Diego Boneta to Star in Prime Video’s “El Gato,” based on the comic book series ‘El Gato Negro’

Diego Boneta is set to star in Prime Video’s El Gato (working title), based on the comic book series El Gato Negro by Richard Dominguez.

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.”

Boneta said:

Sharing El Gato with audiences around the world is a dream come true.

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.

The series was created by Eric Carrasco (Foundation, Supergirl), who will showrun and executive produce along with co-showrunners Turi Meyer & Alfredo Septién (StargirlSmallville). Production is anticipated to begin this spring in Mexico.

Carrasco said:

This is a pulp thriller.

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.