Drama series based on comic book El Gato Negro in works with Diego Boneta set to headline

A drama series based on the comic book El Gato Negro by Richard Dominguez is in the pipeline.

As per Variety, the series, currently titled 'El Gato' will be shot in both English and Spanish. Diego Boneta is attached to star, with Eric Carrasco of Foundation and Supergirl fame adapting the comic book for the screen.

Boneta was previously attached to a project based on the same comic book titled El Gato Negro: Nocturnal Warrior from MGM Television and Mark Burnett in 2019 that stalled.

In the series, Boneta is set to portray the role of Frank Guerrero, the black sheep of his family, who finds himself at the centre of a vast conspiracy when he discovers his father was the titular ‘70s vigilante. Frank, 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.

After realizing his father’s true identity and legacy, Frank is forced to “solve mysteries decades in the making and unravel the truth about his father’s connections to a modern-day terror plot,” as per the logline.

Production for the "pulp-thriller" is slated to begin on the show this spring in Mexico. The series is set to air on Prime Video.

“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 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,” said Carrasco in a statement.

Eric Carrasco is set to serve as showrunner and executive produce alongside co-showrunners Turi Meyer and Alfredo Septién, who most recently served as co-EPs for Netflix’s Griselda.

Boneta is known for his roles in films like Rock of Ages, Terminator: Dark Fate and the recent Father of the Bride reboot.