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Belascoaran, PI Season 1

Belascoaran, PI Season 1 is a WORTH-IT, BollyMeter 7.5/10. 3 episodes on Netflix from 12 October 2022.

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BollyMeter7.5/1088% on Rotten Tomatoes (2 critics). Decider called it 'a classic detective show - stylish, fast-moving.' Cinegarage praised its 'sharp sense of humor.' IMDb audience score of 7.3 and an 83% audience approval on Rotten Tomatoes confirm the crossover appeal.

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What BollyAI Thinks

Belascoaran, PI is one of the more quietly assured crime shows Netflix Mexico has produced: three feature-length episodes, each adapted from a different Paco Ignacio Taibo II novel, set in 1970s Mexico City with a visual palette that commits fully to the era. Luis Gerardo Mendez plays Hector Belascoaran with the off-balance charm of a man who has no idea what he is doing but keeps going anyway - which is precisely the joke and the point. The show blends detective procedural with deadpan comedy in proportions that critics found effective. Rotten Tomatoes registered 88 percent (2 critics), with Decider calling it stylish and fast-moving. IMDb audience scores confirmed broad approval at 7.3. The three-episode format, each case self-contained and feature-length, gives the show an anthology quality that suits the source material.

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88%critics positive · n=27.3/10IMDb audience
  • “A classic detective show - stylish, fast-moving show.”
    Decider

Standout Episodes

The hours worth arguing about - premieres, finales, and the turning points. BollyAI reads the room episode by episode.

  1. E1Days in Combat7.4

    A clever premiere turns television into detective bait, strongest when its public spectacle starts demanding private payment.

    The moment: The quiz-show framing in the opening act - Belascoaran as contestant, the city as the real puzzle.

    Full review of E1 →
  2. E3No Happy Ending7.6

    The finale case puts Belascoaran directly in the police's crosshairs when a corpse appears in his office. It is the most tightly wound of the three episodes and lands the series' running theme - that the system will punish anyone who actually does the work the system claims to want done.

    The moment: The discovery of the planted body, which reframes everything Belascoaran thought he understood about who is actually in danger.