Dark Desire (TV series)

Dark Desire (Oscuro deseo) is a Mexican thriller drama television series produced by Argos Comunicación for Netflix. The series stars Maite Perroni, Erik Hayser, Alejandro Speitzer, María Fernanda Yepes, Regina Pavón and Jorge Poza, The start of production was confirmed on 6 May 2019, and it premiered on 15 July 2020.

On 19 August 2020, the series was renewed for a second and final season, which premiered on 2 February 2022. It was also announced that season 1 of Dark Desire was the most watched non-English title on Netflix, amassing 35 million viewers in 28 days or 213.79 million hours.

Synopsis
Alma (Maite Perroni) is a law school professor. She is married to Leonardo (Jorge Poza), a judge who has kept much from her. They are parents of Zoe (Regina Pavón). In this context, Darío (Alejandro Speitzer) and Esteban (Erik Hayser), a police officer, also come into play.

Main

 * Maite Perroni as Alma Quintana Solares, a former lawyer and college professor who begins the affair with Darío behind her family's back.
 * Erik Hayser as Esteban Solares, a former police officer and Leonardo's brother, Zoe's uncle and Alma's ex-brother-in-law
 * Alejandro Speitzer as Darío Guerra, a college student and mechanic who attends Alma's class and starts to fall in love with her
 * María Fernanda Yepes as Brenda Castillo (season 1), Alma's best friend who has recently gone through a divorce. She committed suicide by cutting her wrists, opening a case in which Darío, Leonardo and Esteban were suspects in Brenda's apparent murder due to their connection to her
 * Regina Pavón as Zoe Solares, Alma and Leonardo's rebellious daughter and Esteban's niece who is struggling with her sexuality
 * Jorge Poza as Leonardo Solares, a highly respected former judge and Alma's ex-husband, Esteban's brother and Zoe's father
 * Catherine Siachoque as Lys Antoine (season 2), Darío's aunt and foster mother who had a sexual relationship with him
 * Arturo Barba as Íñigo Lazcano (season 2), a lawyer and Julieta's father
 * Ariana Saavedra as Julieta Lazcano (season 2), Darío's fiancée who turns up dead the day before their wedding

Recurring

 * Paulina Matos as Edith Ballesteros (season 1), Leonardo's assistant whom Alma initially thought to be her husband's mistress
 * Leticia Huijara as Lucinda (season 1), Darío's mother
 * Claudia Pineda as Patricia García (season 1), one of the detectives in charge of Brenda's case
 * Esteban Soberanes as Vallejo (season 1), another of the detectives in charge of Brenda's case
 * Samantha Orozco as Rosalba (season 1)
 * Fabián Merlo as El Chalán (season 1)
 * Tony Valdes as Jacinto (season 1)
 * Eligio Meléndez as El Padrino (season 1)
 * Carmen Baqué as Nancy (season 1)
 * Daniel Damuzi as Carmona (season 1)
 * Magali Boysselle as Mónica, a therapist who helps Alma overcome her obsession with Darío. In season 2, she organizes a group of women who had been through similar situations.
 * María de Villa as Karina, Zoe's best friend and later girlfriend
 * Mahoalli Nassourou as Eugenia Montaño (season 2), the detective in charge of Julieta's case