Scripted series · USA Network
Queen of the South
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Alice Braga
Teresa Mendoza
62 eps
Justina Machado
Brenda
13 eps
Veronica Falcón
Camila Vargas
39 eps
Hemky Madera
Pote Galvez
62 eps
Peter Gadiot
James
49 eps
Jon Ecker
El Guero
13 eps
Idalia Valles
Isabela Vargas
39 eps
Joaquim de Almeida
Don Epifanio Vargas
26 eps
Gerardo Taracena
Cesar “Batman” Guemes
13 eps
Yancey Arias
Alberto Cortez
13 eps
Alfonso Herrera
Javier Gallegos
13 eps
Nick Sagar
DEA agent Alonzo Loya
26 eps
Jamie Hector
Devon Finch
36 eps
Ryan O'Nan
King George
49 eps
MC Lyte
the professor
2 eps
Iba Thiam
Bilal
2 eps
Terry Milam
The Whale
1 eps
Blair Bomar
Kim Brown
3 eps
Ryan Monolopolus
Young Officer / Malta Police Officer
2 eps
Michel Duval
Enrique 'Kique' Jimenez
8 eps
Sonia Acevedo
Mother
1 eps
Valene Kane
AIDEEN
1 eps
Felix Betancourt
El Gordo Soldier #4
1 eps
Nicholas Logan
Victor Harden
2 eps
Mario Navarro
José
1 eps
Tania Mejia
Oriate Crucita
2 eps
Elvis Nolasco
Oscar Polanco
2 eps
Moses J. Moseley
Tic Toc
1 eps
Sean Baker
Leon
1 eps
Kitty Harris
Bonnie
1 eps
Eve Harlow
Samara Volkova
2 eps
John Pyper-Ferguson
Finnerman
4 eps
Aaron Uribe
Villalobos Brother #1
1 eps
John Walpole
Local
1 eps
Dawsyn Eubanks
New Yvette
1 eps
James Martinez
Gato Fierros
2 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Queen of the South actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Queen of the South reads strongest on Character Depth, Serialized and Emotional Weight.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
Teresa flees Mexico after her drug-runner boyfriend is murdered. Settling in Dallas, she looks to become the country's reigning drug smuggler and to avenge her lover's murder.
The run
Seasons
5 seasons · 62 episodes.
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
201613 episodes
7.8IMDbForced to work for a cartel that recently killed her boyfriend, Teresa relies on her street smarts, a loyal friend and a mysterious notebook to survive.
Best episode · S01E11 Punto Sin Retorno
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
201713 episodes
8.2IMDbTeresa and Camila become partners and set out to end Epifanio and build their own drug empire. Meanwhile, someone from Teresa's past re-enters her life.
Best episode · S02E11 La Noche Oscura del Alma
Season 3 · Complete
Season 3
201813 episodes
8.3IMDbIn Season 3, Teresa strikes out on her own, determined to build a new empire for herself. But as enemies old and new close in, she realizes that being Queen will require more work -- and more sacrifice -- than she ever imagined.
Best episode · S03E10 La Muerte
Season 4 · Complete
Season 4
201913 episodes
7.9IMDbIn season 4, Teresa expands her empire to the East Coast by taking on the Big Easy—New Orleans, Louisiana. But when new enemies emerge and familial trust is broken, Teresa is forced to make difficult decisions that weigh heavy on her soul.
Best episode · S04E06 La Mujer en el Espejo
Season 5 · Complete
Season 5
202110 episodes
8.5IMDbAfter the return of a familiar face, Teresa reconsiders her reign as queenpin and tries to stay one step ahead of ruthless gangsters and the CIA.
Best episode · S05E01 Fantasmas
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S05E01
Fantasmas
Teresa’s loyalty is tested when authorities search for Marcel. George grows suspicious when an old friend reappears.
S02E11
La Noche Oscura del Alma
When Teresa and Kelly Ann go on the run, James's loyalties are put to the test. An oversight enables Agent Loya to track down the two fugitives.
S05E04
La Situacion
With Marcel behind bars, Teresa finds herself in the middle of the FBI's affairs and making more enemies.
S04E06
La Mujer en el Espejo
Teresa's team suffers a hard blow. Judge Lafayette pushes for a truce, but Marcel stays dead set on vengeance. Javier's risky romance is revealed.
S01E11
Punto Sin Retorno
Aligning with the Jimenez Cartel, Camila’s operation goes underground. Teresa and Brenda try to start a new life utilizing knowledge from Güero’s book.
- Directed by Constantine Makris
S02E10
Que Manden los Payasos
While searching through her husband's documents for evidence incriminating Camila, Kelly Ann finds something that she must show to Teresa right away.
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S05E10
El Final
S05E09
A Prueba de Balas
S05E08
Todo Lo Que Toco
S05E07
El Zorro en La Gallinera
S05E06
Plata o Plomo
S05E05
Mas Dinero Mas Problemas
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
Joshua John Miller
Creator
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M.A. Fortin
Showrunner
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Mark Valadez
Writer
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Fernanda Coppel
Writer
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Benjamin Daniel Lobato
Writer
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Tom Garrigus
Writer
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Jorge Alberto Reyes
Writer
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Matthew J. Lieberman
Writer
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Dailyn Rodriguez
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- David H. JefferyProducer
Writing
- Mark ValadezWriter
- Fernanda CoppelWriter
- Benjamin Daniel LobatoWriter
- Tom GarrigusWriter
- Jorge Alberto ReyesWriter
- Matthew J. LiebermanWriter
Direction
- Constantine MakrisDirector
- Matthew PennDirector
- David RodriguezDirector
- Laura BelseyDirector
- Eduardo SánchezDirector
- Zetna FuentesDirector
Music
- Giorgio MoroderOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
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