Dark Desire (TV series)
Dark Desire (Spanish: Oscuro deseo)[3] is a Mexican thriller drama streaming television series produced by Argos Comunicación for Netflix. The series stars Maite Perroni, Erik Hayser, Alejandro Speitzer, María Fernanda Yepes, Regina Pavón and Jorge Poza,[4] The start of production was confirmed on 6 May 2019,[5] and it premiered on 15 July 2020.[6]
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| Spanish | Oscuro deseo |
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| Created by | Leticia López Margalli |
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| Composer | Giovanni Rotondo |
| Country of origin | Mexico |
| Original language | Spanish |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 18 |
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| Executive producer | Patricia Benítez Laucin |
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| Running time | 30–39 minutes |
| Production company | Argos Comunicación[1] |
| Distributor | Netflix |
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| Original network | Netflix |
| Original release | 15 July 2020 – present |
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On 19 August 2020, the series was renewed for a second and final season, which is set to premiere in 2022.[7] It was also announced that season 1 of Dark Desire was the most watched non-English title on Netflix, amassing 35 million viewers in 28 days.[8]
Synopsis
Alma (Maite Perroni) is a law school professor. She is married to Leonardo (Jorge Poza), a judge who has kept much from her. They are parents of Zoe (Regina Pavón). In this context, Darío (Alejandro Speitzer) and Esteban (Erik Hayser), a police officer, also come into play.[1]
Cast and characters
Main
- Maite Perroni as Alma Solares, a law school college professor who begins the affair with Darío behind her family's back
- Erik Hayser as Esteban Solares, a police officer and Leonardo's brother, Zoe's uncle and Alma's brother-in-law
- Alejandro Speitzer as Darío Guerra, a college student and mechanic who attends Alma's class and starts to fall in love with her
- María Fernanda Yepes as Brenda Castillo, Alma's best friend
- Regina Pavón as Zoe Solares, Alma and Leonardo's rebellious daughter and Esteban's niece
- Jorge Poza as Leonardo Solares, a highly respected judge and Alma's husband, Esteban's brother and Zoe's father
Recurring
- Paulina Matos as Edith Ballesteros, Leonardo's assistant whom Alma initially thought to be her husband's mistress
- Claudia Pineda as Garcia
- Samantha Orozco as Rosalba
- Magali Boysselle as therapist
Episodes
Season 1 (2020)
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
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| 1 | "It's just sex" (Spanish: Es solo sexo) | Pedro P. Ybarra & Kenya Márquez | Nayura Aragón, Gennys Pérez & Leticia López Margalli | 15 July 2020 |
| 2 | "One last night of passion" (Spanish: Una última noche de pasión) | Pedro P. Ybarra & Kenya Márquez | Nayura Aragón, Gennys Pérez & Leticia López Margalli | 15 July 2020 |
| 3 | "What common people call love" (Spanish: Eso que los normales llaman amor) | Pedro P. Ybarra & Kenya Márquez | Nayura Aragón, Gennys Pérez & Leticia López Margalli | 15 July 2020 |
| 4 | "Love, that word" (Spanish: El amor, esa palabra) | Pedro P. Ybarra & Kenya Márquez | Nayura Aragón, Gennys Pérez & Leticia López Margalli | 15 July 2020 |
| 5 | "What do you know about Darío Guerra?" (Spanish: ¿Qué sabes acerca de Darío Guerra?) | Pedro P. Ybarra & Kenya Márquez | Nayura Aragón, Gennys Pérez & Leticia López Margalli | 15 July 2020 |
| 6 | "Are you missing the good old times?" (Spanish: ¿Extrañas los viejos tiempos?) | Pedro P. Ybarra & Kenya Márquez | Nayura Aragón, Gennys Pérez & Leticia López Margalli | 15 July 2020 |
| 7 | "You messed with the wrong woman" (Spanish: Te metiste con la mujer equivocada) | Pedro P. Ybarra & Kenya Márquez | Nayura Aragón, Gennys Pérez & Leticia López Margalli | 15 July 2020 |
