Two actors who were working on an upcoming TV show called “The Chosen One” were killed and other six people were wounded after the car they were traveling in was involved in a crash in Mexico last week.
The Baja, California, department of Culture released the name of the two actors: Raymundo Garduno Cruz and Juan Francisco Gonzales. The other six people wounded were also part of the cast and the production crew of the show. They are in stable condition.
It appears that the vehicle left the road and flipped. The accident occurred in a desert region nearby the city of Mulege in the Baja California Peninsula.
A source close to the production team told Variety that the group was traveling from Santa Rosalia to the local airport.
“The Chosen One” TV show produced by Netflix is based on the “American Jesus” comic books, written by Mark Millar and artist Peter Gross. In the comic book, a 12 years old boy finds out he is Jesus Christ who returned on Earth to save mankind.
The show was initially entitled “American Jesus” and filming started in April of this year in Mexico. Redrum, the company that produces the series has temporarily halted production.