Apple TV+ Picks Up New Shows From Robert Rodriguez, Rupert Wyatt, and Justin Kurzel
Apple TV+ continues to grow their slate of original projects with the orders of three new series that will be developed by directors Robert Rodriguez (Alita: Battle Angel), Rupert Wyatt (Rise of the Planet of the Apes) and Justin Kurzel (Assassin’s Creed).
Robert Rodriguez is set to direct and produce a series based on a comic book by Richard Dominguez called El Gato Negro a.k.a. The Black Cat with Diego Boneta (Terminator: Dark Fate), who will star in and produce the show. The story centers on “the intergenerational exploits of two crime-fighting heroes in South Texas. The first is a young man who takes up the mantle of a fabled local hero to avenge the death of his best friend, while the other is his grandfather, a lucha (Mexican wrestler) who turned to crime-busting decades earlier.”
Justin Kurzel is teaming up with Sons of Anarchy star Charlie Hunnam for an international drama called Shantaram. This is a 10-episode series based on Gregory David Roberts’ best-selling novel, and it tells the story of Lin (Hunnam), “a man on the run from an Australian prison looking to get lost in the teeming city of Bombay. Cut off from family and friends by distance and fate, he finds a new life in the slums, bars and underworld of India.” Eric Warren Singer (American Hustle) is writing the script for the series.
Then there’s a drama series called Mosquito Coast, which was created by Luther creator Neil Cross. Rupert Wyatt is set to direct and Justin Theroux will star in the show. The series is based on the 1981 novel by Justin’s uncle, Paul Theroux. Theroux plays an idealist in the story “who uproots his family to Latin America.” There was a film adaptation of this book in 1986 which starred Harrison Ford.
Apple TV+ is set to launch on November 1st. Do any of these titles interest you?