Gaumont Picks Up El Chapo for Distribution

Gaumont has acquired the distribution rights to all three seasons of El Chapo from Univision’s Story House Entertainment.

Gaumont now holds the international distribution rights to the series, including digital rights in the U.S. El Chapo explores the life story of drug kingpin Joaquín El Chapo Guzmán over a span of three decades—from 1985, when he was a low-level member of the Guadalajara Cartel, to his rise through the Sinaloa ranks to become a cartel kingpin, to his ultimate downfall.

“Following the success of Gaumont’s series Narcos, El Chapo clearly demonstrates the worldwide audience’s fascination with the lives of the world’s most powerful drug lords,” commented Vanessa Shapiro, the president of worldwide TV distribution and co-production at Gaumont.