Three time Golden Globe (Portugal) winner Joaquim de Almeida ("Desperado", "Fast Five").
Peter Gadiot ("Once Upon a Time in Wonderland", "Tut").
Ratings:
IMDB: 74% Rotten Tomatoes: 86% (based on 4.3/5 average rating as of August 2016)
Length:
season 1: 13 episodes.
Notes:
Fast-paced and interesting, this show is a well-made example of simple television. It doesn't try too hard or bore with long, drawn out plot set-up. You don't have to suffer through most of an episode to figure out what's going on, or decide if you even like it. Queen of the South hits the ground running, with likable characters and an entertaining story line. The general audience seems to enjoy it a lot more than professional critics. Maybe because it's not very artistic or gory and it's not cerebral. However the writing flows well and it's fun.
IMDB: 82% Rotten Tomatoes: 72% (based on score of 7.2/10 critics), 70% (based on score of 3.5/5 audience)
Length:
season 1: 10 episodes.
Notes:
There are a few painful cliches, but it's a fun show with an interesting opening. Reed Diamond seems to get cast as an asshole a lot. Most recently, he was the defense department rep that tried to exploit the psychics in "Minority Report". Here he plays a cruel plantation owner. Certain characters (notably the plantation owner's wife) could use a little more subtlety from the writers, but for the most part the others seem to have a lot of potential depth. The music in the first episode is stellar, overseen by exec producer John Legend. It helps make the show's goal seem geared to be entertainment, rather than politically correct social commentary.
