El Inocente spins a wild tale about Mateo, who accidentally kills someone and lands in prison. Fast forward eight years, he gets out, ready to live happily ever after with his wife, Olivia. Spoiler alert: his past doesn’t get the memo. This show is packed with suspense, plot twists and characters that are anything but simple. Perfect for those who enjoy thrillers and crime dramas.

Meet the characters from El Inocente

Mateo Vidal

Mateo is the kind of guy who looks calm on the surface but you can tell he’s been running from something for years — the quiet, haunted center of the whole story. He tries to be sensible (law-abiding? sometimes? well, most of the time) and yet his life keeps tumbling into chaos like he’s cursed or just spectacularly unlucky. He’s protective in a way that’s almost clumsy, loves to make coffee like it’s a ritual, and will break down and laugh at terrible jokes at 3 a.m. Also, I’m pretty sure he collects old train timetables for reasons he won’t explain and then denies it when pressed.

Sáez

Sáez is that relentless cop/detective type who can be kind of infuriating because he never lets things go — and honestly, he’s probably right more than you’d like. Gruff voice, glasses always slipping down, chain-smoker energy but then he’ll bring you a sympathy pastry out of nowhere; complex. He’s moral in a stubborn, old-school way but definitely has an angle, like someone who keeps a file of every weird name that crosses his path. He’s also secretly sentimental about bad action movies, which feels both out of place and perfect.

Gallardo

Gallardo has this very controlled, calculating vibe — the kind of person who measures their words and makes plans three moves ahead — but he also has a terrible fondness for terrible pop songs, which ruins the menace a little. He’s the power-player type, closed-off, maybe a little dangerous if you ask me, but oddly loyal to his own twisted code. He’ll intimidate you with a smile and then hand you a napkin like a gentleman, which is maddening. Sometimes you catch him staring at old photographs and he looks… softer, which is wild.

Anibal

Aníbal is slippery, a fixer, the smiling man who knows how to make problems disappear or at least reroute them through someone else’s life. Charming in a used-car-salesman kind of way, polished suits, the laugh that comes just a beat too late, and probably owns more cufflinks than sense. He plays the long game and collects favors like baseball cards; you don’t want to owe him anything unless you’re into drama. Also he keeps a ridiculous old radio that only gets one station and pretends it’s for the ambiance, but I think he listens to it when he’s scheming.

Olivia Costa

Olivia is sharp, guarded, and unexpectedly fierce — the sort of person who can cut through nonsense and make you feel very small in the best possible way. She’s practical to a fault but also has these tiny eccentric habits, like rearranging sugar packets by color on her kitchen counter, which makes her oddly human. She’s not the type to hand out explanations; she acts and then explains if she feels like it, and sometimes she doesn’t. Oh, and she wears heels that click ominously when she’s annoyed, which is honestly satisfying.

Lorena Ortiz

Lorena is bubbly and secretive at once, the kind of character who smiles too quickly and has a drawer full of receipts that tell a different story. She seems bright, impulsive, and a little reckless, but there’s a sadness humming under everything, like a song playing off-key. She collects tiny things — ticket stubs, grocery lists, the sort of evidence you’d only notice if you were snooping through diaries at 2 a.m. — and she’s both infuriatingly honest and maddeningly evasive. Also she loves tropical fruit for no reason, which is the cutest random detail.

Teo Aguilar

Teo is the dependable friend/colleague type, earnest, a bit awkward, always trying to do the right thing even if he misreads the room about three times a day. He has this nervous energy (granola bars in his pocket, really) but will surprise you with a brave, borderline reckless moment when it counts. He’s loyal to the point of being stubborn and has weird little rules about how to load a dishwasher that he will defend like it’s a constitutional amendment. Also he laughs like a hiccup sometimes and it’s strangely endearing.

Kimmy Dale

Kimmy is chaotic, a little brash, and hilariously honest, like the person who says the thing everyone’s thinking and then immediately regrets nothing. She’s flashy and speaks her mind, but she’s also fearless in a way that makes her useful when things get messy (and they do get messy). She’s into makeup tutorials and also into late-night conspiracy theory threads, which is a combo I adore and slightly distrust. Occasionally she makes pancakes at 2 a.m. for no reason and swears they’re life-changing.

María Luján

María Luján is the icy, matriarchal presence who runs the show in her own quiet, imposing way — part strategist, part emotional fortress. She’s fiercely protective of her family and will slice through nonsense with a single look, yet she cries to old soap operas at night, which is heartbreaking. She balances ruthless practicality with old rituals (always lights a candle, always has a list) and cooks food that is somehow both bland and full of secrets. Also she keeps a jar of pickles in the weirdest place and will absolutely offer them to guests like it’s normal.

Hermana Irene

Hermana Irene is the soft-spoken nun who seems like she only belongs in quiet corners but actually knows everything, which is delightfully spooky. She’s warm and patient, the one who listens when others won’t, but also has a spine of iron; don’t underestimate her. She collects buttons for reasons she won’t say and hums hymns off-key when she’s nervous (which she does, surprisingly a lot). There’s something almost conspiratorial about her kindness, like she’s saving it up for exactly the right moment.