Season 1
10 episodes May 31, 2023 7.1
Overview
Camila meets her Prince Charming through a dating app. After an idyllic romance, she plans to surprise him — only to end up trapped in a false paradise.
Seasons
3 listed- Status
- Ended
- Seasons
- 3 seasons
- Episodes
- 30 episodes
- First aired
- May 31, 2023
- Last aired
- Apr 15, 2026
- Network
- Netflix
Latest episode: S3 E10 It's All Fake (Apr 15, 2026)
Killer Match
10 episodes Jan 8, 2025 5.9Determined to break Miguel's hold on her, Camila starts a new life with David. But a string of mysterious murders threatens to destroy their relationship.
Season 3
10 episodes Apr 15, 2026 10.0
Cast
Reviews
4 min readThe Gilded Cage of Desire
I’ve seen this story before—a woman swipes right, falls hard, and wakes up in a nightmare dressed like a vacation. Fake Profile knows the beats of the catfish thriller so well it could recite them in its sleep. What’s surprising isn’t the deception, but how willingly we follow Camila Román (Carolina Miranda) into the trap, even as the show’s own logic starts to fray at the edges. It’s a series that mistakes chaos for tension, and yet, for all its flaws, it’s impossible to look away from.
The first season is a masterclass in seduction, both of the character and the audience. Camila, a successful architect with a guarded heart, meets Miguel Estévez on a dating app. Their chemistry is instant, electric—so much so that when she shows up unannounced at his lavish Cartagena estate, the rug-pull feels less like a twist and more like a betrayal we’ve been complicit in.
The show understands the thrill of the con: the way desire blinds us to red flags, the way we rationalize inconsistencies when the alternative is admitting we’ve been fooled. For a while, Fake Profile leans into this, letting the unease simmer beneath the glossy surface.
But then the show starts to unravel. What begins as a taut psychological thriller devolves into a telenovela on steroids, piling on affairs, murders, and secret identities with the subtlety of a sledgehammer. By Season 3, the plot is so convoluted that even the characters seem confused about who’s betraying whom.
The writing, which starts off sharp enough to cut glass, becomes a mess of rushed resolutions and illogical character decisions. Camila, who begins as a compellingly flawed protagonist, makes choices that feel less like human behavior and more like plot mechanics. (Why does she keep trusting the man who’s already lied to her?
Audience Opinions
Audience 5.9/10
"A wildly messy yet bingeable erotic thriller powered by beautiful leads and locations but undermined by shallow writing, chaotic plotting, and increasingly unlikeable characters."
The mix of steamy scenes, attractive cast, and glossy Las Vegas/Colombia settings hooks a lot of viewers into binging full seasons and treating it as a guilty pleasure. latestnetflix.com's read is that Over time, however, convoluted twists, logic-free character decisions, and a much-criticized later-season ending leave many disappointed, with some calling the writing atrocious and the show one of the worst they have sat through.
What viewers praise
- Charismatic lead performance Carolina Miranda in particular is singled out as breathtaking and compelling, grounding the chaos around her.
- Striking locations and visuals Luxurious backdrops, beaches, nightlife, and architecture in Las Vegas and Colombia are frequently described as gorgeous and escapist.
- Highly bingeable and addictive The constant drama, sex, and twists keep viewers watching late into the night or tearing through all ten episodes in a row.
- Sexy, adult tone Explicit romantic and queer storylines, along with a strong erotic charge, appeal to those looking for steamy, grown-up content.
Common complaints
- Weak, inconsistent writing Storytelling is blasted as abysmal, with rushed resolutions, editing issues, and dialogue that makes serious moments feel unintentional or hollow.
- Illogical character choices Character actions, especially Camila’s, are often seen as senseless or purely plot-driven, making motivations hard to believe.
- Overstuffed plot and soapiness An overload of twists, affairs, blackmail, killings, and secrets turns the show into a noisy telenovela-style soap that many find ridiculous.
- Polarizing later seasons and ending Season 3 in particular draws anger for a confusing, unsatisfying finale with no likeable characters and unresolved or clumsily wrapped-up threads.
- Perception of cheapness Despite pretty visuals, several viewers compare it to a low-quality soap opera, criticizing the production, acting, and reliance on shock value.
Recommended for
Steamy thriller addicts Guilty-pleasure soap fans Carolina Miranda followers Messy drama enthusiasts Twist-heavy romance lovers
Buzz & Rumors
Public reportsNobody booked a Colombian dating-app soap as a global event. Then Camila would not stay dead.
Fake Profile, Perfil falso on the Spanish card, dropped May 31, 2023, with little fanfare. Radio Times watched it park in Netflix's Top 10 on both sides of the Atlantic and called it Catfish on steroids. Vogue Mexico and El Heraldo later said season 1 hit number 1 on the global non-English series chart in its premiere week. Pablo Illanes created it for TIS Productions. Carolina Miranda is Camila Roman, a Vegas dancer who swipes into a surgeon named Fernando. Rodolfo Salas is the man who is not Fernando. latestnetflix.com's view is that he is Miguel Estevez, married in Cartagena, two kids, a father-in-law with a plan.
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The twist that made the column was not the Tinder lie. It was the hiring. Vogue Mexico and Radio Times both walk the same beat. Dying tycoon Pedro Ferrer, played by Victor Mallarino, used Tina to recruit Camila so his daughter Angela would catch Miguel cheating and dump him before the inheritance moved. Camila thought she was hunting a catfish. She was the planted profile. Illanes has done this kind of machinery before. Dexerto notes he is the showrunner behind The Search for Frida. Ten episodes. Directors Klych Lopez and Catalina Hernandez. Shot in Las Vegas and Cartagena. The official trailer asks you to imagine meeting the love of your life on an app, then imagine that this man does not exist. , , ,
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Season 2 weaponized her old dating card. Netflix renewed within two weeks of the premiere, on June 13, 2023. Killer Match arrived January 8, 2025. El Heraldo said someone was using Camila's dating-app profile to seduce and kill Colombia's most attractive men. The season 2 trailer has a reporter note that Angela Ferrer served 18 months and walks free tomorrow. Miranda, Salas, Manuela Gonzalez, and Lincoln Palomeque came back. Emmanuel Esparza, Alejandra Borrero, and Marcela Carvajal joined. Wikipedia lists 30 episodes across three seasons. Deadline's Stewart Clarke reported on July 31, 2025, that Fake Profile would be "three and out" on a 10-title Colombian slate. The last season premiered April 15, 2026. Netflix Latinoamerica's season 3 trailer frames Camila and Miguel's honeymoon as a nightmare once they befriend a wealthy couple, while death and vengeance stalk them. TMDB files the 2023 original as series 227371. The bodies stayed fake. The ratings did not. , , , 
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