Home > Queen of the South > Season 1 « TV Series Page Queen of the South: Season 1 (2016) SEASON: Season 1 Season 1 Season 2 Season 3 Season 4 Season 5 Want to see Episode List Season 1 Queen of the South Critics Consensus Queen of the South enlivens an overdone premise with action and narrative vigor -- and shows hints of intriguing potential. 68% TOMATOMETER Critic Ratings: 19 91% Audience Score User Ratings: 289 See score details Rate And Review Submit review Want to see Edit Submit review Super Reviewer Verified Super Reviewer Verified Edit Super Reviewer Rate this season Oof, that was Rotten. Meh, it passed the time. It’s good – I’d recommend it. Awesome! So Fresh: Absolute Must See! What did you think of this tv season? (optional) Submit Continue Super Reviewer Step 2 of 2 How did you buy your ticket? Let's get your review verified. Submit By opting to have your ticket verified for this movie, you are allowing us to check the email address associated with your Rotten Tomatoes account against an email address associated with a Fandango ticket purchase for the same movie. You're almost there! Just confirm how you got your ticket. Super Reviewer Rate this season Oof, that was Rotten. Meh, it passed the time. It’s good – I’d recommend it. Awesome! So Fresh: Absolute Must See! What did you think of this tv season? (optional) Submit How did you buy your ticket? Submit By opting to have your ticket verified for this movie, you are allowing us to check the email address associated with your Rotten Tomatoes account against an email address associated with a Fandango ticket purchase for the same movie. Episodes 1. Piloto Air date: Jun 23, 2016 In the premiere, the Mexican drug cartel comes after Teresa, forcing her on the run. View Details 2. Cuarenta Minutos Air date: Jun 30, 2016 Teresa sets out to prove her worth to Camila; Epifanio hones in on Teresa; and, in Mexico, Brenda desperately searches for Teresa and tries to hide from the cartel. View Details 3. Estrategia De Entrada Air date: Jul 7, 2016 Camila tests Teresa's loyalty by sending her on a big job; and Camila makes a major move in her quest to take control of Epifanio's cartel. In other events, Brenda plots her escape to America. View Details 4. Lirio De Los Valles Air date: Jul 14, 2016 Teresa's first solo drug run doesn't go as planned; and Brenda and Tony escape to Dallas. View Details 5. Un Alma. Un Mapa. Dos Futuros. Air date: Jul 21, 2016 Teresa advances her plans after witnessing a horrific incident; and Brenda, who's safely in Dallas, begins assembling a team to help her sell drugs. View Details 6. El Engaño Como La Regla Air date: Jul 28, 2016 Camila, who's deep in debt and short on supply, contemplates giving up Teresa; and Brenda's drug enterprise causes problems between her and Tony. View Details 7. El Hombre Pájaro Air date: Aug 4, 2016 Camila sends Teresa on a dangerous mission; and Brenda, facing a supply shortage, puts her crew in the line of fire. View Details 8. Billete De Magia Air date: Aug 11, 2016 Camila attempts a risky heist; and Teresa is forced to make a life-changing decision while undercover. View Details 10. Esta 'Cosa' Que Es Nuestra Air date: Aug 25, 2016 Camila returns to Mexico in order to protect herself; James hunts Teresa; and Teresa faces danger while taking Maria through the tunnel to Mexico. View Details 11. Punto Sin Retorno Air date: Sep 1, 2016 Camila's operation goes underground after aligning with the Jimenez cartel; and, using information gleaned from Güero's book, Teresa and Brenda attempt to start a new life. View Details Show More Episodes Queen of the South: Season 1 Videos Queen of the South: Season 1 "Rise of the Queenpin" Teaser 0:26 Queen of the South: Season 1 "Power" Teaser 1:23 Queen of the South: Season 1 "Survive" Trailer View All Videos (3) Queen of the South: Season 1 Photos View All Photos (1) Tv Season Info The drama series based on the novel "La Reina del Sur" written by Arturo Pérez-Reverte follows the life of Teresa Mendoza (Alice Braga), a Mexican woman who flees to America after the murder of her drug-dealing boyfriend. Season 1 features Teresa joining forces with Camila (Veronica Falcon), the head of an American