IGN can exclusively reveal the new trailer for Zorro, a French-language TV series reimagining of the iconic swashbuckling hero. The trailer can be seen via the embedded player below.
Oscar winner Jean Dujardin (The Artist) plays the title role in this eight-episode series, subtitled in English, that premieres June 30 exclusively in the U.S. and Canada on Kino Lorber’s MHz Choice, with two episodes and a “making of” special debuting at launch followed by weekly episodes every Tuesday through August 11.
The official synopsis below sheds light on what makes this interpretation of Zorro different from past movies and TV shows (besides being in French, of course):
“Set in 1821 against the backdrop of a rapidly changing Los Angeles, Don Diego de la Vega (Jean Dujardin) unexpectedly inherits the role of mayor following his father’s death, only to discover a city drowning in debt and under the grip of the powerful Don Emmanuel (Eric Elmosnino, Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life.) Determined to restore order and bring vital water access to the struggling community, Diego quickly realizes that politics alone cannot combat the corruption, exploitation, and growing unrest surrounding him. Diego secretly revives his long-abandoned alter ego for the first time in 20 years, becoming the masked vigilante Zorro as he fights for the people while publicly trying to govern the city as its conflicted mayor.
As Diego struggles to balance civic leadership with his dangerous double life, the lines between the man and the myth begin to blur in increasingly complicated ways. Zorro unexpectedly becomes a celebrated folk hero across Los Angeles, as the city’s citizens rally behind the masked avenger more enthusiastically than its own government. At the same time, Diego’s personal life spirals into emotional chaos as his wife Gabriella (Audrey Dana, Roman de Gare) becomes drawn to the mystery and passion surrounding Zorro, unaware that the masked figure and her husband are the same man. Their tangled relationship contributes to the series’ humor, romance, and emotional conflict as Diego battles jealousy, secrecy, and the consequences of living as two different people.”
Based on Johnston McCulley’s masked pulp hero, this Zorro series was created and co-written by Benjamin Charbit, Noé Debré, and Emmanuel Poulain-Arnaud and shot entirely in Spain. In addition to Dujardin, the cast also includes Audrey Dana, Salvatore Ficarra, and Grégory Gadebois.
Zorro previously premiered on France 2 and Paramount+ in select international territories.
