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The Queen of the South by Arturo Pérez-Reverte |
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Opening theme | "The Queen of the South" |
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Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 5 |
No. of episodes | 62 ( list of episodes) |
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Running time | 38–45 minutes |
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Network | USA Network |
Release | June 23, 2016 June 9, 2021 | –
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]
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.
Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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First aired | Last aired | |||
1 | 13 | June 23, 2016 | September 15, 2016 | |
2 | 13 | June 8, 2017 | August 31, 2017 | |
3 | 13 | June 21, 2018 | September 13, 2018 | |
4 | 13 | June 6, 2019 | August 29, 2019 | |
5 | 10 | April 7, 2021 | June 9, 2021 |
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]
Season | Timeslot ( ET) | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
Avg. viewers (millions) |
18–49 rank |
Avg. 18–49 rating | ||
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Date | Viewers (millions) |
Date | Viewers (millions) | ||||||
1 | Thursday 10:00 pm | 13 | June 23, 2016 | 1.39 [35] | September 15, 2016 | 1.35 [36] | 1.22 [37] | TBD | 0.39 [37] |
2 | 13 | June 8, 2017 | 1.25 [38] | August 31, 2017 | 1.33 [39] | 1.16 [40] | TBD | 0.38 [40] | |
3 | Thursday 9:00 pm | 13 | June 21, 2018 | 1.24 [41] | September 13, 2018 | 1.22 [42] | 1.13 [43] | TBD | 0.37 [43] |
4 | Thursday 10:00 pm | 13 | June 6, 2019 | 0.99 [44] | August 29, 2019 | 1.04 [45] | 0.92 [46] | TBD | 0.29 [46] |
5 | Wednesday 10:00 pm | 10 | April 7, 2021 | 0.69 [47] | June 9, 2021 | 0.71 [48] | 0.89 [49] | TBD | 0.19 [48] |
Year | Award | Category | Nominee | Result | Ref. |
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2017 | Imagen Awards | Best Primetime Television Series – Drama | Queen of the South | Won | [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 Series | Queen Of the South | Nominated | [52] | ||
2018 | Imagen Awards | Best Primetime Television Series – Drama | Queen of the South | Nominated | [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 – Drama | Queen of the South | Nominated | [54] |
Best Actress – Television | Alice Braga | Nominated | |||
Best Supporting Actor – Television | Hemky Madera | Nominated | |||
2020 | Imagen Awards | Best Primetime Television Series – Drama | Queen of the South | Nominated | [55] |
Best Actress – Television | Alice Braga | Nominated | |||
Best Supporting Actor – Television | Hemky Madera | Nominated | |||
2021 | Imagen Awards | Best Primetime Television Series – Drama | Queen of the South | Nominated | [56] |
Best Actress – Television | Alice Braga | Nominated |
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.
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]
Queen of the South | |
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Genre |
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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 |
|
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 5 |
No. of episodes | 62 ( list of episodes) |
Production | |
Executive producers |
|
Producers |
|
Cinematography |
|
Running time | 38–45 minutes |
Production companies |
|
Original release | |
Network | USA Network |
Release | June 23, 2016 June 9, 2021 | –
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]
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.
Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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First aired | Last aired | |||
1 | 13 | June 23, 2016 | September 15, 2016 | |
2 | 13 | June 8, 2017 | August 31, 2017 | |
3 | 13 | June 21, 2018 | September 13, 2018 | |
4 | 13 | June 6, 2019 | August 29, 2019 | |
5 | 10 | April 7, 2021 | June 9, 2021 |
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]
Season | Timeslot ( ET) | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
Avg. viewers (millions) |
18–49 rank |
Avg. 18–49 rating | ||
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Date | Viewers (millions) |
Date | Viewers (millions) | ||||||
1 | Thursday 10:00 pm | 13 | June 23, 2016 | 1.39 [35] | September 15, 2016 | 1.35 [36] | 1.22 [37] | TBD | 0.39 [37] |
2 | 13 | June 8, 2017 | 1.25 [38] | August 31, 2017 | 1.33 [39] | 1.16 [40] | TBD | 0.38 [40] | |
3 | Thursday 9:00 pm | 13 | June 21, 2018 | 1.24 [41] | September 13, 2018 | 1.22 [42] | 1.13 [43] | TBD | 0.37 [43] |
4 | Thursday 10:00 pm | 13 | June 6, 2019 | 0.99 [44] | August 29, 2019 | 1.04 [45] | 0.92 [46] | TBD | 0.29 [46] |
5 | Wednesday 10:00 pm | 10 | April 7, 2021 | 0.69 [47] | June 9, 2021 | 0.71 [48] | 0.89 [49] | TBD | 0.19 [48] |
Year | Award | Category | Nominee | Result | Ref. |
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2017 | Imagen Awards | Best Primetime Television Series – Drama | Queen of the South | Won | [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 Series | Queen Of the South | Nominated | [52] | ||
2018 | Imagen Awards | Best Primetime Television Series – Drama | Queen of the South | Nominated | [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 – Drama | Queen of the South | Nominated | [54] |
Best Actress – Television | Alice Braga | Nominated | |||
Best Supporting Actor – Television | Hemky Madera | Nominated | |||
2020 | Imagen Awards | Best Primetime Television Series – Drama | Queen of the South | Nominated | [55] |
Best Actress – Television | Alice Braga | Nominated | |||
Best Supporting Actor – Television | Hemky Madera | Nominated | |||
2021 | Imagen Awards | Best Primetime Television Series – Drama | Queen of the South | Nominated | [56] |
Best Actress – Television | Alice Braga | Nominated |
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.
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]