Briarpatch follows Allegra Dill (Rosario Dawson), a dogged investigator returning to her border-town Texas home after her sister is murdered. What begins as a search for a killer turns into an all-consuming fight to bring her corrupt hometown to its knees.

The season also features Clyde Brattle (Alan Cumming), an elegant, charming, and murderous arms dealer. He arrives in town to wreak havoc and settle some old scores; Eve Raytek (Kim Dickens), the local Chief of Police and an authoritative firecracker; and Jake Spivey (Jay R. Ferguson), Allegra’s childhood best friend and former running buddy. Once the poorest kid in town, he’s returned from years of shadowy business abroad and reinvented himself as the region’s richest swell.

The season celebrates the beloved genres represented by Thomas’ book, a stylish blend of crime and pulp fiction, while updating his sense of fun, danger, and place for a new generation.

Starring Rosario Dawson (Luke Cage), Alan Cumming (The Good Wife), Kim Dickens (Fear The Walking Dead), Jay R. Ferguson (Mad Men), Brian Geraghty (Chicago P.D.), and Edi Gathegi (StartUp). 

Briarpatch premieres February 6th on USA Network with 10 episodes.

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Peering behind the all-American facade, the series dives into the cutthroat world of competitive high school cheerleading. It follows the fraught relationship between two best friends, Addy and Beth, after a new coach arrives to bring their team to prominence. While the girls’ friendship is put to the test, their young lives are changed forever when a shocking crime rocks their quiet suburban world.

THE CHARACTERS

The series is based on the acclaimed novel by Megan Abbott, who serves as writer and executive producer along with Gina Fattore (Dawson’s Creek, Gilmore Girls). Peter Berg (Friday Night Lights) and Michael Lombardo of Film 44, Sarah Condon and Karen Rosenfelt executive produce. Academy Award®-nominated director Steph Green (The Americans) directed and executive produced the pilot. Netflix co-produces and has the first-run rights to the series outside of the U.S.

Starring Marlo Kelly (Home & Away), Willa Fitzgerald (Scream: The TV Series), Herizen Guardiola (The Get Down), Zach Roerig (The Vampire Diaries), Rob Heaps (Imposters), Alison Thornton (Girlfriends’ Guide To Divorce), and Paul Fitzgerald (Younger).

Dare Me premieres December 29th on USA Network.

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For fans of the popular Netflix television series such as Narcos and Breaking Bad, Queen of the South is quickly becoming more popular after making its debut on Netflix this year! The series was originally produced by USA Network in 2016, and the first season has since been added on Netflix.

In this action packed drama, Theresa Mendoza meets the love of her life, El Guero, a bright-eyed, handsome man who just happens to be working for one of the most infamous drug cartels in Mexico, the Vargas Cartel. Theresa is swept into a world of riches, love and danger with her new boyfriend, however the luscious lifestyle doesn’t last for long. Theresa is forced to flee from the cartel, with nothing but an old notebook and her intuition by her side, hoping to seek refuge, illegally in America.

The full 13 episodes chronicles her struggle for freedom within the close grasps of famous cartel leaders, who will stop at nothing to keep their businesses booming and their secrets hidden. Theresa confides in an unlikely companion, taking out their enemies one by one until Theresa is safe again.

Not only is Theresa Mendoza trying to save herself from the personal vengeance of the cartel leaders but she finds herself caught in between the ever-growing drug war spanning from Mexico to America. Season one takes a dramatic and dark look at the life of a young girl running from the most powerful people in Mexico, who seemingly have their eyes everywhere.

Theresa slowly unfolds the secrets of the cartel, in the notebook left to her by her late boyfriend, risking not only her life but the hierarchy of each individual cartel. Theresa has information on each cartel, so does that make her friend or foe to the others?

Theresa has the uncanny ability to transfer her fear into motivation and power, making her a force to be reckoned with throughout the drug war. Truly a modern heroine. Faced against other powerful women, much like Cersei Lannister for GOT fans, it is the battle of the fittest, turning stereotypes on their heads and watching powerful women take a stance in the drug trade.

This series was originally released in Spanish, based off of the global best-selling novel “La Reina Del Sur” by Arturo Pèrez-Reverte, and it was then adapted for American television and later released on Netflix. The second season has already aired, but we’re waiting for it to come to Netflix! Recently, Queen of the South was renewed for a third season.

This series stars: Alice Braga (I Am Legend), Veronica Falcón, Peter Gadiot (Once Upon a Time), Joaquim de Almeida, Hemky Madera, Justina Machado (The Purge: Anarchy and Six Feet Under), as well as Jon-Michael Ecker (Narcos).

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Synopsis

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.

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