William Levy Performs ‘Montecristo’ in First Have a look at ViX+ Collection

ViX+, the fledgling Spanish-language SVOD from TelevisaUnivision, is dipping into literary classics as soon as extra with the fashionable retelling of Alexandre Dumas’ in style revenge story, “The Rely of Monte Cristo.”

The information follows the Jan. 20 bow of ViX+’s Anna Karenina adaptation, “Volver a Caer” with Kate del Castillo. Final yr, ViX+ unveiled an adaptation of Nobel Prize laureate Mario Vargas Llosa’s “Travesuras de la Niña Mala” (“Dangerous Lady”).

In an unique first look, ViX+ unveils footage of the six-part collection, merely titled “Montecristo,” with William Levy (“Resident Evil: The Closing Chapter”) enjoying the enigmatic lead.

Produced by Spain’s Secouya Studios, “Montecristo” follows Alejandro Montecristo, a mysterious determine whose previous and appreciable fortune are unknown. Montecristo is the founder and CEO of a profitable new tech firm that has sparked the curiosity and envy of many, together with Fernando Alvarez Mondego (performed by Robert Enriquez, “The Cook dinner of Castamar”), a businessman with shut ties to the Spanish aristocracy who’s eager to accumulate the Montecristo startup. Little does he know that Montecristo is somebody he wronged many years in the past and whose return is predicated purely on revenge.

The First Look footage opens on a seashore in Cuba, the place a younger Montecristo is lounging along with his girlfriend. A jealous rival then will get him framed and jailed for homicide expenses. He escapes and surfaces 18 years later in Madrid because the mysterious and rich Montecristo, and begins to hunt revenge on the individuals who betrayed him.

Scores of stage, movie and TV diversifications of Dumas’ 1844 traditional have been constructed from way back to 1908. “The Rely of Monte Cristo” is among the many writer’s hottest works, alongside “The Three Musketeers.”

Shot in numerous places together with Spain and Miami, “Montecristo” is government produced by David Martínez, Ángela Agudo, David Cotarelo and Sergio Pizzolante.

Levy and his producing associate Jeff Goldberg additionally function government producers.

“I’m extraordinarily happy with what we’ve achieved with ‘Montecristo.’ The manufacturing is world class and is the results of the arduous work and dedication of an distinctive forged and crew, and our companions Secuoya Studios and ViX+,” Levy stated in a press release. “I really feel strongly that the premium manufacturing worth, the universe, the characters and the themes explored in ‘Montecristo’ will resonate deeply with a world viewers.”

The forged contains Juan Fernández (“El Cid”), Esmeralda Pimentel (“Excessive Warmth”), Silvia Abascal (“Asombrosa Elisa”), Itziar Atienza (“Unsuitable Aspect of the Tracks”), Guiomar Puerta (“Estoy Vivo”) and Franky Martin (‘Unsuitable Aspect of the Tracks”). Lidia Fraga (“Método Prison”) and Jacobo Díaz (“Método Prison”) co-wrote the collection and Alberto Ruiz-Rojo (“Templanza,” “The Winery”) directed.

ViX+ launched in July 2022 with the categorical intention to supply greater than 10,000 hours of premium content material, together with over 50 ViX+ authentic collection and films in its first yr. These embody originals and library content material from Univision and Televisa. It additionally contains as much as 7,000 hours of stay sports activities, together with Liga MX and UEFA Champion’s League soccer.

Within the run-up to Vix+’s launch, TelevisaUnivision cast plenty of content material offers with key companions, together with Spain’s The Mediapro Studio; Salma Hayek’s Ventanarosa Productions; Eugenio Derbez and Ben Odell’s 3Pas Studios; Propagate’s Ben Silverman; Selena Gomez; Colombia’s Dynamo and Spain’s Mediacrest.

In Might, TelevisaUnivision agreed to accumulate Spanish-language streaming platform Pantaya to additional bulk up ViX+’s programming provide.

ViX+ is offered within the U.S., Mexico, and most of Spanish-speaking Latin America by subscription, on-line at vixplus.com.