Official announcement and full details of Lucha Underground's availability on iTunes

As we discovered yesterday, Lucha Underground, El Rey Network's critically acclaimed version of a pro wrestling show, is now available for on demand streaming via iTunes (at least in the United States).

With a press release today, the show made it official, and also provided details of when new episodes will be uploaded to the service, how long the season two premiere will be free and more.

Here's the announcement:

EL REY NETWORK AND MARK BURNETT'S HIGH-FLYING WRESTLING SERIES
‘LUCHA UNDERGROUND' RELEASED EXCLUSIVELY ON ITUNES

The Complete First Season and Season 2 Season Pass (Episodes Available Next Day After Air) Are Now Available on iTunes (U.S.)

Los Angeles - March 1, 2016 - FactoryMade Ventures has announced the addicting original "Lucha Underground" is available exclusively on iTunes starting today. Coined by Slate as "one of the most riveting shows on TV" and "the best-kept secret in pro wrestling" by RollingStone.com, the action-packed, high-flying lucha libre wrestling series from Emmy Award®-winning producer Mark Burnett, MGM, Robert Rodriguez and FactoryMade Ventures and Skip Film is now available at www.itunes.com/LuchaUnderground for $1.99 SD / $2.99 HD per episode, $34.99 SD / $44.99 HD for Season 1, and $29.99 SD / $39.99 HD for a Season 2 Season Pass.

"Lucha Underground" content on iTunes includes all 39 episodes from Season 1, the first five episodes of Season 2, and additional new episodes the day after they air on El Rey Network (Wednesdays at 8PM ET/PT). Starting today through March 28th, fans can get the Season 2 premiere of "Lucha Underground" for free, and the Season 2 trailer will be available for free indefinitely.