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Based on
  
La Reina del Sur

First episode date
  
23 June 2016

Language
  
English

7.5/10
IMDb

8.6/10
TV

Country of origin
  
United States

Network
  
USA Network

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Created by
  
M.A. Fortin Joshua John Miller

Written by
  
Scott Rosenbaum M.A. Fortin Joshua John Miller Arturo Pérez-Reverte

Starring
  
Alice Braga Justina Machado Hemky Madera Veronica Falcon James Martinez Joaquim de Almeida Peter Gadiot Carlos Gomez Mark Consuelos

Theme music composer
  
Giorgio Moroder Raney Shockne

Genres
  
Action fiction, Crime Fiction, Drama, Thriller

Executive producers
  
David T. Friendly, M.A. Fortin

Similar
  
El Señor de los Cielos, La Reina del Sur, Hunters, Falling Water, Decisiones Extremas

Profiles

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Queen of the South is an American television drama-thriller series. Its 13-episode first season premiered June 23, 2016, on USA Network. The series is an adaptation of the successful telenovela La Reina del Sur on sister network Telemundo and the book of the same name by Spanish author Arturo Pérez-Reverte. On September 6, 2016, USA Network renewed the series for a second season.

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Main cast

  • Alice Braga as Teresa Mendoza
  • Veronica Falcon as Dona Camila Vargas, the separated wife of Don Epifanio and head of the American chapter of the Vargas Cartel in Dallas, Texas
  • Justina Machado as Brenda Parra, best friend of Teresa, wife of Chino and mother of Tony
  • Hemky Madera as Pote Galvez, a lieutenant in the Vargas Cartel
  • James Martinez as Gato Fierros, a lieutenant in the Vargas Cartel
  • Joaquim de Almeida as Don Epifanio Vargas, husband of Camilla Vargas, head of the Vargas Cartel (see: Sinaloa Cartel) and a political candidate for the governor of the Mexican state of Sinaloa
  • Gerardo Taracena as Cesar "Batman" Guemes, Don Epifanio Vargas' right-hand man
  • Peter Gadiot as James Valdez, Camila's right-hand man
  • Carlos Gomez as Javier Acosta
  • Mark Consuelos as Teo Aljarafe
  • Rafael Amaya as Aurelio Casillas
  • Jon-Michael Ecker as Raymundo "El Güero" Davila
  • Critical reception

    Queen of the South has received mixed to positive feedback from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, it has a rating of 69%, based on 16 reviews. The site's consensus reads: "Queen of the South enlivens an overdone premise with action and narrative vigor — and shows hints of intriguing potential." On Metacritic, it has scored 59 out of 100, based on 15 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".

    Broadcast

    Internationally, the series premiered in Australia on Showcase on August 4, 2016.

    References

    Queen of the South (TV series) Wikipedia