Friday, March 18, 2022

Rein-Toon-Ation: Zorro: The Chronicles (2015)

 In 2015, the French reimagined Zorro---and his alter ego, Don Diego de la Vega----as a more youthful hero. The only way American audiences could see it was online.

Zorro: The Chronicles lasted just one season (2015-16) as a CGI comedy-adventure series. The usual tropes are there, but this time, Diego (Johnny Yong Bosch, ex-Mighty Morphin Power Rangers) and his mute valet, Bernardo, appear to be in their early teens, returning from Spain to old California, and Diego has a sister, Ines, which is a change in the traditional storytelling.

"The Return" explains Zorro's origin for the new era.


With Diego being given a sister privy to his dual identity, it opens a door for her to become Lady Zorro, as we might see in future episodes. 

Rating: B.

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