Dusk till dawn cast and crew tv#

'I just felt like we needed something like this. El Rey is set to soon reach 40 million homes in the US. Other stations include ones headed up by Magic Johnson and Sean 'Diddy' Combs.

Dusk till dawn cast and crew tv#

Rodriguez may not quite look like the next TV mogul, dressed in jeans, trademark weather-beaten leather jacket and cadet cap, but with El Rey, the genre-bending film maker ( ' Desperado', ' Spy Kids', ' Sin City', 'The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D' and 'Machete' among his many films) has big plans to shake up the TV landscape.Įl Rey is one four new channels to be carried by Comcast, the country's largest cable company, fulfilling a promise to carry more minority-owned stations after seeking federal approval for its majority acquisition of NBC-Universal. The festival also showcased AMC's 'Halt and Catch Fire', about early computer hackers in the '80s Showtime's hip horror entry, 'Penny Dreadful' Hulu's web series, quirky supernatural comedy 'Deadbeat' and HBO's 'Sili-con Valley', creator Mike Judge's humorous take on the tech geeks of Northern California.

For Rodriguez it was a perfect chance to premier his new television show 'From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series' and the launch of his new network El Rey. This year the film festival focused its attention on the small screen as well, adding an 'Episodic' component to its programming, showcasing some of the original and creative talent in television.