by Alex Billington
May 27, 2026
Source: YouTube
“Let’s try it!” Zorro returns! MHz Choice has revealed the official US trailer for the new Zorro action series, a French production based on the legendary character created in 1919 by American pulp writer Johnston McCulley. It’s the first time since the film Zorro (1975) starring Alain Delon that a French actor has played the character of Zorro in live-action. There have been tons of other Zorro series, movies, and more – mostly notably 90s action movie The Mask of Zorro with Antonio Banderas, and the classic 1950s TV series with Guy Williams as Zorro. Blending swashbuckling action, light comic flair & romance, the 8-episode series, subtitled in English, premieres this June in the US. Starring acclaimed French actor Jean Dujardin as Don Diego de la Vega / Zorro, with Audrey Dana, André Dussollier, and Salvatore Ficarra as Bernardo, Don Diego’s mute servant. The filming took place in southern Spain and the post-production was done in Belgium, with the series debuting in France on TV back at the end of 2024. Ready to give it a look? This new interpretation of Zorro carries a playful visual style inspired by the legendary filmmaker Ernst Lubitsch, and was conceived in the tradition of swashbuckling films & French vaudeville. Yeah – this looks like tons of fun.
Here’s the new official US trailer (+ poster) for MHz Choice’s series Zorro, direct from YouTube:
Set in 1821 against the backdrop of a rapidly changing Los Angeles, Don Diego de la Vega (Jean Dujardin) unexpectedly inherits the role of mayor following his father’s death, only to discover a city drowning in debt and under the grip of the powerful Don Emmanuel (Eric Elmosnino) Determined to restore order and bring vital water access to the struggling community, Diego quickly realizes that politics alone cannot combat the corruption, exploitation, and growing unrest surrounding him. Diego secretly revives his long-abandoned alter ego for the first time in 20 years, becoming the masked vigilante Zorro as he fights for the people while publicly trying to govern the city as its conflicted mayor. As Diego struggles to balance civic leadership with his dangerous double life, the lines between the man and the myth begin to blur in increasingly complicated ways. Zorro unexpectedly becomes a celebrated folk hero across Los Angeles, as the city’s citizens rally behind the masked avenger more enthusiastically than its own government. At the same time, Diego’s personal life spirals into emotional chaos as his wife Gabriella (Audrey Dana) becomes drawn to the mystery and passion surrounding Zorro, unaware that the masked figure and her husband are the same man. Their tangled relationship contributes to the new series’ humor, romance, & emotional conflict –as Diego battles jealousy, secrecy, and the consequences of living his life as two different people.
Zorro is an action series created by Benjamin Charbit. Co-written by Benjamin Charbit (Under Control, Gagarine, Notre Dame, Savages, The Trouble with You), Noé Debré (Parliament, Stillwater, Dheepan), Emmanuel Poulain-Arnaud (The Test). Directed by Jean-Baptiste Saurel & Emilie Noblet. Produced by Le Collectif 64 (Marc Dujardin), Bien Sûr Productions (Julien Seul) and Montebello Productions (François Ivernel), in co-production with Panache Productions (André Logie & Gaëtan David), RTL-Tvi, Wallimage. Executive produced by Carlos Ruiz Boceta (Buttercup Films). Kino Lorber’s MHz Choice releases this new Zorro series streaming starting on June 30th, 2026 this summer with new episodes weekly until August.
