In the original movie Carlos was merely the brothers contact in Mexico and unaware of the Titty Twisters true nature.Adaptation Personality Change: While his movie counterpart was just a random badass who happened to be at the bar that night, in the show Sex Machine is really Professor Tanner, an undercover professor of archeology following the trail of the Blood Cult.The vampire Santanico Pandemonium is portrayed as a Tragic Monster in the series, whereas in the movie she had no such redeeming traits and was an unambiguous monster.Richie Gecko is still a creepy psycho, but unlike his movie counterpart, he has the excuse that supernatural forces are actively messing with his head.Even the specific race of the Vampires is expanded, in the movie, only Santanico was snake-like, now every vampire is snake-like.Until the seventh episode, when the show's plot takes another direction. At the same time it adds new characters and provides a backstory absent from the original film. Adaptation Expansion: The first season of the series follows the plot of the movie relatively faithfully, but at a much slower pace.In the films he was a reckless psychopath whom Seth had to keep on a proverbial leash while in the series, he's still pretty unhinged, but that was mainly due to psychic manipulations from Santanico and he was described as a pretty competent thief prior to Seth's arrest. In the series, they stop to kick Richie's ass, first. Their film counterparts run out the door when the shooting happens. The two young women Richie takes hostage in the first episode.In the film, she is a middle aged and white, while in the series, she is a younger Latina woman. The bank teller the brothers hold hostage, along with a Race Lift.Inverted by Robert Patrick in Harvey Keitel's former role.Carlos was played by Cheech Marin in the film and by the younger and better looking Wilmer Valderrama in the series.Richie Gecko was played by Quentin Tarantino in the original movie, but in the series hes played by a former male model.Abusive Parents: The Geckos father took out his frustrations on his children.Season 2 begins with our characters in their separate worlds – Richie Gecko (Holtz) and Santánico Pandemonium (Gonzalez) are outside Houston, living like Bonnie and Clyde with a vampire twist. In Season 2, Ranger Freddie Gonzalez (Garcia) is still haunted by the creatures he encountered inside the temple and will do anything to protect his family, including Margaret Gonzalez (Tisdale). Kate Fuller (Madison Davenport) and Seth Gecko (D.J. Austin Intercontinental Hotel.Īfter being banished to the labyrinth, Carlos Madrigal (Valderrama with Soo Hoo) emerges in Season 2 with a new plan. The Season 2 world-premiere will be screened on June 6 at the Alamo Drafthouse Ritz – Theater and the series press conference on June 7 at Roaring Fork at Stephen F. Other directors include Eduardo Sanchez, Alejandro Brugues, Joe Menendez, Fede Alvarez, Nick Copus and Dwight Little. Jake Busey will guest star, as well as Danny Trejo as “The Regulator,” Esai Morales as “Lord Amancio Malvado,” Jeff Fahey as “Uncle Eddie Cruickshank” and Briana Evigan as “Sonja Lam.”Īlso Read: 'From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series' Trailer Delivers Blood, Bullets and Bikinis (Video)Įl Rey Network’s founder and chairman, Robert Rodriguez, who also created the show, will direct the season premiere and finale. Cotrona, Zane Holtz, Jesse Garcia, Eiza Gonzalez, Jamie Tisdale and Brandon Soo Hoo (shown above). Returning cast members include Valderrama, Madison Davenport, D.J. The 10-episode second season will delve into a new chapter for the characters. Cotrona, Zane Holtz, Don Johnson Cast in Robert Rodriguez's 'From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series' The show follows a Texas Ranger in hot pursuit of the infamous Gecko brothers, who escaped to Mexico after a bank heist left several people dead.Īlso Read: D.J. Images of eight of the cast members were revealed, ahead of the August 25 season premiere. Wilmer Valderrama has come a long way since playing flimsy-looking Fez on “That ’70s Show,” as newly released stills from Season 2 of the El Rey Network/Miramax crime saga, “From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series” prove.īuff Valderrama is on display as the network prepares to introduce the series to fans at Austin’s ATX conference later this week.
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