Zorro

Zorro, also known as The New Zorro, New World Zorro, and Zorro 1990, is an American action-adventure drama series featuring Duncan Regehr as the character of Zorro. Regehr portrayed the fearless Latino hero and fencer on The Family Channel from 1990 to 1993. The series was shot entirely in Madrid, Spain and produced by New World Television, The Family Channel, Ellipse Programme of Canal Plus, Beta TV, and RAI. 88 episodes of the series were produced, 10 more than the first Zorro television series, which was produced by Disney in the late 1950s. Since 2011, the series is currently airing in the United States on the Retro Television Network as The New Zorro. Peter Rodgers Organization is the distributor for this version of Zorro.

Zorro (1990-1993) is an American action-adventure drama series created for The Family Channel, a swashbuckling revival of the masked vigilante legend. Duncan Regehr plays Don Diego de la Vega, a mild-mannered aristocrat in 1800s old California who becomes the fearless masked fencer Zorro to defend the poor against corrupt officials. Michael Tylo, J.G. Hertzler and Henry Darrow appear among the principal cast, with Juan Diego Botto as Felipe and Patrice Martinez as Victoria Escalante. Each episode builds around a new injustice that Zorro must overturn with sword work, disguises and daring escapes, while the wider arc tracks the rivalry between the hero and the local alcalde. The series runs four seasons and 88 episodes, shot entirely in Madrid, Spain, and it moves with brisk, sun-washed adventure energy and a wholesome, optimistic heart. Its tone is breezy and comforting rather than grim, with theatrical fights and romance tangling the swashbuckling days of the Spanish colonial frontier. Fans of Zorro (1957), The Mask of Zorro and Batman: The Animated Series will find resonance in its masked justice and family-friendly heroism.

Audiences rate the series as mixed, with fans appreciating its swashbuckling action and Duncan Regehr's performance while finding it formulaic.

• Zorro (1957)swashbuckling masked vigilante adventure, old west setting, family friendly action drama
• The Mask of Zorromasked hero with secret identity, swashbuckling action, family adventure tone
• Batman: The Animated Seriescostumed vigilante with secret identity, episodic justice-driven action

Release Date

1990-01-05

Episode runtime

60 min

Rating

6.8 / 10 (278)

What is Zorro about?

A masked Californian nobleman secretly fights corrupt officials as the swordsman Zorro.

What is Zorro like to watch?

Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Zorro as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as simple.

Is Zorro violent?

Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Zorro as mild.

What did critics think of Zorro?

Audiences rate the series as mixed, with fans appreciating its swashbuckling action and Duncan Regehr's performance while finding it formulaic.

Which shows are like Zorro?

Shows with a similar feel include Zorro (1957), The Mask of Zorro, and Batman: The Animated Series.

How long is Zorro?

Zorro: 4 seasons, 88 episodes.

Is Zorro still running?

No, Zorro has ended.