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Hulu & eOne Ink Multi-Series Streaming Deal
Entertainment One and Hulu have sealed an exclusive streaming deal for multiple eOne series totaling 240 hours. The pact includes rights to dramatic thriller Cardinal, dramedy Gap Year and other series.
Also included in the deal are the fish-out-of-water comedy Welcome to Sweden, series; The Dating Guy, a animated…
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‘Matador’ Cancelled By El Rey Network After One Season
Robert Rodriguez's El Rey Network has opted not to move forward with a second season of its original action drama series Matador. Launched in July, following the World Cup, Matador starred Gabriel Luna as a DEA agent recruited by the CIA to go undercover as a professional soccer player. The series, whose 13-episode…
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Elizabeth Pena Dies: Actress In ‘Modern Family,’ ‘Matador,’ ‘La Bamba’
Actress Elizabeth Pena died October 14 of natural causes after brief illness. She was 55.
Pena received an Independent Spirit Award for her work in John Sayles’ Lone Star. She was perhaps best known for her roles in La Bamba and Down And Out In Beverly Hills, and for a recurring role in Modern Family as Pilar, the…
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Karl Yune Cast In CW’s ‘Arrow’; James Callis Joins El Rey’s ‘The Matador’
Karl Yune has joined the cast of the CW drama Arrow. He will recur as Maseo Yamashiro, a skilled martial artist who is married to Katana (Devon Aoki). The character will be introduced in flashback as Oliver’s (Stephen Amell) handler — a teacher and a friend who advises and helps the Arrow become a superhero. Yune’s…
Hot TV Trailer: El Rey’s ‘Matador’
El Rey Network has dropped the trailer for its upcoming action drama series Matador from Dan Dworkin, Jay Beattie, Roberto Orci and Andrew Orci. Gabriel Luna stars as Antonio “Matador” Bravo, a popular soccer star who in reality uses his sports career for a cover as a skilled covert operative executing missions for a…
Boris Kodjoe Joins ABC’s ‘The Club’; Yvette Monreal In El Rey’s ‘Matador’
Boris Kodjoe (The Real Husbands Of Hollywood) is set as a series regular in The Club, (formerly known as untitled Susannah Grant), ABC‘s 13-episode upstairs/downstairs drama set at a private country club from CBS TV Studios and ABC Studios. Kodjoe will play Deacon, a Hall of Fame pro football player who moved his…
El Rey Network Renews ‘From Dusk Till Dawn’ For Second Season
Two weeks into its run, El Rey Network‘s first original scripted series, From Dusk Till Dawn, has been picked up for a 13-episode second season. Because El Rey — available on Comcast, DirecTV and Time Warner Cable — is an ustart, it is not yet measured by Nielsen, so no ratings data for the show is available. But From…
Joseph Nunez Joins ABC’s ‘The Winklers’, Jonny Cruz & Dylan Bruce In ‘Matador’
Joseph A. Nunez (Super Bad, NCIS) has booked a role in ABC comedy pilot The Winklers from Everybody Loves Raymond creator Phil Rosenthal; Henry Winkler's son, director Max Winkler; and son-in-law, actor Rob Reinis. Based on Henry Winkler's relationship with his son-in-law, Reinis, Winklers centers on Jack (Domenick…
Adam Hicks Joins History’s Texas Rangers Mini; Alfred Molina In El Rey Series ‘Matador’
Adam Hicks (Lemonade Mouth) has been cast in History's miniseries Texas Rising (working title) from A+E Studios and ITV Studios America. Leslie Greif (Hatfields & McCoys) is exec producing the project which will detail the Texas Revolution against Mexico and the rise of the legendary Texas Rangers. Roland Joffé will…
Gabriel Luna Gets The Lead In El Rey Series ‘Matador’, From Bob Orci & Alex Kurtzman
EXCLUSIVE: Gabriel Luna has been cast in the title role of Matador, the upcoming action drama series for Robert Rodriguez‘s El Rey Network, created by Bob Orci and Alex Kurtzman. Matador chronicles the unlikely rise of Antonio “Matador” Bravo (Luna), a popular soccer star who in reality uses his sports career for a…
El Rey Network Sets Premiere Dates For ‘Matador’, ‘The Director’s Chair’; Inks Licensing Deal With Celestial Pictures For Martial Arts Films
El Rey Network announced today that its original, scripted actions series Matador from Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman will premiere in July following the World Cup soccer tournament. El Rey also confirmed that the network’s founder Robert Rodriguez will direct the first episode of the series. Production gets underway…
EOne, Robert Rodriguez’s El Rey Network Ink Multi-Year International Distribution Deal
Under the pact, Entertainment One will handle El Rey Network‘s slate of original scripted programming worldwide. The deal was announced today by John Morayniss, CEO, eOne Television, and Scott Sassa, Vice Chair, El Rey Network. The first project under the pact is El Rey’s upcoming series Matador, a scripted thriller…
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