El Rey Network, Mark Burnett and MGM green-light third season of Lucha Underground

El Rey Network, producer Mark Burnett and MGM announced that the popular lucha libre wrestling series Lucha Underground will return for a third season. The chant starting, blood pumping, action-packed, character-driven series will begin production on the third season immediately in the Boyle Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles and will premiere on El Rey Network in early 2017. Season two debuted on El Rey Network on January 27th and airs on Wednesdays at 8pm ET/PT. Ancient tradition, extraordinary athleticism, and a flare for theatrics combine in El Rey Network’s wrestling series, Lucha Underground. The riveting original introduces American audiences to the high-flying aerial maneuvers, slingshot moves, dramatic masks, intricate, rapid-fire combinations and distinctive wrestling techniques of lucha libre, one of Mexico’s most popular sports. Lucha Underground is produced by MGM in association with FactoryMade Ventures and AG Studios for El Rey Network. The series airs on El Rey Network and is distributed internationally by MGM.