Deadline and Variety are reporting that Sony Pictures Television is teaming up with Mexican TV broadcast giant Televisa based on the life of lucha libre legend Blue Demon. Demon was a gigantic star in his heyday, going into movies like, El Santo who he’s just behind when it comes to his place among the biggest names in the history of pro wrestling in Mexico. The series will follow him from his childhood as Alejandro Muñoz Moreno in Nuevo Leon, where he dreamed of living a life bigger than anything he could achieve in his hometown.

Angelica Guerra, senior vice president and managing director, production, Latin America and U.S. Hispanic for Sony Pictures Television, said that “There is a growing demand in the region for stories about real people and events, a trend which started in Colombia and has now made its way to Mexico. Blue Demon will offer audiences an intimate look at one of Luche Libre’s greatest legends, exploring a complex and turbulent world that very few knew about.”