Shows Like La Reina del Sur

If you liked La Reina del Sur (2011), a drama and crime series, here are 20 shows with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

1
Queen of the South (2016)
★ 7.6/10Also crime and drama
Teresa flees Mexico after her drug-runner boyfriend is murdered. Settling in Dallas, she looks to become the country's reigning drug smuggler and to avenge her lover's murder.
2
Pablo Escobar: The Drug Lord (2012)
★ 7.7/10Also crime and drama
Pablo is a man with a natural ability for business. Early in his life, Pablo is introduced to the business of cocaine and the power it yields. A young life of crime lands Pablo in and out of jail as he builds his…
3
El Señor de los Cielos (2013)
★ 8/10Also crime and drama
Set in the 1990s, these are the life and times of Amado Carrillo Fuentes, a man who became the head of the Juárez cartel. Nicknamed “El Señor de los Cielos” (Lord of the Skies) because of the large fleet of airplanes…
4
Sin senos sí hay paraíso (2016)
★ 7.6/10Also crime and drama
A young woman born in a mafia-controlled town seeks revenge on those who wrongfully harmed and imprisoned her family.
5
El Chapo (2017)
★ 7.5/10Also drama and crime
A look at the life of notorious drug kingpin, El Chapo, from his early days in the 1980s working for the Guadalajara Cartel, to his rise to power of during the '90s and his ultimate downfall in 2016.
6
The Snitch Cartel: Origins (2022)
★ 7.9/10Also crime and drama
Over four decades, two brothers in Cali juggle family duties, multiple romances and illicit businesses, transforming from poor kids to cocaine kingpins.
7
El Chema (2016)
★ 7.7/10Also crime and drama
Follow one man's epic journey as he transforms from wily underage drug smuggler to one of the world's most infamous cartel leaders.
8
BMF (2021)
★ 8/10Also drama and crime
The drug trafficking drama is inspired by the true story of two brothers who rose from the decaying streets of southwest Detroit in the late 1980s and gave birth to one of the most influential crime families in the…
9
Narcos: Mexico (2018)
★ 7.9/10Also drama and crime
See the rise of the Guadalajara Cartel as an American DEA agent learns the danger of targeting narcos in 1980s Mexico.
10
El Inmortal: Gangs of Madrid (2022)
★ 7.2/10Also drama and crime
Consists of the fictionalization of the story of 'Los Miami's', a criminal organization led by 'El inmortal' that controlled the cocaine trade in Madrid in the 1990s.
11
Wrong Side of the Tracks (2022)
★ 7.2/10Also drama and crime
When his teenage granddaughter falls victim to the drug dealers overtaking his neighborhood, a fed-up war veteran takes matters into his own hands.
12
Power (2014)
★ 7.7/10Also crime and drama
A successful New York entrepreneur lives a double life as the head of a drug empire that serves only the rich and influential, all while wanting to escape the underworld and keep his family safe.
13
Narcos (2015)
★ 8.1/10Also crime and drama
A gritty chronicle of the war against Colombia's infamously violent and powerful drug cartels.
14
La piloto (2017)
★ 7.5/10Also drama and crime
Yolanda dreamed her entire life of being a pilot. She found a stewardess job, and an unexpected role in drug smuggling.
15
Good Girls (2018)
★ 7.8/10Also drama and crime
Three "good girl" suburban wives and mothers suddenly find themselves in desperate circumstances and decide to stop playing it safe and risk everything to take their power back.
16
Silent Cargo (2022)
★ 6.4/10Also crime and drama
November 2019. A semi-submersible loaded with three tons of cocaine is seized off the Galician coast after having crossed the Atlantic. The captain, Nando, a promising young amateur boxer, travels accompanied by a…
17
Too Old to Die Young (2019)
★ 7.4/10Also crime and drama
In one tragic night, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Deputy Martin Jones's life is blown apart, and he is forced into a deadly underground of Cartel soldiers, Yakuza assassins, and mysterious vigilantes. Soon he finds…
18
Griselda (2024)
★ 7.2/10Also drama and crime
Inspired by real events, this fictional dramatization shows Griselda Blanco's journey from Medellín to becoming "the Godmother" of Miami's drug empire.
19
Gangs of Galicia (2024)
★ 6.9/10Also drama and crime
When her father's murder reveals a hidden double life, a lawyer seeks revenge by infiltrating a Galician drug cartel and becoming close to its leader.
20
This City Is Ours (2025)
★ 7.5/10Also drama and crime
After trying to leave a world of crime, Michael is dragged back into the fold to answer questions. Back in Liverpool tensions continue to bubble amongst the remaining members of the gang, and a gangster who's just been…