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*El marginal*
El marginal
Genre	Crime drama
Created by	Sebastián Ortega; Adrián Caetano;
Written by	Adrián Caetano; Guillermo Salmerón; Silvina Olschansky; Omar Quiroga; Nicolás Marina; Andrés Pascaner; Natalia Torres; Gabriel Macias;
Directed by	Israel Adrián Caetano; Luis Ortega; Mariano Ardanaz; Javier Pérez; Alejandro Ciancio;
Starring	Various Juan Minujín; Nicolás Furtado; Claudio Rissi; Gerardo Romano; Martina Gusmán; Carlos Portaluppi; Abel Ayala; Brian Buley; Daniel Pacheco; Marcelo Peralta; Emanuel García; Jorge Lorenzo; Mariano Argento; Gerardo Otero; Adriana Salonia; Maite Lanata; Aylin Prandi; Esteban Lamothe; Nacho Sureda; Roly Serrano; Diego Cremonesi; Verónica Llinás; Rodrigo Noya; Daniel Fanego; Lorenzo Ferro; Alejandro Awada; Osqui Guzmán; Ana María Picchio; Denis Corat; David Masajnik; Rodolfo Ranni; Luis Luque; Ariel Staltari; María Leal;
Opening theme	"El marginal" by Sara Hebe; "Entre cuatro paredes" by Duki and Vicentico, composed by UTF-8 (season 3);
Country of origin	Argentina
Original language	Spanish
No. of seasons	5
No. of episodes	43
Production
Executive producer	Gustavo Errico
Producer	Sebastián Ortega
Cinematography	Sergio Dotta
Running time	45–82 minutes
Production companies	Underground Producciones; Televisión Pública;
Original release
Network	Televisión Pública
Release	2 June 2016 –; 27 August 2019
Network	Netflix
Release	19 January –; 4 May 2022
Related
	The Inmate

El marginal is an Argentine crime drama television series created by Sebastián Ortega and Adrián Caetano through Underground Producciones for the channel Televisión Pública. Its first season, consisting of 13 episodes, starred an ensemble cast featuring Juan Minujín, Nicolás Furtado, Claudio Rissi, Gerardo Romano, Martina Gusmán, Carlos Portaluppi, Abel Ayala, Brian Buley, Daniel Pacheco, Marcelo Peralta, Emanuel García, Jorge Lorenzo, Mariano Argento, Gerardo Otero, Adriana Salonia, Maite Lanata, and Aylin Prandi, and was broadcast from 2 June to 8 September 2016, later becoming available on Netflix on 7 October 2016. It received the Golden Martín Fierro award,^[1] a Tato award, a Series Mania award, and was also nominated for a Platino Award for Best Miniseries or TV series.

Following the success of the first season, a second season was ordered, with Esteban Lamothe, Nacho Sureda, Roly Serrano, Diego Cremonesi, Verónica Llinás, Rodrigo Noya, and Daniel Fanego joining the cast. A prequel, it premiered on 17 July 2018, consisting of eight episodes and concluding on 4 September; it was released on Netflix on 28 September. An American adaptation, The Inmate, was released later that year on Telemundo.

The eight-episode third season premiered on 9 July 2019 and concluded on 27 August, with Lorenzo Ferro, Alejandro Awada, Osqui Guzmán, Ana María Picchio, Denis Corat, and David Masajnik as new cast members. It was released on Netflix on 27 September 2019. The fourth and fifth seasons were released exclusively on Netflix on 19 January 2022 and 4 May 2022 consisting of eight and six episodes, respectively. Rodolfo Ranni, Luis Luque, and Ariel Staltari joined in the fourth, with María Leal added in the fifth. A female-led spin-off series, En el barro, is currently in production by Netflix.

Series overview

Season	Episodes	Originally released
Season	Episodes	First released	Last released	Network
1	13	2 June 2016 (2016-06-02)	8 September 2016 (2016-09-08)	Televisión Pública
2	8	17 July 2018 (2018-07-17)	4 September 2018 (2018-09-04)
3	8	9 July 2019 (2019-07-09)	27 August 2019 (2019-08-27)
4	8	19 January 2022 (2022-01-19)		Netflix
5	6	4 May 2022 (2022-05-04)		Netflix

In the first season, former cop Miguel Palacios is jailed at San Onofre under a fake name and a fake judicial case. His mission is to infiltrate a criminal gang of prisoners and prison guards and gather information about the daughter of a judge kidnapped by said gang.

The second season is a prequel that takes place three years before Miguel Palacios infiltrated San Onofre. Mario Borges and Juan Pablo "Diosito" Borges are sent to San Onofre where they plan to overthrow the leader of the prison, "El Sapo" Quiroga. To achieve that, they ally themselves with the "Sub-21" gang and with Patricio Salgado, a doctor with a mysterious past.

