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{{short description|Historical drama television series}}
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| native_name          = {{Infobox name module|es|El desorden que dejas}}
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* [[Thriller (genre)|Thriller]]
* [[Drama (film and television)|Drama]]
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| creator              = [[Carlos Montero Castiñeira|Carlos Montero]]
| based_on             = {{Based on|''El desorden que dejas''|Carlos Montero}}
| developer            =
| writer               = {{Plainlist|
* Carlos Montero
* Javier Holgado
* Andrés Seara
}}
| screenplay           =
| story                =
| director             = {{Plainlist|
* Carlos Montero
* Silvia Quer
* Roger Gual
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| creative_director    =
| starring             = {{Plainlist|
* [[Inma Cuesta]]
* [[Bárbara Lennie]]
* Tamar Novas
* [[Arón Piper]]
* [[Roberto Enríquez]]
}}
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| theme_music_composer =
| opentheme            = "La espina de la flor en tu costado" by Xoel López
| endtheme             =
| composer             = {{Plainlist|
* Lucio Godoy
* [[Ricardo Curto]]
}}
| country              = Spain
| language             = Spanish
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| num_episodes         = 8<!-- Value is incremented when new episodes air. See template documentation for more info. -->
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| producer             = Emma Lustres
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| company              = {{Plainlist|
* Vaca Films
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| network              = [[Netflix]]
| first_aired          = {{Start date|2020|12|11|df=yes}}
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'''''The Mess You Leave Behind''''' ({{langx|es|'''El desorden que dejas'''}}) is a Spanish [[Thriller (genre)|thriller]] [[Drama (film and television)|drama]] television limited series created by [[Carlos Montero Castiñeira|Carlos Montero]] for [[Netflix]], based on his novel of the same name.<ref name="variety">{{cite news |last1=Granada|first1=Emiliano|title=Carlos Montero on New Netflix Original 'The Mess You Leave Behind'|url=https://variety.com/2020/tv/global/carlos-montero-new-netflix-original-the-mess-you-leave-behind-1203506727/ |publisher=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |accessdate=14 December 2020|date=18 February 2020}}</ref> The series, starring [[Inma Cuesta]] and [[Bárbara Lennie]], tracks a literature teacher who takes a [[substitute teacher|substitute teaching]] position in a small fictional town in rural [[Galicia (Spain)|Galicia]] (Novariz) and learns that her predecessor died mysteriously.<ref name="variety"/><ref name="forbes">{{cite news |last1=Scott|first1=Sheena|title='The Mess You Leave Behind' On Netflix: A Suspenseful New Spanish Series|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/sheenascott/2020/12/12/the-mess-you-leave-behind-on-netflix-a-suspenseful-new-spanish-series/?sh=6759cf655da8 |work=[[Forbes]] |accessdate=14 December 2020|date=12 December 2020}}</ref><ref name=location />
The series premiered on 11 December 2020 on Netflix.<ref name="forbes"/>
==Main cast==
* [[Inma Cuesta]] as Raquel Valero, a new literature teacher
* [[Bárbara Lennie]] as Elvira Ferreiro Martínez "Viruca", the old literature teacher who died under mysterious circumstances
* Tamar Novas as Germán Araujo, Raquel's drug-addicted husband
* [[Arón Piper]] as Iago Nogueira, a hotheaded student with a close relationship with Viruca
* [[Roberto Enríquez]] as Mauro Muñiz, Viruca's ex-husband
* Roque Ruiz as Roi Fernández, a friend of Iago's with a secret crush
* Isabel Garrido as Nerea Casado, another friend of Iago with a polarised relationship with Viruca
* Fede Pérez as Demetrio Araujo, Germán's brother
* [[Alfonso Agra]] as Tomás Nogueira, Iago's abusive father with criminal connections
* Susana Dans as Marga, the school  principal
* [[Xavier Estévez]] as Ramón, another teacher at the school
* Eduardo Rosa as Simòn, a friend of Germán with whom Raquel had a three-month affair.
