Sofia Vergara is being taken to court docket by Griselda Blanco’s household over her new present the place she performs the notorious Colombian queen-pin … they usually wish to halt its launch.

The actress is called as a defendant in a brand new lawsuit, obtained by TMZ, through which her grownup youngsters — appearing as representatives of her property — are suing her and Netflix over what they declare is the unauthorized use of their household’s picture and likeness on this upcoming collection.

In fact, the present options Sofia taking part in the late Griselda in her heyday as one of the vital outstanding drug lords on the planet — however now, her youngsters try to forestall it from popping out subsequent week … operating to court docket and asking the choose for an injunction to dam its launch.

The gist of their argument boils all the way down to this … Griselda’s son, Michael, claims he’d been doing interviews for years now with some guys who have been attempting to get his life story — and that of his mom — on paper within the hopes of growing it right into a manufacturing of some kind. He alleges these interviews he did with them date again to ’09 all over 2022.

Michael claims that these fellas he was consulting with not solely needed to develop his narrative right into a present, however right into a ebook as properly — and he says they informed him they’d begin purchasing it round Hollywood in 2016. He alleges they pitched it to a producer … forward of a gathering with Netflix about it. Michael claims he was then informed Netflix was — however that they did not wanna use any of his particulars or consultations from the interviews he’d completed.

Quick-forward to the current, and Michael claims he is discovered this new ‘Griselda’ present does, actually, lean on lots of his anecdotes and materials … however he says he by no means noticed a dime.

That is why he and his siblings are suing — alleging Netflix mainly ripped off their household story and weaved it into the plot of their present … and the youngsters declare use of their very own photographs and likenesses within the present with out their permission violate their rights.

The lawsuit does not particularly say that Netflix cannot depict their mom — a public determine — but it surely’s clear the youngsters imagine their likenesses and interview supplies have been used to make it — presumably which means they’re depicted within the precise present in some capability — so they need a choose to step in ASAP to cease it.

The present is meant to come back out on Jan. 25 … however the Blanco youngsters wanna pump the brakes. SV is an EP on this factor BTW — which appears to elucidate why she’s roped in.

We have reached out to Sofia and Netflix … up to now, no phrase again.