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The Inmate

2018 · 1 season

A tense, grim infiltration thriller that keeps you on edge with its claustrophobic prison setting and constant threat of discovery.

Genres
Drama, Crime
Starring
Ignacio Serricchio, Ana Claudia Talancón, Erik Hayser
Overview
A former U.S. Marine, Lázaro Mendoza, enters a maximum security prison in Mexico (La Rotunda), under a false identity and accused of an alleged triple murder. Now as Dante Pardo, his mission is to infiltrate a dangerous band of inmates and guards that operate inside and outside of prison who are the prime suspects of the kidnapping of the teenage daughter of U.S. Judge, John Morris. Inside La Rotunda, Lázaro has to find out who carried out the kidnapping and the whereabouts of the girl.

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Stream in the UK
  • Netflix
More options Data from JustWatch
Genres
Drama, Crime
Starring
Ignacio Serricchio, Ana Claudia Talancón, Erik Hayser
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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • corruption
  • survival
  • deception
  • power
Places
  • prison
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror3
Humour1
Realism7
Romance1
Tension8
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, crime
Starring
Ignacio Serricchio, Ana Claudia Talancón, Erik Hayser, Alejandro Calva, Mariana Seoane, David Chocarro, Flavio Medina, Luis Felipe Tovar
Cinematography
Jaime Reynoso
Length
1 seasons, 13 episodes, 60 min each
Network
Telemundo
Country
Mexico
Languages
Spanish

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