Exclusive: Power EP Mark Canton is teaming with former WWE star Karlee Leilani Perez to develop a new cop series.
The show, Miami River Cops (working title), is based on the life of former police officer Victor Zapata.
It will follow Zapata as a young Latin street cop, examining his encounters with drug dealers, racist commanders and his own corrupt motivations. Ultimately, it will watch as he and his closest friends are transformed from cops to criminals while chasing the American dream in 1980s Miami.
The series is being scripted by James Dilapo and Sebastian Gutierrez. Canton and Perez will exec produce, alongside Dorothy Canton, Gil Bellows, Emil Pinnock and Matthew Einstein.
Miami River Cops is the first project to emerge from a 50-50 partnership deal Perez recently entered into with Canton’s Atmosphere Entertainment. We hear that Perez already is slated to produce a number...
The show, Miami River Cops (working title), is based on the life of former police officer Victor Zapata.
It will follow Zapata as a young Latin street cop, examining his encounters with drug dealers, racist commanders and his own corrupt motivations. Ultimately, it will watch as he and his closest friends are transformed from cops to criminals while chasing the American dream in 1980s Miami.
The series is being scripted by James Dilapo and Sebastian Gutierrez. Canton and Perez will exec produce, alongside Dorothy Canton, Gil Bellows, Emil Pinnock and Matthew Einstein.
Miami River Cops is the first project to emerge from a 50-50 partnership deal Perez recently entered into with Canton’s Atmosphere Entertainment. We hear that Perez already is slated to produce a number...
- 6/16/2021
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