From visionary filmmaker Robert Rodriguez and FactoryMade, El Rey Rebel sets your rebellious, independent spirit on fire. Unleash your inner rebel with raw action, fearless fun and pure mayhem. We live for Kung Fu classics, martial arts, grindhouse, gritty crime, extreme sports and all the adrenaline fuel you can handle.

El Rey Rebel

Scarlet breaks down when her child actor's role in her film is compromised; tensions between Bola and her DP escalate when she questions his shot selection, culminating in a confrontation.

Rebel Without a Crew

That's a Wrap on Production!

Josh feels the pressure of first-time filmmaking as actors fail to stick to their script, and decisions pertaining to technical scenes and paying his actors weigh on his conscience.

Time is Running Out

Alejandro pushes one of his actors for more, testing her creative limit, and her patience; Josh fights through audio issues and time constraints plaguing his film.

Testing Their Limits

Alejandro gets creative with casting in order to fill one of his crucial roles; the filmmakers put their negotiating skills to the test as they bargain to lock in the locations.

Locking in the Last Minute Details

Pre-production forges on as the filmmakers are forced to make huge decisions regarding everything from props and gear, exposing who has the experience when it comes to production, and who could fall behind.

Pre-Production Begins

Five first-time filmmakers are thrust into the world of pre-production and tasked with choosing locations; an alluring location leaves one filmmaker considering rewriting his entire script.

Meet the Filmmakers

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Robert Rodriguez invites five amateur filmmakers to take on the same challenge he did 25 years ago with his first film -- to write, shoot and edit a brand-new feature length film with only $7,000.

S1 E2 | Pre-Production Begins