# High Seas (2019)

> Two sisters aboard a 1940s luxury liner from Spain to Brazil unravel family secrets behind a string of mysterious deaths.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/74907

## Facts

- Seasons: 3
- Episodes: 22
- Episode runtime: 50 min
- Status: Canceled
- Genres: crime, drama
- Created by: Gema R. Neira, Ramón Campos
- Network: Netflix
- Cast: Ivana Baquero, Begoña Vargas, Alejandra Onieva, Jon Kortajarena, Eloy Azorín, Chiqui Fernández, Natalia Rodríguez, Laura Prats
- TMDB rating: 6.8/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8961508/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: dense
- Violence: moderate
- Tone: suspenseful, sultry, tense, melancholic

## What critics say

Critics find the luxury-liner mystery stylish and twisty in its early run, but the later seasons are seen as weaker and more convoluted.

## Synopsis

High Seas is a Spanish crime drama set in 1940s Europe and the Atlantic. Two sisters, Eva and Carolina Villanueva, board a luxury liner sailing from Spain to Brazil and find their family hiding dangerous secrets after a string of mysterious deaths. Their push to learn who is responsible drives the story while passengers and crew hide their own agendas behind elegant dinners and locked cabin doors. The series moves as one continuing serialized mystery rather than a case of the week. Its atmosphere mixes glamour with dread, with polished period sets, class tension between first and lower decks, and secrets that surface gradually. The tone is sultry and tense, with a steady undercurrent of unease that keeps viewers guessing about who can be trusted. Its emotional stakes center on loyalty, guilt, and the cost of uncovering the truth.

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