Cartel, in order to defeat the drug ring that killed her boyfriend and is now hunting her, too. Meanwhile, in Mexico, Teresa's best friend Brenda (Justina Machado) is searching for her while also hiding from the Mexican Cartel. Genre: Drama Network: USA Network Premiere Date: Jun 23, 2016 Exec. Producers: David T. Friendly, Joshua John Miller, M.A. Fortin, Pancho Mansfield Cast & Crew Peter Gadiot James Valdez Justina Machado Gerardo Taracena Cesar Guemes Alice Braga Teresa Mendoza Hemky Madera Pote Galvez Verónica Falcón Camila Vargas Joaquim de Almeida Don Epifanio Vargas Adolfo Alvarez Tony Parra Julio Cedillo Manuel Mark Consuelos Grant Garrison James Martinez Gato Fierros Caitlin Leahy David Labiosa Brent Smiga Miguel Perez Lobo Sebastian Rigo Sanchez Sal Lopez David Maldonado Show all Cast & Crew News & Interviews for Queen of the South: Season 1 The BFG Is a Visually Striking Adventure View All Queen of the South: Season 1 News Episodes 1. Piloto Air date: Jun 23, 2016 In the premiere, the Mexican drug cartel comes after Teresa, forcing her on the run. View Details 2. Cuarenta Minutos Air date: Jun 30, 2016 Teresa sets out to prove her worth to Camila; Epifanio hones in on Teresa; and, in Mexico, Brenda desperately searches for Teresa and tries to hide from the cartel. View Details 3. Estrategia De Entrada Air date: Jul 7, 2016 Camila tests Teresa's loyalty by sending her on a big job; and Camila makes a major move in her quest to take control of Epifanio's cartel. In other events, Brenda plots her escape to America. View Details 4. Lirio De Los Valles Air date: Jul 14, 2016 Teresa's first solo drug run doesn't go as planned; and Brenda and Tony escape to Dallas. View Details 5. Un Alma. Un Mapa. Dos Futuros. Air date: Jul 21, 2016 Teresa advances her plans after witnessing a horrific incident; and Brenda, who's safely in Dallas, begins assembling a team to help her sell drugs. View Details 6. El Engaño Como La Regla Air date: Jul 28, 2016 Camila, who's deep in debt and short on supply, contemplates giving up Teresa; and Brenda's drug enterprise causes problems between her and Tony. View Details 7. El Hombre Pájaro Air date: Aug 4, 2016 Camila sends Teresa on a dangerous mission; and Brenda, facing a supply shortage, puts her crew in the line of fire. View Details 8. Billete De Magia Air date: Aug 11, 2016 Camila attempts a risky heist; and Teresa is forced to make a life-changing decision while undercover. View Details 10. Esta 'Cosa' Que Es Nuestra Air date: Aug 25, 2016 Camila returns to Mexico in order to protect herself; James hunts Teresa; and Teresa faces danger while taking Maria through the tunnel to Mexico. View Details 11. Punto Sin Retorno Air date: Sep 1, 2016 Camila's operation goes underground after aligning with the Jimenez cartel; and, using information gleaned from Güero's book, Teresa and Brenda attempt to start a new life. View Details Show More Episodes Critic Reviews for Queen of the South Season 1 All Critics (19) | Top Critics (10) | Fresh (13) | Rotten (6) The action is choreographed with kinetic propulsion; Alejandro Martinez's photography colourfully presents an adventure in wild places; and the trajectory of the complex plot, with its different story arcs, is impossible to guess. Aug 5, 2016 | Full Review… Graeme Blundell The Australian Top Critic 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. Jul 7, 2016 | Rating: B | Full Review… Ed Bark Uncle Barky Top Critic "Queen of the South" is far from the best modern TV has to offer. But for all its amped up aesthetics, I'm not sure it even wants to be part of the club. Jun 30, 2016 | Rating: C+ | Full Review… Ben Travers indieWire Top Critic While [the premiere] is burdened by the usual pilot trappings, such as too much exposition and an expedited plot, it's also a good look at just what this show will potentially be: a violent, fun drama with a great lead performance. Apr 29, 2019 | Full Review… Kyle Fowle Entertainment Weekly Top Critic If potential was cocaine, this show would have mounds of it piled up on the coffee table. Jun 27, 2016 | Full Review… Brian Moylan Guardian Top Critic There's nothing that sets it apart from, well, most shows, and