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El marginal (2016)

Crime · Drama · Mystery

An ex-cop entered a prison as convicted under a false identity in order to infiltrate within a group of prisoners that has just kidnapped the teenage daughter of an important national judge.

IMDb rating
8.1 (5,713 votes)
Episode average
7.9 -0.2 vs IMDb
Seasons
5
Streaming (US)
Netflix
Language
ES
Type
TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 5 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2016)

8.11 avg 13 episodes 7.9 → 8.7 50 min avg

Ep 1: 7.9 · 164 votesEp 2: 7.8 · 136 votesEp 3: 8.2 · 134 votesEp 4: 8.1 · 129 votesEp 5: 8.6 · 129 votesEp 6: 8.1 · 114 votesEp 7: 7.9 · 112 votesEp 8: 8.1 · 115 votesEp 9: 8.1 · 113 votesEp 10: 8.2 · 112 votesEp 11: 7.9 · 109 votesEp 12: 7.8 · 114 votesEp 13: 8.7 · 133 votes
Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Chapter 17.9164
2Chapter 27.8136
3Chapter 38.2134
4Chapter 48.1129
5Chapter 58.6129
6Chapter 68.1114
7Chapter 77.9112
8Chapter 88.1115
9Chapter 98.1113
10Chapter 108.2112
11Chapter 117.9109
12Chapter 127.8114
13Chapter 138.7133

Season 2 (2018)

8.45 avg 8 episodes 8.5 → 9.2 57 min avg

Ep 1: 8.5 · 116 votesEp 2: 8.3 · 92 votesEp 3: 8.5 · 84 votesEp 4: 8.2 · 80 votesEp 5: 8.1 · 83 votesEp 6: 8.1 · 79 votesEp 7: 8.7 · 82 votesEp 8: 9.2 · 132 votes
Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Chapter 18.5116
2Chapter 28.392
3Chapter 38.584
4Chapter 48.280
5Chapter 58.183
6Chapter 68.179
7Chapter 78.782
8Chapter 89.2132

Season 3 (2019)

7.99 avg 8 episodes 8.2 → 8.5 58 min avg

Ep 1: 8.2 · 90 votesEp 2: 7.9 · 85 votesEp 3: 7.7 · 78 votesEp 4: 7.8 · 78 votesEp 5: 7.7 · 83 votesEp 6: 7.7 · 82 votesEp 7: 8.4 · 86 votesEp 8: 8.5 · 98 votes
Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Episode #3.18.290
2Episode #3.27.985
3Episode #3.37.778
4Episode #3.47.878
5Episode #3.57.783
6Episode #3.67.782
7Episode #3.78.486
8Episode #3.88.598

Season 4 (2022)

7.53 avg 8 episodes 7.4 → 7.7 58 min avg

Ep 1: 7.4 · 112 votesEp 2: 7.6 · 96 votesEp 3: 7.3 · 89 votesEp 4: 7.3 · 86 votesEp 5: 7.2 · 84 votesEp 6: 8.1 · 86 votesEp 7: 7.6 · 77 votesEp 8: 7.7 · 96 votes
Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Episode #4.17.4112
2Episode #4.27.696
3Episode #4.37.389
4Episode #4.47.386
5Episode #4.57.284
6Episode #4.68.186
7Episode #4.77.677
8Episode #4.87.796

Season 5 (2022)

7.33 avg 6 episodes 7.4 → 7.4

Ep 1: 7.4 · 78 votesEp 2: 7.4 · 71 votesEp 3: 7.3 · 72 votesEp 4: 7.2 · 72 votesEp 5: 7.3 · 65 votesEp 6: 7.4 · 117 votes
Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Episode #5.17.478
2Episode #5.27.471
3Episode #5.37.372
4Episode #5.47.272
5Episode #5.57.365
6Episode #5.67.4117
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