Five-star script, three-star visuals. For the plot alone, it’s worth your time. Just don’t expect to read the fine print on those fake sponsorship contracts. Stream it for the history lesson, not the cinematography.

★★★½ (out of 5)

There’s no denying the power of El Presidente ’s first season. The chronicle of South America’s infamous 2015 FIFA corruption scandal, told from the perspective of a lowly secretary turned whistleblower, is sharp, tense, and darkly comedic. The performances—especially from Andrés Parra as the slippery José Maria Marin—are electric. The writing is tight, the pacing is breakneck, and the moral rot feels palpably real.

So why three and a half stars? Because I watched it in 480p.