any attempt to break out of the typical drama structure comes off as forced and unnecessary. Jun 27, 2016 | Rating: C+ | Full Review… Ariana Bacle Entertainment Weekly Top Critic Judging by [the premiere], Queen of the South faces some tough going. Apr 29, 2019 | Full Review… Scott D. Pierce Salt Lake Tribune A lot of Queen of the South's dialogue is faux-noirishly over-arch. And its too-frequent, too-lush romantic scenes betray its novela roots. But the action scenes, when the come, are surprisingly effective. Apr 29, 2019 | Full Review… Glenn Garvin Reason Online Queen of the South is unapologetically trashy one moment and bizarrely triumphant the next. And, yeah, by the end of the [premiere], I found myself totally wanting more. Apr 29, 2019 | Full Review… Meghan O'Keefe Decider In the first five episodes that have aired so far, it's the resourceful female characters' struggles to be seen as something more than single-use that give Queen of the South its moderate surprises and satisfactions. Jul 22, 2016 | Full Review… Inkoo Kang MTV Gritty, violent drug cartel story has strong female lead. Jun 28, 2016 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review… Melissa Camacho Common Sense Media The show sells us on the idea that pretty, wide-smiling Teresa can become a capable, even vicious, defender of her own hide when threatened, and that Queen of the South might be able to tell a familiar story in a fresh way. Jun 27, 2016 | Full Review… Ken Tucker Yahoo! TV View All Critic Reviews (19) Audience Reviews for Queen of the South: Season 1 Aug 25, 2020 Good entertainment. It's surprising that this is a USA Network original, actually. Impressive work. JL R Aug 19, 2020 Woww I liked this serie too much ,i recommend it badly Faten B Jul 07, 2020 Ridiculous caricatures, more holes in the plot than a Swiss cheese, absolutely dreadful acting from some of the leads. Only Americans with no taste or sensibility could rate this as good n Jonathan S Jun 21, 2020 Season 1 was interesting, in that it revealed a bit of the more complex scenarios and personalities that the drug world is replete with. However, the other seasons were the most repetitive of any show I've ever watched on television. The entire story could have been easily summarized in a total of about 15-20 episodes. Instead, each season repeated the same story-line, changing the name of the characters and cities, same plot lines, this drug queen or king pin stealing the load from another, kidnapping and killing key members of their rival gangs in various fashion from hanging upside down to nailing them onto the wall with a large nail gun. The show is disturbing and a vehicle to display violence. The one redeeming theme is that Theresa Mendoza, the lead character, Queen of the South, claims to want to be more honest and just with people, but she inevitably fails in that philosophy as well, when she realizes she can't win by being "fair," when you are dealing with the type of characters that live in the drug world. The only thing she earns is the followership of some of her own gang, which, in the end, doesn't matter one bit. In the face of her leadership, thousands of people die consuming drugs and pursuing the money and power that comes "temporarily" with the sale of the drugs. I do not recommend this series. Darla D Jun 11, 2020 My guy friend suggest me and I believe it worth it. After I start to watch it, getting more and more curious to know what's next. And addictive. Until season4 it's a bit different that previous season 1-3. But still fun to watch. Kanyanat V Jun 10, 2020 Great writing, incredible cast and so good to see women in charge; albeit of a drugs cartel! Compulsive, dare I say- addictive, viewing! Seven G Apr 24, 2020 My cup of tea! Unrealistic or not as some said, it's a great entertaining show, and it is always exciting to see a badass gorgeous woman kicking ass while having a big heart! I love it! PS: And, sorry, Alice Braga is just too damn beautiful! Wahb M Feb 03, 2020 Excellent viewing. Binge Worthy. Scott B Aug 31, 2019 Addictive and enticing! Leila S Jul 19, 2019 Consistent action, drama, and suspense. 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