| 8 | "The tell-tale heart" (Spanish: El corazón delator) | Pedro P. Ybarra & Kenya Márquez | Nayura Aragón, Gennys Pérez & Leticia López Margalli | 15 July 2020 |
| 9 | "A wicked game of mirrors" (Spanish: Un perverso juego de espejos) | Pedro P. Ybarra & Kenya Márquez | Nayura Aragón, Gennys Pérez & Leticia López Margalli | 15 July 2020 |
| 10 | "The beauty of a sudden death" (Spanish: La belleza de una muerte repentina...) | Pedro P. Ybarra & Kenya Márquez | Nayura Aragón, Gennys Pérez & Leticia López Margalli | 15 July 2020 |
| 11 | "Nothing is what it seems" (Spanish: Nada es lo que ello parece) | Pedro P. Ybarra & Kenya Márquez | Nayura Aragón, Gennys Pérez & Leticia López Margalli | 15 July 2020 |
| 12 | "We've messed up so much" (Spanish: Nos hemos equivocado tanto) | Pedro P. Ybarra & Kenya Márquez | Nayura Aragón, Gennys Pérez & Leticia López Margalli | 15 July 2020 |
| 13 | "You were only an innocent victim" (Spanish: Tú solo fuiste una inocente víctima) | Pedro P. Ybarra & Kenya Márquez | Nayura Aragón, Gennys Pérez & Leticia López Margalli | 15 July 2020 |
| 14 | "Two truths and one lie" (Spanish: Dos verdades y una mentira) | Pedro P. Ybarra & Kenya Márquez | Nayura Aragón, Gennys Pérez & Leticia López Margalli | 15 July 2020 |
| 15 | "We never talked about love" (Spanish: Nunca hablamos sobre el amor) | Pedro P. Ybarra & Kenya Márquez | Nayura Aragón, Gennys Pérez & Leticia López Margalli | 15 July 2020 |
| 16 | "Revelation 21:8... Fire is set upon his anger" (Spanish: Apocalipsis 21:8... El fuego es encendido en su ira) | Pedro P. Ybarra & Kenya Márquez | Nayura Aragón, Gennys Pérez & Leticia López Margalli | 15 July 2020 |
| 17 | "We kill what we love" (Spanish: Matamos lo que amamos) | Pedro P. Ybarra & Kenya Márquez | Nayura Aragón, Gennys Pérez & Leticia López Margalli | 15 July 2020 |
| 18 | "The answer was always there" (Spanish: La respuesta siempre estuvo ahí...) | Pedro P. Ybarra & Kenya Márquez | Nayura Aragón, Gennys Pérez & Leticia López Margalli | 15 July 2020 |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated | Result | Ref. |
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| 2020 | GQ Men of the Year Awards | Mexican Actress of the Year | Maite Perroni | Won | [9] |
| 2020 | BreakTudo Awards | TV Show of the Year | Dark Desire | Won | [10] |
References
- Cerdán, Aline (7 May 2019). "'Todo por ti', la nueva propuesta de Netflix con elenco de telenovela". Yahoo! (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 December 2019.
- Garrido, Isaac (3 July 2020). "Maite Perroni revela los secretos de "Oscuro Deseo", el nuevo thriller erótico de Netflix". GQ México (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- Jiménez, Gonzalo (25 February 2020). "Netflix revela sus nuevas películas y series hechas en México". CNET (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 26 February 2020. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
- Fernandez, Patry (6 May 2019). "'Todo por ti', la serie de Netflix que conquistará al mundo en 2020". Veo, escucho y os cuento (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 10 July 2019. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
- "Lista Maite Perroni para protagonizar serie "Todo por tí! de Netflix". Posta (in Spanish). 13 May 2019. Archived from the original on 20 July 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
- Valdez, Armando (16 June 2020). "Netflix estrenará su Oscuro Deseo". Quadratin Jalisco (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 June 2020.
- Ortega, Joselyne (19 August 2020). "'Oscuro Deseo' tendrá una segunda temporada y esto es lo que sabemos (hasta el momento)". Glamour Mexico (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 August 2020.
- "'Dark Desire' Season 2: Netflix Renewal Status & What to Expect". What's on Netflix. 27 August 2020.
- Maite Perroni brilló (literalmente) con estos pantalones de transparencias
- Confira em primeira mão a vencedora do prêmio Série do Ano no BreakTudo Awards
External links
- Dark Desire on Netflix
- Dark Desire at IMDb
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