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Medusa is a Colombian drama thriller about a business executive who survives a yacht explosion and investigates who tried to kill her. Season 1 premiered on Netflix on March 5, 2025, and contains 12 episodes. It is a fictional original story, not an adaptation of a book.
What is Medusa about?
Bárbara Hidalgo is about to take charge of Medusa Corporation when a suspicious explosion destroys the yacht she is aboard. Detective Danger Carmelo investigates her disappearance. After surviving, Bárbara joins him in trying to identify who targeted her, while secrets and a struggle for control within her family complicate the case. Netflix places the story in Barranquilla, Colombia. Netflix Tudum describes the series as fictional and an original story, not based on a book.
Where can you watch it, and how many episodes are there?
Medusa is listed for streaming on Netflix. Season 1 has 12 episodes, according to Netflix’s February 5, 2025 announcement; the British Board of Film Classification also records 12 episodes and a March 5, 2025 release date for its UK listing. Netflix announced the season’s release and episode count; the BBFC listing provides its UK record.
Netflix’s title page includes episode listings, downloads, and audio and subtitle options. Catalog availability and language choices can vary by country, so check the title page in your local Netflix catalog. In the page listing reviewed, episode 1, “Lady Death,” runs 39 minutes, and episode 10, “One Down,” runs 40 minutes; those two durations do not establish the length of every episode. See Netflix’s Medusa title page.
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Who is in the cast?
- Juana Acosta plays Bárbara Hidalgo.
- Manolo Cardona plays Detective Danger Carmelo.
- Featured cast members include Sebastián Martínez, Adriana Arango, Luis Fernando Hoyos, Juanita Molina, Mabel Moreno, Mariana Mozo, Sebastián Osorio, Carlos Torres, Diego Trujillo, and Laura Archbold.
These cast and character credits are listed by Netflix. Netflix’s series announcement
Independent reader supportYour contribution helps us test, update, and keep practical guides available for everyone.Who made the series, and where was it filmed?
Netflix names Said Chamie and Claudia Sánchez as creators, Luis E. Jiménez as showrunner, and Felipe Cano and María Gamboa as directors. TIS Productions Colombia produced the series. Although the story is set in Barranquilla, filming took place in Bogotá, Barranquilla, and Santa Marta, Colombia. Netflix’s announcement lists the production credits and filming locations.
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