Miniseries · Netflix
The Gardener
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Álvaro Rico
Elmer
6 eps
Cecilia Suárez
La China Jurado
6 eps
Catalina Sopelana
Violeta
6 eps
María Vázquez
Detective Carrera
6 eps
Francis Lorenzo
Torres
6 eps
Emma Suárez
Sabela Costeira
6 eps
Isabel Garrido
Catuxa
6 eps
Candela Solé
Lua
6 eps
Carlos Villarino
Neurólogo
4 eps
Puri Lorenzo
Asistenta Costeira
4 eps
Ivan Massagué
Tony
3 eps
Javier Morgade
Xoán
3 eps
Marc González
Elmer Pequeño
3 eps
Esteban Roel
Orson
2 eps
Víctor Castilla
Mon
2 eps
Raquel Espada
Pareja Nacador
2 eps
Concha Feijoo
Dependienta Mercado
2 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How The Gardener actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
The Gardener reads strongest on Serialized, Character Depth and Bingeability.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
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
Elmer's mother used his lack of feelings to turn him into a hitman. But when he falls for his next victim, their cover as calm local gardeners wavers.
The run
Seasons
1 season · 6 episodes.
Season 1 · Complete
Limited Series
20256 episodes
7.0IMDbChina “La China” Jurado and her emotionally-impaired son Elmer use their gardening company as a cover for their contract killing activities. Elmer falls for one of the targets he is supposed to kill, elementary school teacher Violeta, risking the family business.
Best episode · S01E01 Atlantic Landscape
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S01E01
Atlantic Landscape
- Directed by Mikel Rueda
- Written by Miguel Sáez Carral
S01E02
Seed Germination
- Directed by Mikel Rueda
- Written by Miguel Sáez Carral
S01E04
Pest Control
- Directed by Rafa Montesinos
- Written by Miguel Sáez Carral
S01E05
Decomposition Island
- Directed by Rafa Montesinos
- Written by Isa Sánchez
S01E06
Pruning Calendar
- Directed by Rafa Montesinos
- Written by Miguel Sáez Carral
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- José Manuel LorenzoExecutive Producer
Writing
- Isa SánchezWriter
- Miguel Sáez CarralWriter
Direction
- Rafa MontesinosDirector
- Mikel RuedaDirector
Where to watch
Streaming
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