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2014 | 1 seasons | 60 min | Action & Adventure, Crime

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With almost no lasting buzz and a short run with a modest audience, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for crime fans and action fans.
The mood
Gritty.
The pace
1 season: a few weeks of evenings, hour-long episodes, about 13 hours in all.
What might put you off
  • Rated TV-14. Probably too much for younger kids.
  • It was cancelled, so the story may not get a proper ending.

Matador chronicles the unlikely rise of Tony "Matador" Bravo, a popular soccer star who comes to be known as much for his playboy antics off the field as his dynamic moves on it. But what his fans and family don't realize is that it's all a cover—in truth, he is a skilled covert operative executing missions for a little-known branch of the CIA. “Matador” has the kind of fame and notoriety that affords him access to powerful circles of corruption and villainy. But, in balancing the dueling roles in which he's been cast, he will be forced to confront the question of his true identity… and it is this mission which will prove to be his most dangerous.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsSolid

    67% on Rotten Tomatoes, 62 on Metacritic

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Reach & staying powerBelow par

    Ran for 1 season and reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactWeak

    About 10K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Created by Dan Dworkin, Roberto Orci, Jay Beattie, Andrew Orci

  • Gabriel LunaTony Bravo
  • Nicky WhelanAnnie Mason
  • Neil HopkinsNoah Peacott
  • Tanc SadeAlec Holester
  • Alfred MolinaAndrés Galan