Prime Video, which recently has been the home of some of the best comic book-inspired series with shows like Invincible and The Boys, is currently casting a live-action adaptation of the comic book series El Gato Negro by Richard Dominguez. (El Gato Negro translates to “The Black Cat,” so we wouldn’t be surprised if there is a title change to avoid Marvel’s Black Cat.) With the working title El Gato, the showrunners include veterans from Supergirl and Smallville.
Eric Carrasco wrote several memorable episodes of Supergirl between Seasons 2 and 4 and eventually served as a story editor on the series. He wrote the Justice League vs. the Fatal Five animated feature and is a producer for Zack Snyder’s upcoming Twilight of the Gods. He’s also been an Uber — err Ride Me Now driver for two stoners from New Jersey in their reboot movie. What’s also very cool about Eric is that one of his earliest industry jobs was working on a TV series called Smallville. Perhaps you’ve heard of it.
The other two showrunners need no introduction when it comes to Smallville – Alfredo Septien & Turi Meyer were among the most prolific writers for the show, on the team for six seasons with episodes including “Vengeance,” “Labyrinth,” “Bride,” “Salvation,” and “Finale Part 1.” Turi Meyer also directed two episodes of Smallville, and the two of them returned to the DC Universe with DC’s Stargirl on The CW in recent years.
The series will star Diego Boneta as the main character, Frank Guerrero, 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.
“This is a pulp thriller,” Eric Carrasco said in a quote posted by Variety earlier this year. “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.”
El Gato will be produced by MGM Television which is part of Amazon MGM Studios. Hopefully we’ll learn more about this project as development progresses! For now, though, congratulations to Eric, Al, and Turi!
John
April 30, 2015 at 4:46 pm
Hello! Nice article, but i wouldnt think Supergirl will airing in summer. Why? I try to explain: I think you guys here know there was shoot only the Pilot episode, and i dont think the Post-Production of every episode can finish if they shoot more episodes until summer. You know what i try to saying, right?
Craig Byrne
April 30, 2015 at 4:47 pm
That’s why I said it is likely to not air this summer. I guess they could get a few more episodes prepared for late summer, but I do agree it is most likely way too late for that.
Summer 2016 will be a sucky wait though :(
DigificWriter
April 30, 2015 at 5:48 pm
We know from the tone of the comments from people involved that they’ve been operating as if there’s absolutely no uncertainty regarding the show’s status, so I don’t think it’s out of the question for the show to air this summer, especially since they already have the production infrastructure in place
Ken Cramer
May 4, 2015 at 5:08 pm
Summer shows almost always fail… if they put it on as a summer show, that will kill any chance this show has to succeed. The network would be just trying to get out of paying the cancelation fees from not picking up a series that had already been given a full season commitment.
Summer shows are always forgotten.