In the third season, the Borges brothers are tasked with taking care of Cristian Pardo, the son of an important businessman, who killed his friend while drunk in a car accident. While Diosito is tasked with the boy's care, the "Sub-21" joins with "Pantera" and Bruni to take down the Borges.

Cast and characters

Juan Minujín as Miguel Palacios / Osvaldo "Pastor" Peña (seasons 1, 4–5, guest season 3)
Nicolás Furtado as Juan Pablo "Diosito" Borges
Claudio Rissi as Mario Borges
Gerardo Romano as Sergio Antín
Martina Gusmán as Emma Molinari (seasons 1–4)
Carlos Portaluppi as Morcilla (seasons 1–3)
Abel Ayala as César
Brian Buley as Pedro "Pedrito" Pedraza (seasons 1–3, guest season 4)
Daniel Pacheco as James "Colombia"
Marcelo Peralta as Barny (seasons 1–4, guest season 5)
Emanuel García as Arnold (seasons 1–4)
Jorge Lorenzo as Capece
Mariano Argento as Cayetano Lunati (season 1, recurring season 3)
Gerardo Otero as Fernando Palacios (season 1)
Adriana Salonia as Lucrecia (season 1)
Maite Lanata as Luna Lunati (seasons 1 and 5, recurring season 3)
Aylin Prandi as Sofía (season 1, recurring season 3)
Esteban Lamothe as Patricio "Doc" Salgado (season 2)
Nacho Sureda as Pantera (seasons 2–3)
Roly Serrano as "Sapo" Quiroga (season 2, guest season 3)
Diego Cremonesi as Quique "Cuis" (season 2, guest season 3)
Verónica Llinás as Rita (season 2)
Rodrigo Noya as Nicolás "Oaki" Olmos (season 2)
Daniel Fanego as Garófalo (season 2)
Lorenzo Ferro as Cristian "Moco" Pardo (season 3)
Alejandro Awada as Oliverio Bruni (season 3)
Osqui Guzmán as Ramos (season 3)
Ana María Picchio as Estela Morales (season 3)
Denis Corat as Marquitos (season 3)
David Masajnik as Juan Carlos "Tubito" Rodríguez (season 3)
Rodolfo Ranni as Benito Galván (season 4)
Luis Luque as Coco (season 4)
Ariel Staltari as José "Bardo" Muriazo (seasons 4–5)
Juan Pablo Cestaro as El Bromas (seasons 4–5)
María Leal as María Virginia Piñeiro (season 5)

Distribution

The series was initially aired on the Televisión Pública channel. It was acquired by Netflix after the end of the original run, becoming available for Latin America, the United States, the United Kingdom, Spain and Portugal. El Marginal and Estocolmo were the first Argentine television series acquired by Netflix in 2016.^[2]

A second season was confirmed in 2017.^[3] It debuted on Argentine television on 17 July 2018 to high ratings.^[4] The third season was confirmed in September 2018,^[5] and premiered on 9 July 2019.^[6]

The fourth and fifth seasons were released exclusively on Netflix on 19 January and 4 May 2022, respectively.

Awards

The program received eight nominations for the Martín Fierro Awards, and won for best miniseries and best writers. One of the producers thanked for the award, but criticized the organization of the nominations, as they sometimes include television programs from very disparate genres.^[1] Actor Gerardo Romano used his brief time to ask people to vote for Cristina Fernández de Kirchner at the 2017 legislative elections.^[7] At the end of the ceremony, the program received the Golden Martín Fierro Award.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Martín Fierro 2017: El Marginal se llevó el Oro y Mirtha Legrand el de Brillantes" [Martín Fierro 2017: El Marginal took the gold and Mirtha Legrand the Diamonds] (in Spanish). La Nación. June 19, 2017. Archived from the original on July 10, 2018. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
^ "Netflix estrenará El marginal y Estocolmo en todo el mundo" [Netflix will premiere El Marginal and Estocolmo in all the world] (in Spanish). La Nación. August 16, 2016. Archived from the original on November 25, 2016. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
^ "Vuelve "El Marginal": La serie tendrá su segunda temporada!" ["El Marginal" returns: the series will have a second season!] (in Spanish). Metro 951. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
^ "El Marginal 2: a horas del estreno, ya se habla de una tercera temporada". La Nación (Buenos Aires). 18 July 2018. Archived from the original on 18 July 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
^ "'El Marginal' Is Returning For Season 3". Bustle. September 28, 2018.
^ "El Marginal Season 3 on Netflix". Netflix. September 27, 2019.
^ "Martín Fierro 2017: Gerardo Romano hizo campaña por Cristina Kirchner" [Martín Fierro 2017: Gerardo Romano campaigned for Cristina Kirchner] (in Spanish). La Nación. June 19, 2017. Archived from the original on December 15, 2018. Retrieved June 16, 2017.