Disney+ to adapt Lorca's Blood Wedding as Mexico-set series
Manolo Caro is developing the series with Woo Films; Disney+ says the project, set in modern-day Mexico with regional music, has been in the works for over a year.
Disney+ and director-producer Manolo Caro are developing a series adaptation of Federico García Lorca's play Blood Wedding, according to Variety. The new version will be set in modern-day Mexico and will incorporate regional Mexican music.
Woo Films is involved in the development, with Rafa Ley, Mario Savino and Laura Wills serving as executive producers.
Disney+ said the project has been in development for more than a year. Juan Ponce, vice president of original content at The Walt Disney Company México, commented on the collaboration with Caro.
The adaptation joins a wider slate at Disney+ Mexico that includes the docu-reality series The Worst Trip Around the World, whose first season earned an International Emmy nomination, along with Soy Luna: Let's Roll Again, Entre paredes and Mesa de Regalos.
Quick answers
What is Disney+ adapting from Federico García Lorca?
Disney+ and Manolo Caro are developing a series adaptation of Lorca's play Blood Wedding, set in modern-day Mexico with regional Mexican music.
Who is producing the Blood Wedding series?
Woo Films is participating in development, with Rafa Ley, Mario Savino and Laura Wills as executive producers.