Diego Luna, Gael García Bernal to Star in Spanish-Language Hulu Limited Series ‘La Maquina’
variety.comJoe Otterson TV ReporterDiego Luna and Gael García Bernal are teaming to star in a Spanish-language limited series at Hulu produced by Searchlight Television.The pair will star in the drama series “La Maquina,” which hails from writer Marco Ramirez.
It follows an aging boxer (García Bernal), whose crafty manager (Luna) secures him one last shot at a title. But to make it to fight night, they must navigate a mysterious underworld force.Both Luna and García Bernal will produce under their La Corriente del Golfo banner.
Ramirez will serve as executive producer and showrunner in addition to writing. Gabriel Ripstein will direct the entire series.
Gerardo Gatica, Leandro Halperin, and Adam Fishbach will serve as producers. Searchlight TV is the studio. Searchlight recently co-produced the critically-acclaimed Hulu limited series “The Dropout” as well as the upcoming Hulu comedy series “History of the World Part II.” “We are proud to partner again with Searchlight Television on this forthcoming Hulu Original,” said Craig Erwich, president of Hulu Originals and ABC Entertainment. “Gael, Diego and Marco are world class storytellers and we look forward to bringing audiences their story and experiencing alongside them this last shot their characters get together.”This will not be the first time that Luna and García Bernal have teamed together onscreen.
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