USA's Queen of the South — New Extended Trailer

added: Fri, Jun 3rd '16

The USA Network has released a new extended preview for "Queen of the South," the English-language remake of the popular telenovela "La Reina del Sur," about a low-level drug dealer's girlfriend and her rise to become the most powerful drug trafficker in the world.

Brazilian actress Alice Braga (City of God, Elysium) steps into the role of rising Queenpin Teresa Mendoza, which was previously played by Mexican superstar Kate del Castillo (who is the actress that had arranged the now-infamous meeting between Sean Penn and El Chapo) in the original telenovela.

The series, which is also based on Spanish author Arturo Perez-Reverte's best-selling international crime novel, hails from "Little Miss Sunshine" producer David T. Friendly and "The Final Girls" screenwriters M.A. Fortin and Joshua John Miller with "The Shield" producer Scott Rosenbaum serving as showrunner.

Greenlit for 13 episodes, "Queen of the South" also stars Mexican actress Veronica Falcon, Joaquim de Almeida (Our Brand Is Crisis), Justina Machado (Six Feet Under) and Hemky Madera (Ash vs Evil Dead).

TV helmer Charlotte Sieling (Homeland, Wayward Pines) helms the pilot episode, which is set to air on Thursday, June 23rd.

synopsis:
QUEEN OF THE SOUTH tells the powerful story of Teresa Mendoza (Alice Braga). When her drug-dealing boyfriend is unexpectedly murdered in Mexico, Teresa is forced to go on the run and seek refuge in America, where she teams with an unlikely figure from her past to bring down the leader of the very drug trafficking ring that has her on the run. In the process, she learns the tools of the trade and strategically positions herself to become the leader of the Cartel.

directed by Charlotte Sieling

starring Alice Braga, Peter Gadiot, Joaquim de Almeida, Justina Machado, Veronica Falcon, Hemky Madera, Peter Gadiot

release date June 23, 2016

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