Queen of the South (TV series)

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Queen of the South
Queen of the South (TV series) Title Card.jpg
Genre
  • Action
  • Crime
  • Drama
  • Thriller
Based on The Queen of the South
by Arturo Pérez-Reverte
Developed by
Starring
Theme music composer
Opening theme"The Queen of the South"
Composers
  • Giorgio Moroder
  • Raney Shockne
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons5
No. of episodes62 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
Producers
Cinematography
  • Alejandro Martinez
  • Cameron Duncan
  • John Brawley
  • Abraham Martinez
Running time38–45 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network USA Network
ReleaseJune 23, 2016 (2016-06-23) 
June 9, 2021 (2021-06-09)

Queen of the South is an American crime drama television series developed by M.A. Fortin and Joshua John Miller. The series premiered on June 23, 2016, [2] and concluded on June 9, 2021, with 62 episodes aired on USA Network. It is an adaptation of the telenovela La Reina del Sur which airs on USA's sister network Telemundo; both are adapted from the novel The Queen of the South by Spanish author Arturo Pérez-Reverte. [3] The series was renewed for a fifth season on August 29, 2019. [4] Production of the new season was suspended indefinitely on March 14, 2020, due to COVID-19, but resumed in fall 2020. [5] [6] On March 8, 2021, it was announced that the fifth season would premiere on April 7, 2021, and serve as the series' final season. [7]

Contents

Plotline

Queen of the South is an adaptation of the telenovela La Reina del Sur , which is itself an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Spanish author Arturo Pérez-Reverte. [8] The series centers around Teresa Mendoza, a poor Mexican woman who becomes wealthy by building a vast drug empire. [9] [10]

Teresa lives in the barrio of Culiacán in Sinaloa, Mexico. She falls in love with a member of a drug cartel, and tries to rise above her life's impoverished condition. After she is told her boyfriend has been murdered, she is forced to flee. She crosses the border to the United States, where she ends up in the criminal organization of the wife of the cartel boss who is after her. Teresa has a different vision of the drug distribution business and due to her charisma attracts associates and starts her own drug distributing organization. Teresa becomes very successful, which presents her with more problems, makes her endure sacrifices and attracts the attention of covert government forces.

Cast and characters

Main

Recurring

Guest

Episodes

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
1 13June 23, 2016 (2016-06-23)September 15, 2016 (2016-09-15)
2 13June 8, 2017 (2017-06-08)August 31, 2017 (2017-08-31)
3 13June 21, 2018 (2018-06-21)September 13, 2018 (2018-09-13)
4 13June 6, 2019 (2019-06-06)August 29, 2019 (2019-08-29)
5 10April 7, 2021 (2021-04-07)June 9, 2021 (2021-06-09)

Reception

Critical response

Queen of the South's first season received mixed to positive feedback from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, it has a score of 68%, based on 19 reviews, with an average rating of 6.18/10. The site's consensus reads: "Queen of the South enlivens an overdone premise with action and narrative vigor—and shows hints of intriguing potential." [33] On Metacritic, the first season scored 59 out of 100, based on 16 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". [34]

Ratings

Viewership and ratings per season of Queen of the South
SeasonTimeslot (ET)EpisodesFirst airedLast airedAvg. viewers
(millions)
18–49
rank
Avg. 18–49
rating
DateViewers
(millions)
DateViewers
(millions)
1 Thursday 10:00 pm13June 23, 2016 (2016-06-23)1.39 [35] September 15, 2016 (2016-09-15)1.35 [36] 1.22 [37] TBD0.39 [37]
2 13June 8, 2017 (2017-06-08)1.25 [38] August 31, 2017 (2017-08-31)1.33 [39] 1.16 [40] TBD0.38 [40]
3 Thursday 9:00 pm13June 21, 2018 (2018-06-21)1.24 [41] September 13, 2018 (2018-09-13)1.22 [42] 1.13 [43] TBD0.37 [43]
4 Thursday 10:00 pm13June 6, 2019 (2019-06-06)0.99 [44] August 29, 2019 (2019-08-29)1.04 [45] 0.92 [46] TBD0.29 [46]
5 Wednesday 10:00 pm10April 7, 2021 (2021-04-07)0.69 [47] June 9, 2021 (2021-06-09)0.71 [48] 0.89 [49] TBD0.19 [48]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNomineeResultRef.
2017 Imagen Awards Best Primetime Television Series – DramaQueen of the SouthWon [50]
Best Supporting Actor – Television Peter Gadiot Won
Best Actress – Television Alice Braga Nominated
Best Actor – Television Joaquim de Almeida Nominated
Best Supporting Actress – Television Veronica Falcón Nominated
2018 WIN Awards Film or Show Written By a Woman Natalie Chaidez Won [51]
Drama SeriesQueen Of the SouthNominated [52]
2018 Imagen Awards Best Primetime Television Series – DramaQueen of the SouthNominated [53]
Best Actress – Television Alice Braga Nominated
Best Actor – Television Joaquim de Almeida Nominated
Best Supporting Actress – Television Veronica Falcón Nominated
Best Supporting Actor – Television Jon-Michael Ecker Nominated
Best Supporting Actor – Television Peter Gadiot Nominated
2019 Imagen Awards Best Primetime Television Series – DramaQueen of the SouthNominated [54]
Best Actress – Television Alice Braga Nominated
Best Supporting Actor – Television Hemky Madera Nominated
2020 Imagen Awards Best Primetime Television Series – DramaQueen of the SouthNominated [55]
Best Actress – Television Alice Braga Nominated
Best Supporting Actor – Television Hemky Madera Nominated
2021 Imagen Awards Best Primetime Television Series – DramaQueen of the SouthNominated [56]
Best Actress – Television Alice Braga Nominated

Broadcast

Internationally, the series premiered in Australia on Showcase on August 4, 2016. [57] German TV channel DMAX has been showing the series since June 14, 2017. [58]

The series is also available on Netflix. Netflix owns First Run rights to the show.

Inspiration

Pérez-Reverte, author of the novel, has stated that a great source of inspiration was Mexican narcocorridos (drug ballads), [59] country-polka songs that tell the stories about real life Mexican drug lords.

One of the real-life characters who inspired the novel is Sandra Ávila Beltrán, [60] [61] [62] [63] known as the "Queen of the Pacific", famous for being one of the first female drug traffickers to reach the level of "boss" in the Mexican cartels, a place usually reserved for men. [64]

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