Lucha Underground: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Lucha Underground, El Rey Network's addictive, lucha libre wrestling series from Emmy Award(R)-winning producer Mark Burnett, United Artists Media Group,Robert Rodriguez and FactoryMade Ventures will return for an all-new second season on Wednesday, January 27 at 8 PM ET/PT, it was announced today. The hour-long weekly series currently in production in Boyle Heights, CA, will continue to bring fans ringside for blood-pumping, chant-starting, fierce lucha libre drama and excitement as the masked heroes and villains battle it out for wrestling supremacy. Leading into the new season, El Rey Network offers fans a chance to get reacquainted with the luchadores, who combine ancient tradition with extraordinary athleticism, with five hours of back-to-back episodes from season one on Wednesdays at 8pm ET/PT beginning January 6th, culminating with an epic weekend long, 40-hour marathon of the entire season from Saturday, January 23rd at 10 AM ET, to Sunday, January 24th at 2 AM ET. "Season two of 'Lucha Underground' absolutely stands on the shoulders of last season with even more excitement and high-flying drama than ever before," said El Rey Network Chairman and Founder Robert Rodriguez. "Mark Burnett and his team have delivered a truly compelling series and we are proud to bring the ancient traditions of Luche Libre to life in an unexpected and action packed format that has become a favorite for wrestling fans everywhere."

Series details

• Title: Lucha Underground
• Format: Sports
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 2014-10-29
• Final broadcast date listed: 2018-11-07
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: El Rey Network
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.9/10
• TVMaze ID: 653

Cast and credited roles

• Matthew Kaye — Matt Striker
• Melissa Santos — Melissa Santos
• Ian Hodgkinson — Vampiro
• Martin Rubalcaba — Marty Elias
• Luis Fernandez-Gil — Dario Cueto
• Trevor Mann — Prince Puma
• Matt Capiccioni — Son of Havoc
• Lil' Cholo — Mr. Cisco
• Dulce María García — Sexy Star
• John Hennigan — Johnny Mundo
• Karlee Perez — Catrina
• Ricky Reyes — Cortez Castro

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2014-10-29; final listed air date 2015-08-05; episode order: 39.
• Season 2: premiered 2016-01-27; final listed air date 2016-07-20; episode order: 39.
• Season 3: premiered 2016-09-07; final listed air date 2017-10-18; episode order: 40.
• Season 4: premiered 2018-06-13; final listed air date 2018-11-07.

Source and licence

Adapted from Lucha Underground on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.