The Gardener (TV series)
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| Spanish | El jardinero |
| Created by | Miguel Sáez Carral |
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| Country of origin | Spain |
| Original language | Spanish |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
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| Running time | 44–48 minutes |
| Production company | DLO Producciones |
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| Network | Netflix |
| Release | 11 April 2025 |
The Gardener (Spanish: El jardinero) is a Spanish romantic thriller television series created by Miguel Sáez Carral. It stars Álvaro Rico, Catalina Sopelana, and Cecilia Suárez.
Plot
China “La China” Jurado and her emotionally impaired son Elmer use their gardening company as a cover for their contract killing activities. Elmer falls for one of the targets he is supposed to kill, elementary school teacher Violeta, risking the family business.[1][2][3][4]
Cast
- Álvaro Rico as Elmer,[5] a gardener and botanist with an impaired ability to process emotions following vehicle accident as a child. Comprises a contract-killing operation with his mother.
- Cecilia Suárez as La China Jurado,[5] Elmer's mother and effective handler in their criminal operation.
- Catalina Sopelana as Violeta,[5] an elementary school teacher, targeted for assassination by Sabela Costeira
- Emma Suárez as Sabela,[5] a woman who believes Violeta is responsible for the death of her son Xoan and commissions the service of the Jurados to kill her
- Francis Lorenzo as Torres,[5] a Pontevedra PD officer investigating the local murders along with Carrera
- María Vázquez as Carrera,[5] a Pontevedra PD officer, investigating the murders along with Torres
- Ivan Massagué[3] as Tony
- Javier Morgade[3] as Xoán
- Esteban Roel[3]
Production
The Gardener is a DLO Producciones production for Netflix. It was created by Miguel Sáez Carral, written by Sáez Carral and Isa Sánchez, and directed by Mikel Rueda and Rafa Montesinos.[4] Shooting locations included Pontevedra, Cambados, Vilagarcía de Arousa, Tomiño, Ribeira, Toledo, and Madrid.[6][7]
Release
The series debuted on Netflix on 11 April 2025.
Episode list
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
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| 1 | 1 | "Atlantic Landscape" (Paisaje atlántico) | Mikel Rueda | Miguel Sáez Carral | 11 April 2025 |
| 2 | 2 | "Seed Germination" (Germinación de las semillas) | Mikel Rueda | Miguel Sáez Carral | 11 April 2025 |
| 3 | 3 | "Organic Substrate" (Sustrato orgánico) | Mikel Rueda | Isa Sánchez | 11 April 2025 |
| 4 | 4 | "Pest Control" (Control de plagas) | Rafa Montesinos | Miguel Sáez Carral | 11 April 2025 |
| 5 | 5 | "Decomposition Island" (Isla de descomposición) | Rafa Montesinos | Isa Sánchez | 11 April 2025 |
| 6 | 6 | "Pruning Calendar" (Calendario de podas) | Rafa Montesinos | Miguel Sáez Carral | 11 April 2025 |
See also
References
- ^ González, Paloma (11 April 2025). "El Jardinero: la serie de suspenso que arrasa en Netflix y comparan con You". GQ.
- ^ Sánchez Casademont, Rafael (11 April 2025). "Netflix descoloca con 'El jardinero', una serie thriller muy particular que mezcla 'Dexter' y 'La casa de las flores'". Esquire.
- ^ a b c d Taibo, Marieta (11 April 2025). "Acaba de llegar a Netflix la adictiva serie de suspense que recuerda a 'You' con tan sólo 6 capítulos de una hora y que verás en un fin de semana". Cosmopolitan.
- ^ a b Sánchez Sequera, Marcos. "'El jardinero' – estreno 11 de abril en Netflix". Audiovisual451.
- ^ a b c d e f Keller, Joel (11 April 2025). "Stream It Or Skip It: 'The Gardener' On Netflix, About An Unfeeling Assassin Who Falls In Love With A Woman Who Is Supposed To Be His Target". Decider.com.
- ^ "El precioso municipio de Galicia donde se rodó 'El jardinero', el nuevo thriller de Netflix que promete arrasar". Bluper. 11 April 2025 – via El Español.
- ^ Marcos, Patricia (15 April 2025). "El bonito municipio de Galicia donde se rodó 'El Jardinero', la serie española de moda de Netflix". ABC.
External links
- The Gardener on Netflix
- The Gardener at IMDb