Telemundo’s La Reina del Sur season two to debut on Monday, April 22 at 10pm

Telemundo has scheduled the premiere of the return of La Reina del Sur for Monday, April 22 at 10pm/9c. The most successful series in Telemundo’s history stars Kate del Castillo who returns to claim her throne as Teresa Mendoza.

In preparation for this highly awaited comeback, the network is airing a Special Edition Season 1 beginning Monday, March 4th at 10pm/9c, which will also be available with English subtitles across all platforms including Telemundo App, VOD and Telemundo.com. To download the key art, click here and to download character photos of the cast, click here.

“This feels like coming home again,” added series star del Castillo. “Teresa means a lot to me. It’s the role that allowed me to conquer the medium in a way that impacted my life. I am glad audiences will get a chance to see how it all began with the special edition of the first season. They will experience first-hand why the original series still reigns supreme in this genre. Just know that the upcoming new season is all that and more. Much, much more of what audiences demand from television today.”

Shot on location in eight countries, the return of La Reina del Sur is set eight years after powerful drug trafficker Teresa Mendoza disappeared into the U.S. Federal Witness Protection Program for bringing down Mexican presidential candidate Epifanio Vargas. Hers is now a life of total anonymity as “María Dantes,” who is peacefully raising her daughter Sofía in the Tuscan village of Massa Marittima in Italy. However, her life takes an unexpected turn, and she will do the impossible to reclaim her throne as La Reina del Sur.

Created by Arturo Pérez-Reverte, La Reina del Sur is written by Roberto Stopello, Juan Marcos Blanco, Miguel Ferrari, and José Miguel Nuñez. Marcos Santana is executive producer and Showrunner of the series, with Telemundo’s Martha Godoy and AG Studios’ Rodrigo Guerrero as executive producers. La Reina del Sur Season 2 is a co-production between Telemundo Global Studios and Netflix. Telemundo has the exclusive rights in the U.S. and Puerto Rico, and Netflix has the exclusive rights for the rest of the world for OTT.