The Cleaning Lady
The Cleaning Lady
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The Cleaning Lady

"It's a dirty business."

7.4
Yr 2022
Rt 45m
Status Canceled
Crime Drama
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Overview

A whip-smart doctor comes to the U.S. for a medical treatment to save her ailing son. But when the system fails and pushes her into hiding, she refuses to be beaten down and marginalized. Instead, she becomes a cleaning lady for the mob and starts playing the game by her own rules.

Critical Reception

What critics are saying

Score 45 /100

Critical reception for The Cleaning Lady is decidedly mixed, with reviewers polarized by the show's ambitious premise and its execution. Supporters praise the series for centering a compelling, multi-dimensional protagonist, noting that lead actress Élodie Yung brings significant appeal to a story that manages to humanize the experience of undocumented immigrants.

However, many critics found the series to be a melodramatic, cliché-ridden affair. Common complaints include thin character development, a lack of tension, and mob-thriller plot points that feel derivative of genre predecessors. While some viewers may find the show's fast-paced, addictive nature winsome, others describe it as a messy effort that struggles to balance its heavy social themes with its crime-drama aspirations.

“The Cleaning Lady increases the stakes and heightens the tension with each episode.”

“Yung is an appealing lead, and Thony’s complicated backstory... may appeal to a segment of the audience that is too rarely seen onscreen.”

“Lather, rinse, repeat, with no long-term character development detectable.”

“The Cleaning Lady mixes so many different things together, which is how you make a mess.”

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UK • US
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US
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CA • UK
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CA • UK
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US • UK
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CA
Why fans love it

The Cleaning Lady centers on a doctor who finds herself trading medicine for crime after the U.S. healthcare system leaves her with no way to save her son. Élodie Yung plays a protagonist who moves from hospitals to crime scenes, scrubbing floors for the mob to survive. The tension stems from her dual life, where sanitizing evidence keeps her in the orbit of a dangerous crime boss while she works to keep her family intact.

This drama thrives on the friction between a mother desperate to stay under the radar and the FBI agents tightening the net around illegal employment circles. Situations that begin with simple blackmail escalate into moral gray areas where cleaning becomes a craft used for survival. It presents a world where someone invisible to the establishment holds enough secrets to manipulate the criminal underworld from the inside.

Featured Players

Cast

Credited 60
Regulars 6
Longest run 45 eps
Élodie Yung
Élodie Yung
as Thony De La Rosa
Adan Canto
Adan Canto
as Arman Morales
27 episodes
Oliver Hudson
Oliver Hudson
as Garrett Miller
22 episodes
Martha Millan
Martha Millan
as Fiona De La Rosa
34 episodes
Sean Lew
Sean Lew
as Chris De La Rosa
34 episodes
Faith Bryant
Faith Bryant
as Jaz De La Rosa
34 episodes
Eva De Dominici
Eva De Dominici
as Nadia Morales
45 episodes
Sebastien LaSalle
Sebastien LaSalle
as Luca De La Rosa
Show 52 more
Valentino LaSalle as Luca De La Rosa Kate del Castillo as Ramona Sanchez 12 episodes Santiago Cabrera as Jorge Sanchez 12 episodes Clayton Cardenas as Dante 12 episodes Eva De Dominici Navid Negahban as Hayak Barsamian 11 episodes Charles Malik Whitfield as Theo 1 episode Mariyam Saho as Shelby 1 episode Phillip Garcia as Javier 'Javi' Acosta 1 episode Daniel Lissing as Brandon 1 episode Gillian White as Dark Diva 1 episode Grayson Berry as Stevie 1 episode Jenelle Baptiste as Samentha 1 episode Lloyd Voights as Pilot 1 episode Jay Mohr as Councilman Eric Knight 1 episode Ivan Shaw as Marco 2 episodes Joseph A. Garcia as Alonzo Ortega 2 episodes Deniz Akdeniz as Tarik Barsamian 2 episodes Ivo Nandi as Mateo 2 episodes Antonio Leon as Dr. Daniel Saroyan 2 episodes Virginia Asbury as Hostess 1 episode Cosima Cabrera as Gabby 2 episodes Tom McCafferty as Jimmy 1 episode Harold Fisch as Carlos 1 episode GiGi Erneta as Vivian Serrano 1 episode Vick Sabitjian as Viktor Nazaryan 1 episode Eduard Osipov as Roman Yerelekian 1 episode Rana Haddad as Vida Barsamian 1 episode Michelle Campbell as Helen 2 episodes Esodie Geiger as Renee Lawson 2 episodes Dar Therrien as Cory 1 episode Lou Diamond Phillips as Joe Fabroa 1 episode Conphidance as Dr. Nnamdi 1 episode Richard Anthony Greywolf as Rowdy Guest 1 episode Shiva Negar as Isabel Barsamian 6 episodes Corinne Fox as Magician's Assitant 1 episode Chelsea Frei as Maya Campbell 5 episodes Naveen Andrews as Robert Kamdar 9 episodes Liza Weil as Katherine Russo 23 episodes Nick E. Tarabay as Julian Cortés 2 episodes Lily Lei as Denise Chan 3 episodes Christopher Kelly as Stephens 1 episode Saray Morgan as Club Patron (uncredited) 1 episode Doug Savant as Oliver Gordon 1 episode Brandon Jay McLaren as Jeremy Dolan 8 episodes Jonathan Medina as Julio 2 episodes Conrad R. Padilla as Stunt Actor - FBI Swat #2 1 episode Grace Moorea Phillips as Grace Fabroa 1 episode Rita Volk as Hunter Heller 4 episodes Joshua Caleb Horton as Radiology Tech 1 episode Leyson Andreck as Young Jorge 1 episode James Martinez as Dr. Gonzales 1 episode
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Keywords

casino money laundering cleaning lady fbi blackmail illegal employment crime boss murder female protagonist undocumented immigrant doctor las vegas cleaner sick child cleaning mob
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Details

First Aired
January 03, 2022
Status
Canceled
Episode Runtime
45 minutes
Origin
US
TMDB Votes
258