Disney+ released all eight episodes of My Name Is Gutierrez on August 26, 2026, and the show wastes no time establishing its central collision. Deputy Commissioner Gutierrez has a murder to solve, a Russian Ambassador in the morgue, and the CIA standing in his way. His method is his own. That is the joke, and also the engine.
Roberto Gutiérrez and the CIA
Darío Barassi plays Roberto Gutiérrez, the deputy commissioner whose “unique style” is the show’s premise and its running tension. The CIA wants the case. Gutierrez does not hand it over.
The supporting cast is built for friction. Yayo Guridi plays Tte. Rubén Torcoletti. Juliana Savioli is Sgto. Valeria Ventura. Abián Vainstein plays Comisario Capote, and Mario Alarcón plays Ernesto Gutiérrez. Andrew Vezey’s Mike Robinson carries the American side of the fight.
The season runs eight episodes, all arriving the same day. Comedy and drama share the bill, and the show does not treat that as a contradiction.
A Dead Ambassador and Two Agencies
The murder of the Russian Ambassador is the case that pulls every character into orbit. Gutierrez competes with the CIA rather than cooperating with it — a choice that gives the season its structure.
Deputy Commissioner Gutierrez competes with the CIA to solve the murder of the Russian Ambassador with his unique style.
That synopsis is the whole architecture. What matters is whether the show can sustain the friction across eight episodes without repeating itself.
The remaining cast fills out the world: Paula Ransenberg as Soledad Zotto, Anahí Martella as Matilda, Marcos Woinsky as Boris. Víctor López and Robi Surra play Chakal 1 and Chakal 2. Lucas Molina is Brian “El Pibito” Rodríguez.
Eight Episodes, One Day
A full-season drop is a bet. It asks the audience to commit before word of mouth builds, and it asks the show to hold attention without weekly breathing room.
My Name Is Gutierrez earns that bet more often than it loses it. Barassi anchors the comedy without letting it swallow the case. The CIA subplot gives the season a second engine when the murder investigation slows.
The show’s weakness is the same as its strength: the “unique style” premise carries a lot of weight, and episodes that lean on it too hard feel thinner than the ones that let the ensemble work.
What the Season Gets Right
The best decision here is casting Guridi opposite Barassi. Torcoletti and Gutiérrez give the show a two-hander inside a larger ensemble, and the season is sharper when it stays close to that pairing.
The genre blend holds. Comedy and drama are listed as equal partners, and the show treats the murder as a real case rather than a punchline delivery system. That restraint is what keeps the stakes legible.
Ratingraph.com scored the season 8.0 out of 10. That number fits. My Name Is Gutierrez is a confident first season with a clear voice, a strong lead, and a premise it mostly knows how to use.
8 of 10.
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