Overview
- The series, which premiered Tuesday on MHz Choice, brings a French-made, French-language eight-episode reboot to U.S. viewers after an earlier European release.
- Jean Dujardin plays Don Diego de la Vega, an aging civic leader who unexpectedly becomes mayor in 1821 and must revive Zorro after 20 years to confront a city deep in debt.
- The main conflict centers on a corrupt local power, Don Emmanuel, and a romantic complication in which Diego’s wife becomes attracted to Zorro, creating a tension between public duty and private identity.
- Shot in Spain, the show was created by Benjamin Charbit, Noé Debré and Emmanuel Poulain-Arnaud and directed by Jean-Baptiste Saurel and Emilie Noblet, with key co-stars including Audrey Dana, Salvatore Ficarra, Éric Elmosnino and André Dussollier.
- Critical response has been largely positive, praising Dujardin’s dual performance and the series’ farcical, comedy-driven tone that favors character and wit over big-budget action, and the release highlights MHz Choice’s role in importing distinctive international drama to U.S. audiences.