Breaking Down the Gripping Ending of 'The Dead Girls'

Warning: Spoilers ahead for The Dead Girls

The Dead Girls ( Las Muertas ), a Netflix series premiering Sep. 10, tells the story of the Baladro sisters, Serafina (Paulina Gaitán) and Arcángela (Arcelia Ramírez), who operate a network of brothels in Mexico in the 1960s. Over six episodes, The Dead Girls reveals how the sisters maintain an empire built on exploitation, manipulation, and fear—and what happens when their criminal activities attract scrutiny from both the authorities and the girls who are forced to work for them.

The period piece presents the sisters as calculating and strategic, yet brutal in their enforcement of control. Serafina handles supervision and discipline in the brothel, while Arcángela manages finances and connections with local officials. Their rise to pow