{"id":5444,"date":"2016-01-13T15:26:53","date_gmt":"2016-01-13T15:26:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/azte\/"},"modified":"2016-01-13T19:40:43","modified_gmt":"2016-01-13T19:40:43","slug":"the-luck-of-huemac-book-being-brought-to-tv-by-televisa-usa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/the-luck-of-huemac-book-being-brought-to-tv-by-televisa-usa\/","title":{"rendered":"The Luck of Huemac Book Being Brought to TV by Televisa USA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>SANTA MONICA: Televisa USA is teaming up with Atalaya Productions to develop the English-language series <em>Aztecs<\/em>, which is based on Daniel Peters\u2019 critically acclaimed book <em>The Luck of Huemac<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Michael Chernuchin (<em>Marco Polo<\/em>, <em>Black Sails<\/em>) has signed on as showrunner. The show will feature a multi-ethnic cast. The story follows a family living in the last times of a little-known civilization as the Spanish invasion looms. It will mark the first TV project to tackle the subject of the pre-Columbian empire from their own vantage point (rather than that of Cortez or the Conquistadors).<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The team we assembled is perfect to bring this shockingly tragic cultural tale to TV in an authentic and respectful way,&#8221; said Chris Philip, the head of production and distribution for Televisa USA. &#8220;Intrigue, betrayal and romance will be part of this great story and it all will be told from the eyes of the people that built and lost this great civilization.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SANTA MONICA: Televisa USA is teaming up with Atalaya Productions to develop the English-language series Aztecs, which is based on Daniel Peters\u2019 critically acclaimed book The Luck of Huemac.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[70],"tags":[81],"class_list":["post-5444","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","","category-top-stories","tag-televisa-usa","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - 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