‘Queen of the South’ Showrunner Ben Lobato Boards Fabula-Fremantle Mexico Project ‘Hot Sur’ (EXCLUSIVE)
23.01.2024 - 14:28
/ variety.com
John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent Ben Lobato, co-showrunner of Alice Braga-starrer “Queen of the South,” a top-three Nielsen ratings performer for USA Network, has boarded “Hot Sur,” a fast-moving thriller set up at Pablo and Juan de Dios Larraín’s Fabula and at Fremantle Mexico, the burgeoning Mexican production hub of the global production-distribution giant. Lobato will showrun the TV series, which will be helmed by Gabriel Ripstein, writer-director of acclaimed Mexican Amazon Original “An Unknown Enemy.” Shaping up as one of the biggest new projects being brought on the market at Content Americas, “Hot Sur” will be presented at Content Americas Copro Pitch on Tuesday, one of the TV market and forum’s industry centerpieces. In it, Maria Paz, an undocumented Mexican immigrant looking after her bipolar sister, becomes a fugitive after being falsely accused of murder.
Hunted by a determined U.S. Marshal – also Latinx – and María Paz’s vengeful former lover, she must navigate a treacherous path to clear her name and protect her family. “‘Hot Sur’ is a propulsive series, full of surprising twists and a heart as big as our hero.
In a world of prejudice, murder and corruption, María Paz refuses to be a victim, rising like a Phoenix from the ashes of her American dream, she takes matters into her own hands,” Lobato told Variety. “At Fabula, we aim to tell honest stories through quality storytelling. Hot Sur has all these elements and, at the same time, portrays a powerful Latina character that has the potential of becoming an icon,” added Juan de Dios Larraín.
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