El Asesino – TV Series

ONE MINUTE TRAILER

THE SHOW

In a deadly case of mistaken identity, a mobile car detailer from East LA is believed to be the notorious contract killer “El Diablo Del Muerte.” Given no choice by a sinister crime boss, he must complete three more “jobs” or risk putting his family in mortal danger.

THE CHARACTERS

FRANKIE

The only child of a single mother, Frankie grew up in the shadow of Dodger Stadium.  After a brief stay in community college, he launches “Asesinos de la Tierra” a mobile detailing business with his cousin and best friend since diapers, Eloy.  Their hard work pays off and soon business is booming.

ELOY

Frankie’s cousin, best friend and loyal sidekick.  What Frankie lacks in polish, Eloy makes up for with his heart.  This dynamic duo compliment each other perfectly!  It’s also helps that Eloy has a genius level IQ!

CONNIE

Frankie’s protective mother – intelligent and fierce.  The ultimate mama bear and the very definition of a wolf in sheep’s clothing.  She has a dark past that she hopes she’ll never have to reveal to Frankie.

CAVETTI

An original gangster from the streets of Brooklyn, Cavetti is a wannabe Tony Soprano that will stop at nothing to stay on top of the empire he’s built.

DANTE

Smooth, handsome and deadly, Dante is the right hand of crime boss Cavetti.  He’s Frankie’s contact to the underworld of organized crime and his worst nightmare.

STORY ARCS

Do a pair of humble car detailers from East LA have what it takes to survive in the “disorganized” crime world of Los Angeles? In a classic fish out of water trope, these two cousins soon learn LA can be a very strange and dangerous place.

Cousins Frankie and Eloy’s mobile car detailing business (The Dirt Assassins) couldn’t be busier… Called to a swanky address outside their ‘hood it’s business as usual until a fateful accident changes everything. In a deadly case of mistaken identity, Frankie is believed to be the notorious contract killer “El Diablo Del Muerte.” Given no choice by a sinister crime boss, he must complete three more “jobs” or risk putting Eloy and his family in mortal danger.

We pick up the next morning. What have they agreed to do for Cavetti and  what are they gonna do about Sal’s body in the back of the van!? We meet a mysterious man named “Manny” who seems to know a lot about our guys… They get their first assignment and it goes off without a hitch.  Is Frankie actually good at this? Dante gives them marching orders for hit #2.

We find out the inspiration for Frankie’s “DM” tattoo, his daughter Daniella Maria who tragically died 10 years ago. We meet Uncle Carlos who has been “away” and we get to know Frankie’s ex-wife, (and Daniella Maria’s mother) Isabella. She’s back in the neighborhood. The second hit (Pedo baseball coach) goes well but now the LAPD has assigned an elite team to investigate. Is “Diablo Del Muerte” back?

We meet Frankie and Eloy’s friend from high school, Jesús, who is back in the ‘hood and looking for a gig. In flashback we see that Connie has known Manny since SHE was in high school and what a past they had. Detective Jane Keenan heads up the LAPD task force… She has unique and intimate knowledge of the “Devil of Death” case. Dante assigns them the 3rd (and last?) hit. Carlos meets a new friend and a memorial quinceañera is planned. A new “Boss” is met by Frankie and is Jesús really who he says he is?

Tension builds between the boys when their latest job breaks bad. The new boss, Arthur Banks ups the ante by offering them more money and by paying them upfront. We find out who Manny REALLY is and his relationship to Frankie. Carlos reconnects with an old friend as he is put on the list for a life saving organ transplant. We meet Frankie and Eloy’s grandfather, Eduardo at the backyard party. Frankie has a full on panic attack.

Waking up in the hospital, Frankie confesses to Connie that he and Eloy are responsible for the latest rash of “DM” killings… She has a confession for HIM. In flashback we see Eduardo and how he raised his 3 kids after his wife passed. We say goodbye to “Mamacita” – Banks shows up on the task force’s radar… Seems he had a beef with the latest victim which gives him motive. Could HE be the new “DM” they’ve been looking for? Eloy takes a job in Arizona and Banks offers Frankie a legit job. But why are they both being arrested?

The boys are released from jail. Why were they picked up? We learn more about Carlos through flashbacks of his troubled life and strained relationship with Eduardo. Todd from Dependable is a missing person and there’s a pretty good chance the boys know more than they’re letting on. Detective Jane enlists the help of an unlikely CI and old friend to help find “DM.” Dante proposes that the three of them “”Wack” Banks… The boys unmask Jesús and he reveals that Banks is a bad guy that needs to be
taken out… But who can do it?

