Queen of the South (TV series)

Queen of the South
Genre	Action Crime Drama Thriller
Created by	M.A. Fortin Joshua John Miller
Based on	La Reina del Sur by Arturo Pérez-Reverte
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 Ximena Duque Michel Duval
Theme music composer	Giorgio Moroder Raney Shockne^[1]
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	21 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	David Friendly Scott Rosenbaum M.A. Fortin Joshua John Miller
Producer(s)	Robert J. Wilson Lorenzo O'Brien
Cinematography	Cameron Duncan Alejandro Martinez
Production company(s)	Frequency Films Friendly Films Skeeter Rosenbaum Productions Fox 21 Television Studios Universal Cable Productions
Distributor	NBCUniversal Television Distribution^[2]
Release
Original network	USA Network
Original release	June 23, 2016 (2016-06-23) – present
External links
Website	www.usanetwork.com/queenofthesouth/

Queen of the South is an American television drama-thriller series. It premiered June 23, 2016, on USA Network.^[3] 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.^[4] On September 6, 2016, USA Network renewed the series for a second season which premiered June 8, 2017. On August 10, 2017, USA renewed the series for a third season.^[5]

Main cast

The cast and crew of the TV show Queen of the South at the ATX Television Festival presentation of the show. From left: Moderator Jarett Wieselman, David T. Friendly, Alice Braga, Veronica Falcón, Joaquim De Almeida, Jon-Michael Ecker, Justina Machado, Peter Gadiot, Gerardo Taracena, Hemky Madera and Gerardo Taracena

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,^[6] best friend of Teresa, wife of Chino and mother of Tony (Season 1)
Hemky Madera as Pote Galvez,^[7] a lieutenant in the Vargas Cartel
James Martinez as Gato Fierros,^[8] 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^[9]
Gerardo Taracena as Cesar "Batman" Guemes, Don Epifanio Vargas' right-hand man (Season 1-2)
Peter Gadiot as James Valdez,^[10] Camila's right-hand man
Carlos Gomez as Javier Acosta^[11]
Rafael Amaya as Aurelio Casillas^[12]
Jon-Michael Ecker as Raymundo "El Güero" Davila (Season 2, recurring season 1)
Ximena Duque as Eva Buemeros^[13] (season 2)
Michel Duval as Enrique "Kique" Jiménez^[13] (season 2)

Critical reception

Queen of the South's first season 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."^[14] On Metacritic, the first season scored 59 out of 100, based on 15 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".^[15]

Episodes

Series overview

Season		Episodes	Originally aired
Season		Episodes	First aired	Last aired
	1	13	June 23, 2016 (2016-06-23)	September 15, 2016 (2016-09-15)
	2	13	June 8, 2017 (2017-06-08)	TBA

Season 1 (2016)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)
1	1	"Piloto"	Charlotte Sieling	M.A. Fortin & Joshua John Miller	June 23, 2016 (2016-06-23)	101	1.39^[16]
2	2	"Cuarenta Minutos"	Matthew Penn	Scott Rosenbaum	June 30, 2016 (2016-06-30)	102	1.35^[17]
3	3	"Estrategia de Entrada"	Scott Peters	Scott Rosenbaum	July 7, 2016 (2016-07-07)	103	1.26^[18]
4	4	"Lirio de los Valles"	Zetna Fuentes	Scott Rosenbaum	July 14, 2016 (2016-07-14)	104	1.26^[19]
5	5	"Un Alma. Un Mapa. Dos Futuros."	T.J. Scott	Scott Rosenbaum	July 21, 2016 (2016-07-21)	105	1.22^[20]
6	6	"El Engaño Como la Regla"	Dave Rodriguez	Scott Rosenbaum	July 28, 2016 (2016-07-28)	106	1.22^[21]
7	7	"El Hombre Pájaro"	David Platt	Benjamin Daniel Lobato & David Ehrman	August 4, 2016 (2016-08-04)	107	1.21^[22]
8	8	"Billete de Magia"	David Boyd	Gregg Hurwitz	August 11, 2016 (2016-08-11)	108	1.06^[23]
9	9	"Coge Todo lo Que Puede Llevar"	Jamie Payne	Benjamin Daniel Lobato & David Ehrman	August 18, 2016 (2016-08-18)	109	1.05^[24]
10	10	"Esta Cosa Que Es Nuestra"	Scott Peters	Benjamin Daniel Lobato & David Ehrman	August 25, 2016 (2016-08-25)	110	1.20^[25]
11	11	"Punto sin Retorno"	Constantine Makris	Kyle Lierman	September 1, 2016 (2016-09-01)	111	1.16^[26]
12	12	"Quinientos Mil"	David Rodriguez	Benjamin Daniel Lobato & David Ehrman	September 8, 2016 (2016-09-08)	112	1.12^[27]
13	13	"Cicatriz"	Matthew Penn	Scott Rosenbaum	September 15, 2016 (2016-09-15)	113	1.35^[28]

Season 2 (2017)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)
14	1	"El Cuerpo de Cristo"	David Boyd	Natalie Chaidez	June 8, 2017 (2017-06-08)	201	1.25^[29]
15	2	"Dios y el Abogado"	Nick Gomez	Jason Ganzel	June 15, 2017 (2017-06-15)	202	1.27^[30]
16	3	"Un Pacto Con el Diablo"	Eduardo Sanchez	Dailyn Rodriguez	June 22, 2017 (2017-06-22)	203	1.08^[31]
17	4	"El Beso de Judas"	Ami Canaan Mann	Benjamin Daniel Lobato	June 29, 2017 (2017-06-29)	204	0.90^[32]
18	5	"El Nacimiento de Bolivia"	Nick Copus	Joe Loya	July 6, 2017 (2017-07-06)	205	1.11^[33]
19	6	"El Camino de la Muerte"	David Boyd	Ryan O'Nan	July 13, 2017 (2017-07-13)	206	1.10^[34]
20	7	"El Precio de la Fe"	Joe Menendez	Jorge A. Reyes	July 20, 2017 (2017-07-20)	207	1.18^[35]
21	8	"Sacar Con Sifón el Mar"	Bronwen Hughes	Tina Mabry	July 27, 2017 (2017-07-27)	208	1.16^[36]
22	9	"Sólo el Amor de Una Madre"	David Rodriguez	Tina Mabry & Dailyn Rodriguez	August 3, 2017 (2017-08-03)	209	1.02^[37]
23	10	"Que Manden los Payasos"	Loni Peristere	Jason Ganzel & Jorge A. Reyes	August 10, 2017 (2017-08-10)	210	1.18^[38]
24	11	"La Noche Oscura del Alma"^[39]	TBA	TBA	August 17, 2017 (2017-08-17)	211	TBD
25	12	"Todas las Horas Hieren"^[40]	TBA	TBA	August 24, 2017 (2017-08-24)	212	TBD
26	13	"La Última Hora Mata"^[41]	TBA	TBA	August 31, 2017 (2017-08-31)	213	TBD

Broadcast

Internationally, the series premiered in Australia on Showcase on August 4, 2016.^[42]

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