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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Viewership
According to data from Showlabs, The Gardener ranked sixth on Netflix in the United States during the week of 14–20 April 2025.[8][9]
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 (8 April 2025). “‘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.
- ^ “The Gardener – Title Insights”. Showlabs. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
- ^ “Netflix Top 10 – Week of April 14–20, 2025”. Showlabs. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
External links
- The Gardener on Netflix
- The Gardener at IMDb
