Queen of the South: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Queen of the South is based on the literary page-turner "La Reina Del Sur", the top-selling novel by the internationally acclaimed author Arturo Pérez-Reverte, which also yielded a Telemundo series that became one of the most popular telenovelas of all time for USA's sister network. It tells the powerful story of Teresa Mendoza (Alice Braga). When her drug-dealing boyfriend is unexpectedly murdered in Mexico, Teresa is forced to go on the run and seek refuge in America, where she teams with an unlikely figure from her past to bring down the leader of the very drug trafficking ring that has her on the run. In the process, she learns the tools of the trade and strategically positions herself to become the leader of the Cartel.

Series details

• Title: Queen of the South
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Action, Crime
• Premiere date: 2016-06-23
• Final broadcast date listed: 2021-06-09
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: USA Network
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 8/10
• TVMaze ID: 7015
• IMDb ID: tt1064899
• TVDB ID: 306719

Cast and credited roles

• Alice Braga — Teresa Mendoza
• Hemky Madera — Pote Galvez
• Peter Gadiot — James Valdez
• Veronica Falcón — Camila Vargas
• Molly Burnett — Kelly Anne Van Awken
• Joaquim de Almeida — Don Epifanio Vargas
• Nick Sagar — Detective Alonzo Loya
• Jon Ecker — Guero
• Yancey Arias — Alberto Cortez
• David Andrews — Judge Cecil Lafayette
• Justina Machado — Brenda Parra
• Alfonso Herrera — Javier Gallegos

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2016-06-23; final listed air date 2016-09-15; episode order: 13.
• Season 2: premiered 2017-06-08; final listed air date 2017-08-31; episode order: 13.
• Season 3: premiered 2018-06-21; final listed air date 2018-09-13; episode order: 13.
• Season 4: premiered 2019-06-06; final listed air date 2019-08-29; episode order: 13.
• Season 5: premiered 2021-04-07; final listed air date 2021-06-09; episode order: 10.

Source and licence

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