该剧基于作家Arturo Pérez-Reverte的畅销书《La Reina Del Sur》进而改编的。《南方女王》讲述关于女主Teresa Mendoza （Alice Braga饰）的故事，当他的毒贩男盆友在墨西哥意外被谋杀后，女主被迫逃到美国寻求庇护，她与过去的小伙伴一起共同反击杀害他男友并追杀她的贩毒集团头目，然而在这过程中，慢慢的她学会了贩毒行当的“知识”和“谋略”，并渐渐的成为贩毒集团新的老大。 Peter Gadiot饰演常规角色James Valdez，是Camila Vargas（Veronica Falcon饰）手下新崛起的人物，对毒品世界十分了解。尽管他会对反抗他的人施加严厉的惩罚，但Teresa发现他其实很有自己一套正义感，然后他成为Teresa在美国的重要同盟。Carlos Gomez饰演一个整季的循环角色Javier Acosta，是个在哥伦比亚能发号施令的毒枭。
本片根据同名网络小说改编，并荣获第六届北京大学生电影节最佳处女作奖、第六届印度国际儿童电影节最佳导演奖、首届阿根廷国际儿童及青少年电影节获“综观全景”（故事片）类最佳儿童故事片银风筝奖。
"Yes, Common carnivores, Whether it's a dog, Wolf, or the dog teeth of lion and tiger, They are all tapered sections, With a tip in the front, But this kind of thing is different, All of their teeth are the same, All of them are inverted triangles, And very thin, Both sides are like knives, It was all 'open-edged'. It was very sharp and very hard. When I pried its mouth with a dagger at that time, after priing it open, I could find many thin but obvious scratches on the blade of the dagger in the face of the sun. The dagger I used was made of steel. It was really surprising to me that the teeth could leave such marks on it. "Zhao Mingkai said.
对原作者·又吉直树的市井人们给予肯定的温柔目光，以及鲜明地截取导演·玉田真也氛围的细致剧本、导演。
