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.