Netflix has released a first look at its upcoming comic book adaptation. Peter Gross as well as Mark MillarX American Jesuswhich has a new name El Elegido, during the Tudum event. TV series stars Dianna Agronas well as Tenoch Huerta introduced the fans to Jody and his friends, and Miller talked about the faithful creators of the adaptation introduced to the fans.
During the two-minute clip, we get various behind-the-scenes footage of the series with the cast and crew filming the series in Mexico. The clip also takes viewers on a tour of various production sites. El Elegido and offered a visual representation of what the series looks like. Speaking about the series, Miller highlighted the fact that while superhero IP addresses rely on computer graphics, the creators El Elegido made an interesting creative choice and filmed the series in such a way that the actual setting looks “supernatural”. The series will be multilingual, including English and Spanish. Everardo Gout (Luke Cage, holy lie) as well as Leopoldo Gout (Molly game, Instinct) serve as co-showrunners and executive producers. Gaut will also direct the series.
Further talking about the story, Miller called it “quite apocalyptic” revealing: “It’s the story of a 12-year-old boy, Jody, who finds out he’s the returned Jesus Christ, and it’s all about a mother who runs away with her son because he is in great danger.” The series, which began production this April, will follow Jody and his friends and see the boy come to terms with his Jesus-like powers, with which he can “turn water into wine, make the lame walk, and maybe even lift them up.” “. dead!” While some people try to use Jody for his powers, all he wants is to live a normal teenage life. El Elegido looks fresh and fun with its overall premise and talented cast.
The release hasn’t been announced yet, in the meantime, you can check out a first look and a synopsis of the series below:
Jody, a twelve-year-old boy from Baja California, suddenly discovers he has Jesus-like powers: he can turn water into wine, make the lame walk, and maybe even raise the dead! While evangelist leaders and yaks in the city try to get him to use his powers to save humanity, all Jody wants is to impress the girl he likes and stand up to his bullies. While Jody struggles and eventually comes to terms with his fate, things go awry when he realizes he’s learning the truth about his identity.
Source: Collider
