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Dark Desire
Season 1 promotional poster
Spanish	Oscuro deseo
Genre	Thriller drama Erotic thriller
Created by	Leticia López Margalli
Written by	Nayura Aragón Gennys Pérez Leticia López Margalli
Directed by	Pedro P. Ybarra Kenya Márquez
Starring	Maite Perroni Erik Hayser Alejandro Speitzer María Fernanda Yepes Regina Pavón Jorge Poza Catherine Siachoque Arturo Barba Ariana Saavedra
Composer	Giovanni Rotondo
Country of origin	Mexico
Original language	Spanish
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	33
Production
Executive producer	Patricia Benítez Laucin
Producers	Verónica Velasco Epigmenio Ibarra Natasha Ybarra-Klor
Cinematography	Juan Pablo Ojeda Jerónimo Rodríguez
Editors	Luis Zerón Rugerio Kevin López Yáñez
Running time	30–39 minutes
Production company	Argos Comunicación
Original release
Network	Netflix
Release	15 July 2020 (2020-07-15) – 2 February 2022 (2022-02-02)

Dark Desire (Spanish: Oscuro deseo) is a Mexican thriller drama 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, The start of production was confirmed on 6 May 2019, and it premiered on 15 July 2020.

On 19 August 2020, the series was renewed for a second and final season, which premiered on 2 February 2022. 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 or 213.79 million hours.

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.

Cast and characters

Main

• Maite Perroni as Alma Quintana Solares, a former lawyer and college professor who begins the affair with Darío behind her family's back.
• Erik Hayser as Esteban Solares, a former police officer and Leonardo's brother, Zoe's uncle and Alma's ex-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 (season 1), Alma's best friend who has recently gone through a divorce. She committed suicide by cutting her wrists, opening a case in which Darío, Leonardo and Esteban were suspects in Brenda's apparent murder due to their connection to her
• Regina Pavón as Zoe Solares, Alma and Leonardo's rebellious daughter and Esteban's niece who is struggling with her sexuality
• Jorge Poza as Leonardo Solares, a highly respected former judge and Alma's ex-husband, Esteban's brother and Zoe's father
• Catherine Siachoque as Lys Antoine (season 2), Darío's aunt and foster mother who had a sexual relationship with him
• Arturo Barba as Íñigo Lazcano (season 2), a lawyer and Julieta's father
• Ariana Saavedra as Julieta Lazcano (season 2), Darío's fiancée who turns up dead the day before their wedding

Recurring

• Paulina Matos as Edith Ballesteros (season 1), Leonardo's assistant whom Alma initially thought to be her husband's mistress
• Leticia Huijara as Lucinda (season 1), Darío's mother
• Claudia Pineda as Patricia García (season 1), one of the detectives in charge of Brenda's case
• Esteban Soberanes as Vallejo (season 1), another of the detectives in charge of Brenda's case
• Samantha Orozco as Rosalba (season 1)
• Fabián Merlo as El Chalán (season 1)
• Tony Valdes as Jacinto (season 1)
• Eligio Meléndez as El Padrino (season 1)
• Carmen Baqué as Nancy (season 1)
• Daniel Damuzi as Carmona (season 1)
• Magali Boysselle as Mónica, a therapist who helps Alma overcome her obsession with Darío. In season 2, she organizes a group of women who had been through similar situations.
• María de Villa as Karina, Zoe's best friend and later girlfriend
• Mahoalli Nassourou as Eugenia Montaño (season 2), the detective in charge of Julieta's case

Episodes

Season 1 (2020)

Season 2 (2022)

Awards and nominations

Notes

1. Arturo Barba is credited as a series regular from 2x02 onwards.
2. Ariana Saavedra is credited as a series regular in the episodes which she appears in.

References

1. ^ Cerdán, Aline (7 May 2019). "'Todo por ti', la nueva propuesta de Netflix con elenco de telenovela". Yahoo! (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 December 2019.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. "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.
6. Valdez, Armando (16 June 2020). "Netflix estrenará su Oscuro Deseo". Quadratin Jalisco (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 June 2020.
7. 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.
8. Cespo, Juanita (27 December 2021). "Oscuro Deseo: Actores revelan la fecha de estreno de la segunda temporada" (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 December 2021.
9. "'Dark Desire' Season 2: Netflix Renewal Status & What to Expect". What's on Netflix. 27 August 2020.
10. Moore, Kasey (2023-02-09). "Most Watched Series & Movies on Netflix (Hours Watched)". What's on Netflix. Retrieved 2023-02-10.
11. Maite Perroni brilló (literalmente) con estos pantalones de transparencias

External links

• Dark Desire on Netflix
• Dark Desire at IMDb

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Category

• 2020 Mexican television series debuts
• 2022 Mexican television series endings
• 2020s Mexican drama television series
• Television shows about adultery
• Argos Comunicación telenovelas
• Erotic thrillers
• 2010s Mexican drama television series
• Netflix television dramas
• Spanish-language television shows
• Television series about educators
• Television shows set in Mexico City
• Thriller television series