
Telenovela About a Hitman and a Widow Has Too Much Story for Its Running Time
A review of the 2008 telenovela Don't Mess with the Angel, starring Maite Perroni and William Levy — 194 episodes of drama that mostly delivers.


A review of the 2008 telenovela Don't Mess with the Angel, starring Maite Perroni and William Levy — 194 episodes of drama that mostly delivers.

The Walking Dead: Origins retold the apocalypse through four characters in 2021. A review of the AMC clip series, ranked and rated 7.7 of 10.

Telemundo's The Inmate, an El Marginal remake with Ignacio Serricchio, ran only 13 episodes. A review of the prison drama's cast, premise, and abrupt end.

Outcast, Cinemax's 2016 demonic-possession horror series from Robert Kirkman, ran two seasons before a quiet 2018 cancellation. A 7.0 review.

Raising Dion ran two seasons and 17 episodes on Netflix, from 2019 to 2022. A superhero drama with a strong first season and a scattered second.

Inventing Anna review: Julia Garner shines as Anna Delvey, but Netflix's nine-episode Shonda Rhimes series stretches one good idea too thin. Score: 5.7/10.

Wild at Heart, the 2013 Univision telenovela starring Ana Brenda Contreras, ran 162 episodes. A review of its revenge arc, cast, and 7.8 score.

Ironheart lands on Disney+ with Dominique Thorne as Riri Williams. Six episodes, a Hood-sized villain, and a Breaking Bad ambition that runs short.

Like, la Leyenda ran 97 episodes on Las Estrellas, a teen soap about a school that preaches modern values and runs on old rules. Scored 7.8/10.

Dexter: Original Sin review — Patrick Gibson and Christian Slater lead a well-cast but unnecessary prequel. Scored 5/10, canceled after one season.

Netflix's Kaleidoscope, starring Giancarlo Esposito, is a well-cast heist experiment that mistakes a shuffled episode order for real storytelling.

SKAM España brought Norway's real-time teen drama to Madrid for four seasons and 39 episodes. A review of the remake's best storylines and its 7.7 score.
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