Looking for a new thriller series that combines humor, history and emotion?
The Watch With Us team has a new Netflix series that you have to check out this weekend. Las Muertas, or The Dead Girls, is a new six-episode limited series from Mexico that will shock and entertain you.
Murder and sex trafficking mix with political corruption and betrayal in this new show starring actors from other hit Netflix shows and movies like The Club, Sense8 and Gentefied.
Check out The Dead Girls now — but get ready for a wild ride.
‘The Dead Girls’ Is a Fictionalized Take on a Darkly Fascinating Event
In The Dead Girls, sisters Serafina (Paulina Gaitán, Narcos) and Arcángela (Arcelia Ramírez, The Club) make sex trafficking and murder their family business. Their story is shocking — but it’s inspired by real events.
The Dead Girls is based on a novel of the same name by Jorge Ibargüengoitia, which is itself inspired by the story of “Las Poquianchis“, four sisters who ran Rancho El Ángel, a large-scale prostitution ring that was believed to have murdered at least 91 people. The series doesn’t shy away from showing the brutality of their crimes, but it also digs into how corruption, poverty and systemic neglect allowed the sisters to operate for so long. That combination of true crime and social commentary makes this retelling both horrifying and unforgettable.
It’s Directed by a Master of Mexican Satire and Cultural Critique
Filmmaker Luis Estrada is the mind behind The Dead Girls, and he’s known for films that parody Mexican government and law enforcement, including previous Netflix collaborations like ¡Que viva México!
Estrada’s unique satirical humor blends with violence and shocking twists in this darkly comedic series. While the subject matter is grim, his sharp direction keeps it fast-moving, engaging and surprisingly entertaining. Estrada has a knack for balancing spectacle with biting commentary, so viewers will walk away thinking. It’s rare to find a show that makes you laugh, cringe and reflect on systemic corruption all at the same time — and Estrada delivers exactly that.
It Allows Its Female Characters to Be Complex — For Better or Worse
There aren’t a lot of female serial killers, so seeing them on TV is always intriguing. The Dead Girls makes Serafina and Arcángela fully developed, complex characters, rather than keeping them one-dimensional.
The sisters’ rise through the crime world is fueled by their frustration with the corruption and poverty around them, but before very long, they become just as villainous as the forces they’re fighting against. The show also contrasts their ruthlessness with moments of vulnerability, forcing audiences to reckon with the uneasy mix of empathy and horror. It’s not about glorifying the sisters, but about showing the messy, contradictory human truths behind their violence — which makes the story even more chilling.
Watch The Dead Girls on Netflix.
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