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Disney+ and Manolo Caro develop modern series based on ‘Blood Wedding’
Disney+ and Mexican filmmaker Manolo Caro are developing a series inspired by Federico García Lorca’s play “Blood Wedding.”
The play is a tragedy in which a bride leaves her groom for a former lover, setting off a chain of violence.
Lorca’s work addressed limits on sexual freedom and traditions of avenging insults to family honor.
The new version will be set in modern-day Mexico and include regional Mexican music.
Caro said the story’s themes of passion, family conflict and fate drew him to the project.
The adaptation brings Lorca’s play into a Mexican setting, linking a widely performed Spanish-language work with a new local production.
The project has been in development for more than a year, but no release date is given.
Disney+ and Mexican director-producer Manolo Caro are developing a series adaptation of Federico García Lorca’s play “Blood Wedding.”
The new version will be set in modern-day Mexico and incorporate regional Mexican music.
Woo Films is participating in the project’s development, with Rafa Ley, Mario Savino and Laura Wills serving as executive producers.
The play is a tragedy about a bride who leaves her groom at the altar to run away with her former lover, setting off violence.
Disney said the adaptation has been in development for more than a year.
- Who
- Disney+ and Mexican director-producer Manolo Caro are developing the series. Woo Films is also participating.
- What
- They are developing a modern series adaptation of Federico García Lorca’s play “Blood Wedding.
- When
- The project has been in development for more than a year. The article was published on Nov. 9, 2026.
- Where
- The new version will be set in modern-day Mexico.
- Why
- Caro said he wanted to bring the story to his home country and saw the adaptation as a special creative opportunity.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Disney+ said it had been developing the adaptation for more than a year.
Variety reported that Disney+ and Manolo Caro were developing the series.
- Source play
- Blood Wedding” (“Bodas de Sangre”) by Federico García Lorca
- Setting
- Modern-day Mexico
- Music
- Regional Mexican music
- Development partner
- Woo Films
- Executive producers
- Rafa Ley, Mario Savino and Laura Wills
What people are saying
At Disney+, we are committed to creating original content that brings together meaningful stories, local identity and outstanding creative voices.
Reimagining this story against Mexico’s rugged landscape and bringing it into the present day is a very special creative opportunity that I simply couldn’t pass up.