Will there be another season on Netflix?
Telemundo’s riveting and soapy Spanish telenovela La Reina del Sur has stunned audiences with countless twists and turns in the plot over the years. As the The channel’s highest-rated telenovelait’s no surprise that the series has garnered a lot of attention on Netflix.
Although the last season was released last January, La Reina del Sur remains a very popular option on Netflix and is widely streamed around the world, regularly ranking in the top 10 in numerous countries. Millions of fans are excited to see if there will be one La Reina del Sur Season 4 or whether they should consider the end of season 3 as the series finale.
Based on the novel of the same name by Spanish author Arturo Pérez-Reverte, the series caused quite a stir when it debuted in 2011 – seemingly justifying its colossal price tag (It took over $10 million to make!). La Reina del Sur became notable enough to warrant an American spin-off title queen of the south, starring Alice Braga.
Here’s everything we know about the opportunities La Reina del Sur Season 4 takes place on Telemundo.
Is the fourth season of La Reina del Sur happening?
Since La Reina del Sur is not a Netflix original, it is not up to the streaming service to decide the fate of the series (unless an agreement is reached for Netflix to handle production, as is the case with ” Longmire, manifest, Lucifer, etc.). In this case, however, this seems unlikely.
Unfortunately for fans, it might be time to say goodbye to Teresa Mendoza. Last February, shortly after Season 3 premiered on Netflix (after originally premiering on Telemundo in October 2022), the outlet wrote El Comercio reported that lead actress Kate del Castillo stopped by the talk show La Mesa Caliente and said she felt season three was an excellent conclusion to the show.
Here is her quote, courtesy of El Comercio (translated from Spanish):
“I think the third is the last and as it should be (we have to) say goodbye to Teresita, so enjoy it,” the actress said.
On the positive side, La Reina del Sur Season 3 ended with the conclusion of most of the series’ major story arcs, so fans won’t be left with a massive unresolved cliffhanger.
If you are looking for shows like La Reina del Surthere are several other options available on Netflix including Queen of the South, the American adaptation of the Telemundo series. All five seasons are available now on Netflix. Other shows that may be of interest are: Inviolable, narcotics, Narcos: MexicoAnd The day I met El Chapo.
Additionally, Sofia Vergara will star in an upcoming limited series Griselda about Griselda Blanco, the founder of one of the most important cartels in history.
Nothing new at the moment La Reina del Sur on the horizon, but stay tuned to Netflix Life for any details or updates that may come to light regarding the telenovela.
