Telemundo Drops ‘Reina Del Sur’ Season 3 Trailer, Premiere Date And New Timeslot

Kate del Castillo returns as Teresa Mendoza for the highly anticipated season 3 of La Reina del Sur, based on Arturo Perez-Reverte’s best-selling novel. The series was a hit for Telemundo when it debuted in 2011. It took eight years for the network to make the sequel, returning in April 2019, and another three for the third chapter.

Telemundo today announced the third installment premieres Tuesday, October 18 and will move to 9 p.m. ET/PT, an hour earlier than its prior seasons. It also dropped a new trailer to fuel interest among die-hard fans, with the show’s star promoting it among her nine million Instagram followers, quickly generating over 100 thousand likes.

Season 3 of La Reina del Sur opens four years after the second season with Teresa behind bars in the U.S. for the murders of three DEA agents. She’s once again separated from her daughter Sofia. She’s freed in a dramatic jailbreak, leading her back to a covert world powered by alliances and secret deals and taking her on another action-packed adventure as she seeks to end her life as a fugitive and reunite with her daughter.

“This one, the third one [season] has nothing to do with narco trafficking. It has nothing to do with dealing drugs… So I am very, very happy about it because I always said that Teresa Mendoza is Teresa Mendoza regardless of what she does for a living. Knowing that she is a survivor and she doesn’t victimize herself – although she was a victim – but she lives in this man’s world and she makes the most out of it…. Now she’s a mother. She’s much a more mature woman in this third one,” shared del Castillo during a virtual press tour earlier this month.

“La Reina del Sur reigns supreme as the cornerstone of our Super Series™ franchises, and this epic saga continues filled with action, suspense and adventure, revealing Teresa Mendoza’s new purpose and putting her abilities, grit and cunning to the test,” said Karen Barroeta, EVP, Production & Development, Telemundo Global Studios. “Kate del Castillo remains a big part of why the series continues to broaden its appeal among and beyond our Spanish-speaking viewers. Combined with her star power and an exciting narrative, we are certain this third season of La Reina will be a game-changer that will continue to grow her fandom and influence Spanish-language media for years to come.”

Telemundo hopes the return of La Reina del Sur – one of its most popular franchises – will provide the network a primetime ratings lift.

The series’ inaugural season broke viewing records back in 2011 with its finale outperforming all television networks, regardless of language. The second installment ended its run as the No. 1 program at 10 p.m. regardless of language and was awarded an International Emmy Award in the Best Non-English Language U.S. Primetime Program category. Telemundo is currently behind rival Univision from 9 to 11 p.m.

In addition to Kate del Castillo (Bad Boys for Life, Ingobernable, Maya and the Three), the series features Pêpê Rapazote (Queen of the South, Shameless), Humberto Zurita (La Querida del Centauro, La Reina del Sur), Isabella Sierra (La Reina del Sur 2, 100 Días para Enamorarnos), Kika Edgar (La Reina del Sur 2, Mujeres Asesinas), Alejandro Calva (La Reina del Sur, Señora Acero), Tiago Correa (La Reina del Sur 2, La Casa de las Flores), Eduardo Yáñez (La Reina del Sur 2, Falsa Identidad), Lincoln Palomeque (La Reina del Sur, Señora Acero) Antonio Gil (La Reina del Sur 2), Emmanuel Orenday (La Reina del Sur, Señora Acero), Cuca Escribano (La Reina del Sur), Sara Vidorreta (La Reina del Sur), Agata Clares (La Reina del Sur), Dmitry Anisimov (La Reina del Sur), Noe Hernandez, Horacio Garcia Rojas, Ed Trucco, Carlos Valencia, Arturo Ríos, Denia Agalianou, Anderley Palomino, Fernando Solorzano and Victor Rebull, with a special participation by Sofia Lama, Matias Novoa, and Beth Chamberlin.