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The Mess You Leave Behind

2020 · TV Series · TV-MA · 45 min · ★ 6.9 · 67% critics

DramaMysteryThriller

A new teacher arrives at a small-town high school and quickly feels the shadow of a recent, suspicious death. As unsettling rumors spread and tensions rise between staff and students, she digs for answers and starts to worry she could be the next target.

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Streaming on Netflix.

6 hours to watch · 8 episodes.

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Details
Original title
El desorden que dejas
Years
2020
Release date
2020-12-11
Network
Netflix
Language
Spanish
Rated
TV-MA
Runtime
45 min
Max quality
UHD
Critic score
67/100
TMDB rating
6.9/10 (286 votes)
About

You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a moody, twisty school-set mystery with escalating tension, similar to A Nearly Normal Family or The Cry; Not for you if unrealistic character choices and uneven pacing ruin the suspense.

Pros: gripping central mystery; tense moments; strong cast | Cons: unrealistic school behavior; messy pacing; plot holes and confusion

Themes

  • suicide
  • based on novel or book
  • infidelity
  • blackmail
  • literature
  • drug dealer
  • feminism
  • fake suicide
  • staged death
  • marriage
  • high school
  • teacher
  • +8 more

Cast & crew

Episodes1 season · 8 episodes

Season 18 episodes
  • S1E1Into the Lion's Den56m
    Netflix
  • S1E2They Know48m
    Netflix
  • S1E3Count to Three41m
    Netflix
  • S1E4Downward Spiral46m
    Netflix
  • S1E5The Secret Place47m
    Netflix
  • S1E6Your Dark Side36m
    Netflix
  • S1E7The Third Victim43m
    Netflix
  • S1E8The Mess You Leave Behind50m
    Netflix