A meeting is set for the boys to get a tour of Banks’ Cannabis operation but the warehouse is empty. Set up? Connie vows to take Banks out, Watters asks the boys to wear a wire to catch Banks. The transplant hospital calls Carlos… He needs to be there ASAP but he tosses his phone in the glovebox and exchanges it for a gun. We realize he is sitting outside Banks’ Las Vegas home. Frankie and Eloy are bound and gagged, thrown in to the back of a cube van and dumped in the middle of… Mexico?!

EXECUTION & TONE

• El Asesino” will have a gritty realism while simultaneously maintaining it’s cinematic aesthetic. Dark and scary one minute and colorful and lush the next. Like our main characters, theirs is a world and a life of contrasts.

• From a Chatsworth parking lot littered with food trucks to the glass and steel high rise office buildings downtown.

• From the “Day of the Dead” murals and graffitied industrial areas of Sylmar to the well manicured lawns and high-end luxury of Hidden Hills… The boys must seamlessly navigate them all.

• Think “Barry” meets “Southland” or “Fargo” mashed up with “Children of Men”.

BIOS

Chris Chulack

For over twenty-five (25) years Christopher Chulack has developed, produced, and directed over 1,500 hours of ground-breaking scripted one-hour drama shows for all commercial networks, high end cable systems, and streaming services.  Chris is an Emmy Award – Winning Producer and the recipient of multiple DGA drama nominations and a DGA award-winner.  He is currently XPing and Directing individual episodes of CBS TV’s SEAL TEAM – which he brought to CBS Entertainment for Development and Production.

His substantial XP/Dir. Credits include:

  • ER (15 Seasons)
  • THIRD WATCH (7 Seasons)
  • SOUTHLAND (5 Seasons)
  • SHAMELESS (4 Seasons)
  • ANIMAL KINGDOM (3 Seasons)
  • LONGMIRE (5 Seasons)
  • SEAL TEAM (3 Seasons – current)
Guy Bee

Guy Norman Bee has become one of the most sought after one-hour drama directors in Hollywood since 1999. His television directing credits include: ER, Third Watch, Las Vegas, Veronica Mars, Supernatural, Jericho, Criminal Minds, Kyle XY, Terminator: The Sarah Connor
Chronicles, Arrow, Revolution, Southland, The Witches of East End, iZombie, The Magicians, 12 Monkeys, Blood & Treasure and many more.

Prior to making the difficult jump to director, Guy worked consistently for 12 years as a Steadicam/Camera operator honing his skills in the 90’s on such monster feature films as: Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me, Bowfinger, Deep Impact, Titanic, Crazy in Alabama, The Peacemaker and more. Lately he can be found writing spec scripts or walking his dog Luna.

Sean Solan

Sean’s passion for story telling began at a very early age. As a child he would confiscate his father’s 8mm camera, cast his brothers and neighborhood friends while transforming his basement into everything from a WWII submarine to surface of an alien planet.

With the invention of the video camera, Sean was off to the races, writing, directing and even providing the sound track to his first horror movie “Raggedy Ann Strikes Back” – an instant classic that was lost forever when his mother “accidentally” taped over it in favor of the final episode of M*A*S*H.

As the third out of four boys, Sean’s personality grew quickly and it wasn’t long before he was also in front of the camera acting in both TV and film productions.  Equally at home discussing performances, camera angles and production budgets, Sean brings a well rounded approach to film production.  Currently, Sean lives in Los Angeles with his wife and 3 daughters.

Luis G. Iga Garza

Luis Iga Garza is a Mexican award-winning Latino Writer, Director and Producer born in Saltillo Mexico. He is a pioneer in the Latinx inclusion movement with his most recent work, the award-winning Slasher Feature Film Murder in the Woods, the first All-American Slasher with a full “people of color” cast in non-stereotypical roles. The film had a theatrical release in 120 screens in the USA, 18 Screens in the UAE and 13 in Qatar. Now available on demand everywhere.

Film critic Richard Roeper called Murder in the Woods “Darkly Funny” and Jim Hemphill from Filmmaker Magazine “a smart, funny, and very effective horror movie that recalls classics of the genre like FRIDAY THE 13TH and SCREAM but has a voice and style all its own.” Mr. Iga Garza was awarded the Panavision New Filmmaker Grant for the production of this film. The film premiered to a sold-out audience at the prominent Festival Internacional de Cine de Guadalajara en LA (FICG in LA) and the Chicago Latino Film Festival.

Mr. Iga Garza received an MFA in Film and Television Production from the renowned School of Cinematic Arts at USC. During his tenure at USC, he received multiple awards including the Annenberg Fellowship, the Montes Scholarship, and the USC LAA Scholarship among others.

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