman and Carla Gonzalez Vargas. Kai Dolbashian, Marilu G. Carranza and Joel Novoa-Schneider will co-executive produce. MGM Television, Three Amigos, Toluca Pictures and 1.21 Entertainment will produce.
"This is a pulp thriller," said 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, and Andrew Mittman, and Steve Stark, and Carla Gonzalez Vargas, and I - have been at this for a long time now, and it's a genuine thrill to finally make the show with MGM Television and Prime Video."
"Sharing El Gato with audiences around the world is a dream come true," added 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."
"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," shared 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."
