Queen Of The South
Alice Braga stars in the USA version of "La Reina Del Sur." Watch the extended trailer here! USA

Alice Braga is taking on the iconic Teresa Mendoza role in the adaptation of "La Reina Del Sur" for the USA network. "Queen Of The South" is a drama series based on the global best-selling novel by Arturo Pérez-Reverte. It was adapted into a telenovela in 2011 starring Kate Del Castillo. Watch the trailer for the series above and tell us what you think!

"Queen Of The South" tells the powerful story of Teresa Mendoza, a woman who is forced to run and seek refuge in America after her drug-dealing boyfriend is unexpectedly murdered in Mexico. In the process, she teams up with an unlikely figure from her past to bring down the leader of the very drug trafficking ring that has her on the run.

Th series also stars Veronica Falcón (“Besos de Azúcar”) as Camila Vargas, Justina Machado (“Six Feet Under”) as Brenda Parra, Peter Gadiot (“Tut”) as James Valdez, Hemky Madera (“Weeds”) as Pote Galvez and Gerardo Taracena (“Apocalypto”) as Cesar “Batman” Guemes. Guest stars include Joaquim de Almeida (“Our Brand is Crisis”), Jon Ecker (“Narcos”) and James Martinez (“Breaking Bad”).

The drama is executive produced by David T. Friendly (“Little Miss Sunshine,” “Courage Under Fire”), along with M.A. Fortin and Joshua John Miller ("The Final Girls"). Scott Rosenbaum (“Gang Related”) will serve as showrunner. The pilot was written by Fortin and Miller, directed by Charlotte Sieling and executive produced by Pancho Mansfield (“Damien”). Fox 21 Television Studios developed and produced the pilot and will run lead on the co-production with Universal Cable Productions.

"Queen Of The South" premieres on Thursday, June 23 at 10 p.m. ET/9 p.m. CT on the USA cable network.

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