# The Game of Keys (2019)

> Two former high school friends' casual encounter sets off a randomized game of keys that pushes a group of couples into new sexual and emotional territory.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/76492

## Facts

- Seasons: 3
- Episodes: 24
- Episode runtime: 30 min
- Status: Ended
- Genres: drama, romance
- Created by: Marisa Quiroga
- Network: Prime Video, Pantaya, ViX
- Cast: Maite Perroni, Gaby Espino, Fabiola Campomanes, Marimar Vega, Humberto Busto, Horacio Pancheri, Alejandro de la Madrid, Hugo Catalán
- TMDB rating: 6.4/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9863788/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: none
- Tone: sensual, melodramatic, intimate, provocative

## What critics say

Audience reception is mixed, with the series viewed as provocative and uneven, its third season rated noticeably higher than the first two.

## Synopsis

The Game of Keys (2019-2024) is a Mexican adult romance drama series created by Marisa Quiroga and aired on Prime Video, Pantaya and ViX. Adriana (Maite Perroni) and Sergio (Sebastián Zurita), two former high school friends, begin an encounter that launches a randomized game in which keys dropped into a bowl decide who spends the night with whom. Around them Olivia (Gaby Espino), Barbara (Fabiola Campomanes), Oscar (Humberto Busto) and Valentin (Horacio Pancheri) become entangled in the shifting pairings, testing jealousy, trust and long-buried feelings. The engine is the ever-changing lottery itself, with each episode building new combinations and fresh emotional fallout across a three-season run of 24 half-hour episodes. Set in contemporary Mexico, it blends glossy melodrama with frank sexuality and lush, intimate interiors. The tone is sensual, emotionally charged and at times soapy, with themes of desire, friendship and self-discovery. Fans of Sex Education, Looking and Gossip Girl will find resonance in its adult group dynamics and romantic intrigue.

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