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Queen of the South (2016)

Queen of the South poster
Genre
thriller television series
Country
United States
Length
5 seasons, 62 episodes
Rated
TV-MA
Rating
7.6 of 10 from 472 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman rises in a drug cartel after her boyfriend is killed by a Mexican cartel boss. She uses her wits to survive and build power.

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What happens

Queen of the South is an American crime drama television series developed by M.A. Fortin and Joshua John Miller. The series premiered on June 23, 2016, and concluded on June 9, 2021, with 62 episodes aired on USA Network. It is an adaptation of the Spanish-language telenovela La Reina del Sur which airs on USA's sister network Telemundo; both are adapted from the novel The Queen of the South by Spanish author Arturo Pérez-Reverte. The series was renewed for a fifth season on August 29, 2019. Production of the new season was suspended indefinitely on March 14, 2020, due to COVID-19, but resumed in fall 2020. On March 8, 2021, it was announced that the fifth season would premiere on April 7, 2021, and serve as the series' final season. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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