Disney Plus Taps Game Of Thrones Writer To Lead Zorro Series

Disney+ is set to produce a new Zorro series, starring Wilmer Valderrama as the masked vigilante, and Bryan Cogman--writer and co-executive producer of Game of Thrones--has signed on as writer, showrunner, and executive producer. Deadline was the first to report.

The show was initially announced in December 2021, and the official logline teases a tale of tragedy, corruption, and justice that leads privileged caballero Diego de la Vega (Valderrama) to become the masked vigilante Zorro, "America's first true superhero."

Cogman will work alongside fellow executive producers Gary Marsh, Valderrama, and John Gertz, with Disney Branded Television producing the series. Best known for his work on HBO's Game of Thrones, where he penned 11 episodes and served as co-executive producer, Cogman most recently worked as a consulting producer on Amazon's The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. He is also writing a feature remake of The Sword in the Stone for Disney.

The new Zorro series is a reimagining of the 1950s Disney-ABC Zorro series starring Guy Williams. With Gene Sheldon, George J. Lewis, and Henry Calvin in supporting roles, the original show aired for 78 episodes between 1957 and 1959, with four hour-long episodes airing in the early 1960s. The original series is available on Disney+.

Antonio Banderas also donned the mask in a 1998 swashbuckler film, playing the titular role in The Mask of Zorro. In 2022, Banderas told Comicbook.com that he "would give the torch" to Tom Holland should another movie come together.

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