It looks like the Gecko brothers will have to keep on fighting. El Rey has renewed Robert Rodriguez’s From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series for a second season of 13 episodes. The first season of 10 episodes is currently airing on Tuesday nights on El Rey. It’s their first original scripted series.
Here are the renewal details:
The Sun Rises On Season Two Of El Rey Network’s ‘From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series’
Based on Robert Rodriguez’s Cult Classic Film of the Same Name,
Cable Network’s First Scripted Original Renewed For 13 Hour-Long EpisodesNew York, March 26, 2014 – El Rey Network, the general entertainment cable channel founded by filmmaker Robert Rodriguez, announced plans today to greenlight a sophomore season of the network’s first scripted original, FROM DUSK TILL DAWN: THE SERIES.
Based on the cult classic film of the same name, season two will be comprised of 13 hour-long episodes and will be shot in Austin, Texas, home to the filmmaker’s Troublemaker Studios. Marking Rodriguez’s first foray into television, the highly-anticipated program premiered in the U.S. on El Rey Network on Tuesday, March 11th and premiered exclusively on Netflix through their run-of-series license in Canada, Ireland, Nordics, Netherlands, the UK and Latin America. Season two will also be available internationally on Netflix following the US premiere.
Rodriguez, who created the series and directed four of the first season’s installments, said: “This is a truly unique property and one that has really resonated for viewers. It has been a joy to bring these characters back to life and have the opportunity to take our storytelling to a whole new place. We look forward to going back into production later this year and are excited about raising the bar even higher in season two.”
Scott Sassa, El Rey Network’s Vice Chair, said: “Our decision to launch this ambitious original in just our first few months on the air was certainly bold but the payoff has been incredibly satisfying. As the television landscape becomes even more crowded, it’s important for El Rey Network to have a recurring and memorable franchise that speaks to our audience and allows us to break away from the noise of all the competition. ‘From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series’ is most certainly that kind of property and we are thrilled with the response from our affiliate partners, advertisers, viewers and the international community.”
The international cast includes: D.J. Cotrona (Dear John, G.I. Joe: Retaliation); Zane Holtz (Holes, The Perks of Being a Wallflower); Jesse Garcia (Quinceañera, Sons of Anarchy); Eiza González (Lola: Érase Una Vez); Wilmer Valderrama (That ’70s Show, To Whom It May Concern); Adrianne Palicki (Friday Night Lights, G.I. Joe: Retaliation); Jake Busey (Starship Troopers, Enemy of the State, Identity); Don Johnson (Django Unchained, Nash Bridges); Madison Davenport (Save Me, Shameless); Lane Garrison (Bonnie & Clyde, Prison Break); Robert Patrick (Terminator 2: Judgment Day, The X-Files); and Brandon Soo Hoo (Tropic Thunder, Ender’s Game, Incredible Crew).
“From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series” is centered around bank robber, Seth Gecko (Cotrona) and his violent, unpredictable brother, Richard “Richie” Gecko (Holtz), who are wanted by the FBI and Texas Rangers Earl McGraw ( Johnson) and Freddie Gonzalez (Garcia) after a bank heist leaves several people dead. While on the run to Mexico, Seth and Richie encounter former pastor Jacob Fuller (Patrick) and his family, whom they take hostage. Using the family RV to cross the border, chaos ensues when the group detours to a strip club that is populated by vampires. They are forced to fight until dawn in order to get out alive. The series deepens the tone and expands the storyline of the film, adds new characters and backstories, and explores the Mesoamerican mythology behind the creatures inside the club. Miramax, producing studio and distributor of the original film, is a producing partner and distributing the series internationally in all territories. Entertainment One Television (eOne) exclusively represents DVD and EST rights in the US and Canada for the program.
“From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series” is an El Rey Network production in association with Rodriguez International Pictures, FactoryMade Ventures and Miramax. Executive producers are Robert Rodriguez, Carlos Coto (who is also showrunner) and FactoryMade Ventures and El Rey Network co-founders John Fogelman and Cristina Patwa. Diego Gutierrez is writer and co-executive producer.
What do you think? Have you watched From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series? Will you be watching season two?
I like that Richie’s character has so much more depth than in the original. That aspect among others, made the series much more engrossing than the movie (which was fun).
Now I have a major crush on Richard. I’m can’t wait till season 2, but since I don’t have El Rey, I have to wait on Netflix
If you like violence, blood, sexy-beautiful women, an interesting storyline and great dialogue; you will love this series!
CAN’T WAIT! When is it premiering??
loved the first season when does season two start on elrey
LUV IT!!!…THIS SERIES SHOWS THE VIEWER SO MUCH MORE ABOUT WHAT REALLY WAS GOING ON IN THE ORIGINAL MOVIE. GETS VERY PERSONAL WITH ALL THE CHARACTERS & IS BEAUTIFULLY FILMED! LUV U SO MUCH ROBERT RODRIQUEZ & I’M SO PROUD OF YOU FOR ACHIEVING SUCCESS WITH YOU’RE NEW NETWORK EL REY. I’LL RIDE WITH U ALWAYS & FOREVER!!!
Love the show and can hardly contain myself waiting for season two! I can’t wait to see the dusk til dawn fright zone at universal studios Orlando . Thank god for holloween horror nights!
Keep it coming g
Heck yea, I’m addicted already!
love the show, will absolutely be watching season 2.
Really like the show until just after the big scene at the bar that everybody that watched the movie is waiting for. Then it went downhill for the last 25% or so of the episodes. Looking forward to season 2.
The show was amazing really hard to find bit found out threw some friends at work ! Was blown away better then the original movie by far !!
Love the show; much better than I expected when I got a free episode on iTunes. Please keep up the good work and next season make it sexier!! You’ve got great looking cast & characters, but the show could use more sexiness….
Yes I concur. Would love to see more completely ripped and shirtless dudes. I sprung a rod just looking at shirtless Cotrona!
Please more of that! I want a third season too
Most definitely!
I dunno about it. It has it’s good moments for sure but at the same time it is kinda “B” – and all those flashbacks and stuff get pretty annoying. Overall I think it is just average – and no compare to the awesome movie!
No way. I love the movie very much. Yet at the same time, I believe in a way it is doing just by putting more depth in the character pretty much for stories, especially with the Gecko brothers and Santanico Pandemonium. Pretty much looking forward to season 2 personally.
Great show!! So glad they made a series
out of the movie. More new story lines to
follow.Going to be a great ride.