If you need to get caught up on what happened in season one of Lucha Underground, look no further. El Rey Network has released an 8-minute catch-up video with the key highlights of the season – which you will find immediately after the break.
If you want of need more, the network will be marathoning the entire first season on the weekend of January 23rd & 24th, the details of which you can also find after the break. Season two of Lucha Underground premieres on Wednesday, January 27th (8/7C).
EL REY NETWORK RELEASES ADRENALINE-CHARGED ‘LUCHA UNDERGROUND’ CATCH-UP VIDEO IN ADVANCE OF THE SEASON TWO PREMIERE ON WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27 AT 8PM ET/PT
Watch The Entire First Season During the Weekend-Long Marathon January 23 and 24
Austin, TX – January 14, 2016 – El Rey Network has released an eight minute catch-up video in advance of the season two premiere of “Lucha Underground” the addictive, lucha libre wrestling series from Emmy Award®-winning producer Mark Burnett, MGM, Robert Rodriguez and FactoryMade Ventures. Catch up on the blood-pumping, chant-starting, fierce lucha libre drama during an eight minute video hosted by commentator Matt Striker.
Still hungry for more? El Rey Network will air an with an epic weekend long, 40-hour marathon of the entire season from Saturday, January 23rd at 10 AM ET, to Sunday, January 24th at 2 AM ET.
Ancient tradition, extraordinary athleticism, and a flare for theatrics combine in El Rey Network’s wrestling series, “Lucha Underground”. The riveting original introduces American audiences to the high-flying aerial maneuvers, slingshot moves, dramatic masks, intricate, rapid-fire combinations and distinctive wrestling techniques of lucha libre, one of Mexico’s most popular sports. Fans will have a ringside seat as masked villains and heroes face off to battle for wrestling supremacy. It provides enthusiastic viewers with an incredibly visceral and explosive experience with a focus on the artistry, originality, intense action and over-the-top characters that has come to define this phenomenal fan-favorite. A celebration of lucha libre’s long-standing Mesoamerican heritage and culture dating back to 1863, this is programming that must be seen to be believed.
“Lucha Underground” is produced by MGM Television in association with FactoryMade Ventures for El Rey Network. Executive producers are Mark Burnett, Eric Van Wagenen (also showrunner) and Brian Edwards of MGM Television; Dorian Roldán from Lucha Libre AAA; Alejandro Garcia and Antonio Cué Sánchez-Navarro; El Rey Network co-founder Robert Rodriguez; FactoryMade Ventures and El Rey Network co-founders John Fogelman and Cristina Patwa and Skip Chaisson of Skip Films and El Rey Network. The series airs on El Rey Network and is distributed internationally by MGM Television.
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