SummaryBased on the Arturo Pérez-Reverte novel "La Reina Del Sur," the drama (also adapted for television for Telemundo in 2011) focuses on Teresa Mendoz (Alice Braga) who must go on the run after her drug-dealing boyfriend is murdered in Mexico.
Created By:M.A. Fortin, Joshua John Miller
❮ Queen of the South
Season 1
5 Seasons
Season Premiere:
Jun 21, 2016
Metascore
Mixed or Average
59
User score
Generally Favorable
6.9
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
59
33% Positive
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
67% Mixed
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Jun 23, 2016
80
For the most part, the success of the series rests almost entirely on the revelation of its main character. Fortunately, Braga appears to be all USA could have hoped for, and more.
Jul 6, 2016
75
Queen of the South, based on the first three episodes, knows how to dawdle a little without ever slowing to a crawl. The action scenes are gripping, the language can be rough within the expanding confines of ad-supported basic cable and the glimpses of the flesh are fairly bold at times.
User score
Generally Favorable
6.9
63% Positive
25 Ratings
25 Ratings
20% Mixed
8 Ratings
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18% Negative
7 Ratings
7 Ratings
Jun 8, 2017
10
This is so good. I can't help but wonder if it's so underrated because a woman plays the main character. Teresa is a believeable, kick-ass, heroine with a heart. The show never drags, can't wait for the next season.
Jan 19, 2025
6
Pretty good although it occasionally asks the audience to suspend their belief a bit too much. I like Queen of the South but I don't love it. It is pretty basic and whilst the core cast and plot are fun, it doesn't really do enough to make me think "Wow, this is a classic show!" In it'a defence, I'm not sure this was ever its goal but, nonetheless, I can't give it a crazy good score cause of that. Will probably keep watching as it's a bit like a comfort food and it feels the easy-watch portion of my entertainment that I normally fill with a comedy. Nothing special though.
Jun 23, 2016
60
There’s promise for Queen of the South to diverge into some quality, captivating TV – it has the protagonist to do it--but its shelf life is already reading as worryingly stale.
Jun 23, 2016
58
What Queen needs to decide is if it wants to tell the complicated origin story of a drug lord, Breaking Bad-style, or if it’s fine being a shallow-but-entertaining thriller. Right now, it’s trying to be both, and, as the first episode shows, straddling the line can be a one-way ticket to ruin.
Jun 23, 2016
50
Judging by Episode 1, Queen of the South faces some tough going. But it's too early to write it off altogether.
Jun 22, 2016
50
The pilot of Queen of the South, whose 13-episode first season begins on Thursday, flops back and forth between straightforward, violent action and melodramatic excess, and doesn’t do a very interesting or exciting job with either.
Jun 22, 2016
40
The queenpin's past as a minor drug-trade figure's girlfriend is compressed in the pilot to the point that it's nearly impossible to avoid stereotypes. Since that's the opposite of what occurred in telenovela adaptations like the CW's Jane the Virgin and ABC's earlier Ugly Betty, Queen of the South starts off looking like a step backward, a show that instead of building a bridge between cultures--we have our Breaking Bad, why shouldn't they?--chooses instead a wall.
Jul 7, 2017
6
Started out strong, drugs, cartel and female on the run. Now just kind of fizzled out. Don't even care to watch it any more. Just unbelievable she could survive and get out of so many deadly situations. She doesn't have any special training or skill.
Sep 21, 2018
5
A série começou com força: drogas, um cartel e uma mulher em fuga. Depois, acho que isso desapareceu... Não tive oportunidade de ver todos os episódios (devo ter perdido 3 ou 4), mas creio que não perdi grande coisa. A série é OK.
