Zorro: Generation Z
| Zorro: Generation Z | |
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| Created by | Rick Ungar |
| Based on | Zorro by Johnston McCulley |
| Developed by | Rick Ungar Sean Catherine Derek Sandra Curtis |
| Written by | Len Uhley Steven Darancette Randy Littlejohn Christy Marx Lee Cohen Sean Catherine Derek |
| Directed by | Chris Evans |
| Voices of | Ben Small Jules de Jonon Janet Brown Morgan Deare Luis Soto |
| Composer(s) | Mark Blackledge |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
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| Executive producer(s) | Rick Ungar Allen Bohbot John Gertz Sandra Curtis |
| Production company(s) |
BKN Zorro Productions, inc. |
| Distributor |
Kix! Pop TV |
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| Original network |
Telemundo (U.S.) YTV (Canada) |
| Original release | March 16 – September 07, 2006 |
| Website | |
Zorro: Generation Z is an animated series that began in 2006. Former Marvel Studios development executive, Rick Ungar, developed the original series in association with BKN, G7 Animation and Pangea Corporation. The programming deal and concept for the new series was developed by Ungar, G7 and Pangea and underwritten partially by a master toy license with Brazilian toy company, Gulliver Toys. What made the show unique were the plethora of Pangea-designed high tech gadgets and the conceit of having the young Zorro ride his motorcycle named after his horse, Tornado. The show has been aired in the United Kingdom on Pop TV on 7 April 2008 and was shown on Kix! on 19 May 2008. This version of the Zorro story features a descendent of the original Zorro, named Diego de la Vega, as the original Zorro, fighting crime and the corrupt government of Pueblo Grande in a near-future setting. Zorro: Generation Z has yet to air in the United States. The series has already been shown in the Philippines via Hero TV.
The second season of 26 episodes of the series was announced in 2009, entitled Zorro Generation Z: HD but were not fully completed or released for broadcast. Despite a press statement from Nicola Andrews, Managing Director of BKN New Media Ltd in London, who noted: 'We have already commissioned and produced Season II for 2009," BKN shortly thereafter filed for insolvency in the middle of 2009 and was acquired by Cookie Jar Entertainment in 2010. Some of the assets of BKN are under the control of Emba Media Management International.
In 2015, teenager Diego de la Vega, the five times great-grandson of the first Zorro, in turn wears the mask, with a black suit, weapons, and signs the "Z" to establish justice in the metropolis of Pueblo Grande, California.
As a teenager, Diego returns to Pueblo Grande when his father is kidnapped by Mayor Martínez, to prevent him from standing in the election. Diego grows up listening to his grandfather's stories about Zorro, and is quick to take over the family role. He rides a motorcycle called the Tornado–Z (after the original Zorro's horse) and wields the Z–Weapon, a multi–purpose laser weapon which can act as a gun, sword or whip. He is based on Don Diego de la Vega from the original novel.
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