Diego Boneta will executive produce and star in the new Amazon MGM Studios series The Undoing of Alejandro Velasco, a project that has been in development simultaneously with Boneta’s debut novel of the same name.

The psychological thriller centers on handsome stranger Julian Villareal (Boneta), who visits the family of Alejandro Velasco at their opulent estate to pay his respects following Velasco’s death. Julian and Alejandro were close friends and tennis rivals. Soon Julian becomes entwined in the family’s glamorous lifestyle — and their daughter Sofia’s mysterious allure. Mercurial and quick-witted, Sofia seems determined to give Julian a run for his money. And he’s prepared to play along, both on and off the tennis courts.

As the tension between Julian and Sofia heats up, Julian hides a much darker secret: Alejandro’s death was no accident. And the more Julian learns about the inner workings of the Velasco family,...