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8/10
An excellent mexican satire
pedanielc15 October 2023
Great cast, kind of a good story. The best thing about this series are the satires about the Mexican police and topics such as violence, corruption, organized crime, drugs, and the culture clash between Mexico and the United States. I hope Harina doesn't last longer than it should.

Despite being a spin off of a backdoor sketch, backdoor is a mexican youtube channel, the plot has its own and somewhat original script, since most mexican comedy or mexican black comedy deal with the same thing and they repeat many famous phrases in their scripts.

Mexico has a good potential with its rich culture and its vast number of actors.
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10/10
It was a really good surprise!
artalinegon23 March 2022
Maybe I was not expecting much, but "Harina" surprised me since the first minutes of episode one. I was familiar with the original sketch which originated the whole show, but did not imagine that I would get something so funny, yet touching and sometimes even scary! The writing of the show is amazing and way better than most that are produced in Latin America. Cast, photography, direction are top notch! If you like good TV, you will love this show!
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10/10
Great! Funny!!
valmorricardo23 March 2022
Low expectations were what I had when the trailer first appeared. I wasn't even interested to watch it. I would roll my eyes at the premise itself, nothing look or sounded impressive to me. But damnnnnnnn! I wasn't expecting it to be sooo good.

It's a good Mexican police comedy series filled with genuine laughter, comical characters, and an above-the-par plot. You have comedy, action, good relationships, and emotion, which is the element that keeps the audience entertained aside from its narrative. With 8 episodes, Harina never stops with its steady pacing, putting the audience in an enjoyable ride from start until the end.

Lo and behold, you wouldn't expect how many twists they are in this. When you look back at it, it's amazing that all the twists don't come as a force, but rather it oozes naturally, making it a perfect fit to the whole story. Rounding up, Harina is definitely in my top 5 series of 2022. Waiting since now for a second season.

If there is one thing Harina taught me, it's to never judge a series by its trailer.
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10/10
Super funny!!
jabrahammendez15 March 2022
Normally the series taken from characters from the internet or youtube the sketches are very boring and bad, I think that here the writers did something very well done with excellent actors, highly recommended!!!
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10/10
Outstanding work!
pokekingz30 March 2022
Nothing better than good acting, scenes and comedy mixed in one. The main character is refreshing and hilarious without going over the top. I really enjoyed this series and i hope more like it are introduced. I binged watched this i just could not stop myself. Well done!
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10/10
Great show, amazing characters!
cr-2829022 March 2022
This show was based on the most popular sketch ever in Mexico. The writers of the show did an impressive job creating a whole world out of these 3 minutes where we were first introduced to the "Teniente Prieto".

Harina never loses its steam and has it all: comedy, absurdity, action, suspense, and, for my surprise, drama. Usually, comedies like this one suffer from lacking a good storyline relying too much only on the jokes (believe me there are plenty of jokes in here) and losing sight of the character's emotions and arcs. Harina does a great job in both ways: character and plot, comedy and drama.

Highly recommend this show. Hands down one of the best things I've seen lately. A knockout!
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10/10
Surprisingly good!
morenomena23 March 2022
It may have started as a spinoff of a viral sketch, but this story stands on its own. This is incredibly funny, amazingly written and with an unexpected twist at the end. Must watch!
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5/10
Good start but fizzles out mid way!
qui_j9 November 2022
This is an amusing modern series from Mexico. It starts off quite promising but by the 4th episode, the story starts to falter and it really becomes absurd. The humor is satirical at times but becomes more slapstick towards the end. The sound is pretty terrible, and sometimes the background music prevents the actors voices from being heard. The comedy is really not very clever, but is more at the level of a poorly done American sitcom. Might have been better if they had taken more time to make the writing a bit more satirical. So, while it does have a promising start, it unfortunately runs out of steam at the end.
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10/10
I din't know comedy central was this funny!
montesjuanf31 May 2022
This show is funny and worth watching. It's short for a binge watch for everyone. I thought it was going to flop but it's been the funniest show i've watched in a long time. It will only make sense in Spanish and if you're Mexican so i guess it is not for everyone.
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10/10
Great great show!
thedialogking23 October 2023
Great cast and great writing! Such a refreshing Mexican production. This series has comedy (lots of it), drama, action, a great plot with insane twists. The lower than usual budget (for such a popular show) is noticeable but If this show had the budget of american series, I really believe it has the potential to be one of the best series out there today. The fact that this is a spin off from a 2 minute sketch makes it even more impressive. The writers did an outstanding job, the plot is solid and the way they can add comedy in the right places without breaking the tension of the thriller genre is top notch. Can't wait for a 3rd season!
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3/10
Material rápido y barato
gabrielguerena-4786012 March 2022
Una serie Spin off de una escena super viral que a a su vez es una copia de otro sketch brasileño llamado "Farinha".

Es obvio que las mas de 50 millones de visitas tan solo en Youtube iban a poner a decenas de compañías hambrientas por exprimir hasta la última gota de jugo "Teniente Harina" a seguir fabricando cada vez más material rápido y barato pero la realidad es que ni Backdoor pudo replicarlo en sus inicios además de la "cocaina" le siguieron sketches con todo tipo de drogas, Hay algo nuevo que la serie pueda aportar? Sí, un asesino serial de infuencers? Haganme el favor.
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