* Xosé Touriñán as Gabriel Acevedo, a friend of Germán
* Maria Tasende as Iria, the school's English teacher
* María Costas as Claudia, Germán's mother
* [[Abril Zamora]] as Tere, Raquel's old friend
* Ana Santos as Concha, a bartender
== Production ==
The ''Mess You Leave Behind'' was filmed in locations in [[Galicia, Spain|Galicia]] including [[Celanova]], Ourense, whose public high school (the one in which the creator studied) was used to recreate the high school where characters Raquel and Viruca teach.<ref name=location>{{Cite web|url=https://www.elperiodico.com/es/tele/20201221/desorden-dejas-serie-netflix-rodaje-galicia-11414549|website=[[El Periódico de Catalunya|El Periódico]]|title=¿Dónde se rodó 'El desorden que dejas', la serie que está arrasando en Netflix?|first=Marisa de|last=Dios|date=21 December 2020}}</ref>
==Episodes==
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber   = 1
|Title           = Into the Lion's Den
|NativeTitle     = En la boca del lobo
|Description = Raquel prepares to start her new job as a literature teacher at a high school grappling with intense drama and tragedy.
|DirectedBy      = [[Carlos Montero Castiñeira|Carlos Montero]]
|WrittenBy       = Carlos Montero
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|12|11|df=yes}}
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber   = 2
|Title           = They Know
|NativeTitle     = Lo saben
|DirectedBy      = Carlos Montero
|WrittenBy       = Carlos Montero
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|12|11|df=yes}}
|ShortSummary    =
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber   = 3
|Title           = Count to Three
|NativeTitle     = Cuenta hasta tres
|DirectedBy      = Silvia Quer
|WrittenBy       = Javier Holgado Vicente
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|12|11|df=yes}}
|ShortSummary    =
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber   = 4
|Title           = Downward Spiral
|NativeTitle     = Caída en picado
|DirectedBy      = Silvia Quer
|WrittenBy       = Carlos Montero
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|12|11|df=yes}}
|ShortSummary    =
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber   = 5
|Title           = The Secret Place
|NativeTitle     = El lugar secreto
|DirectedBy      = Silvia Quer
|WrittenBy       = Javier Holgado Vicente
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|12|11|df=yes}}
|ShortSummary    =
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber   = 6
|Title           = Your Dark Side
|NativeTitle     = Lo que no quiso ver en ti
|DirectedBy      = Roger Gual
|WrittenBy       = Andrés Seara and Carlos Montero
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|12|11|df=yes}}
|ShortSummary    =
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber   = 7
|Title           = The Third Victim
|NativeTitle     = La tercera víctima
|DirectedBy      = Roger Gual
|WrittenBy       = Javier Holgado Vicente
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|12|11|df=yes}}
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber   = 8
|Title           = The Mess You Leave Behind
|NativeTitle     = El desorden que dejas
|DirectedBy      = Roger Gual
|WrittenBy       = Carlos Montero
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|12|11|df=yes}}
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== Awards and nominations ==
{{Awards table|5}}
|-
| align = "center" rowspan = "8" | 2021 || rowspan = "8" | 19th [[Mestre Mateo Awards]] || colspan = "2" | Best Television Series || {{nom}} || rowspan = "8" | <ref>{{Cite web|website=Extradigital|date=10 March 2021|url=https://www.extradigital.es/galicia-conoce-a-los-finalistas-a-los-premios-mestre-mateo-2021/|title=Conoce a los finalistas a los Premios Mestre Mateo 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cineconn.es/ganadores-de-los-mestre-mateo-2021/|website=Cine con Ñ|title='Ons' triunfa en los Mestre Mateo con 9 premios|date=12 April 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.panoramaaudiovisual.com/de/2021/04/12/ons-isla-mentiras-vpremios-mestre-mateo-2021/|website=Panorama Audiovisual|date=12 April 2021|title='Ons' y 'La isla de las mentiras' vencen en la XIX edición de los Premios Mestre Mateo}}</ref>
|-
| Best Screenplay || Carlos Montero, Javier Holgado, Andrés Seara  || {{nom}}
|-
| Best Editing || Juan Galiñanes, Lu Rodríguez, Mario Maroto || {{nom}}
|-
| Best Sound || || {{nom}}
|-
| Best Makeup and Hairstyling || Susana Veira, Beatriz Antelo || {{nom}}
|-
| Best Lead Actress || Inma Cuesta || {{nom}}
|-
| Best Supporting Actor || Tamar Novas || {{nom}}
|-
| Best Supporting Actress || Isabel Garrido || {{nom}}
|}
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
* {{Netflix title}}
* {{IMDb title|9731242|The Mess You Leave Behind}}
* {{rotten-tomatoes|tv/the_mess_you_leave_behind}}
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[[Category:2020s Spanish drama television series]]
[[Category:2020 Spanish television series debuts]]
[[Category:2020 Spanish television series endings]]
[[Category:Netflix television dramas]]
[[Category:Spanish-language television shows]]
[[Category:Spanish thriller television series]]
[[Category:Television shows filmed in Spain]]
[[Category:Television shows set in Galicia (Spain)]]
[[Category:Television shows based on Spanish novels]]