'That Night' Netflix Review: One Family, One Vacation, and a Deadly Secret
Netflix's new six-episode thriller that turns a Caribbean vacation into a family's worst nightmare
Netflix’s That Night (Esa Noche), starring Clara Galle (Raising Voices, Olympo), Claudia Salas (Elite, Salvador), and Paula Usero (Las abogadas, Love in Difficult Times), premieres globally on Friday, March 13.
This six-episode thriller transforms a story that starts as a sisterly vacation and quickly becomes a tense mystery that will test loyalty, expose secrets—taking you on the journey of how far a family will go to protect the people they love.
Based on the Sunday Times bestselling novel by Gillian McAllister, That Night was created by Jason George (Narcos, Into the Night) as well as co-written with Lara Sendim. Jorge Dorado and Liliana Torres are listed as directors for the series.
Overview & Synopsis
Series: That Night (Esa Noche)
Episodes: 6
Release Date: March 13, 2026
Platform: Netflix
That Night is about a family vacationing in the Dominican Republic, when Elena (Galle) accidentally hits a man with her car. Desperate and frightened, she calls her sisters Paula (Salas) and Cris (Usero) for help.
From Vacation of a Lifetime to a Lifetime of Regret
A drama and stress free girls-only vacation to the Dominican Republic starts off bright, festive, and full of promise until it takes a turn for the worst as three sisters—Paula, Elena, and Cris—find themselves covering up a deadly incident.
But is it an accident or a crime?
Throughout each episode, That Night feels like a three-genre bender of thriller, light comedy, and suspense—the accompanying score blending traditional Spanish, Latin, and Caribbean instruments with “whodunnit” music that underlies the clumsiness within the seriousness of the actions the sisters take to cover up the incident.
In a series that begins as something quirky yet mysterious, That Night takes us across six-episodes that force the girls to dive deep into the motivations behind their decision-making, their upbringing, and a past that continues to haunt their present.
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The Truth Across Time and Perspective
With each episode, the point-of-view shifts, giving the audience a glimpse into every activity, mindset, and emotional state of being from each sister up until the point of the incident.
These shifts allow the audience to go on their own journey, playing “Guess Who” as they decide whose version of events is the truth, and whose version may harbor the most deceit.
Is this truly an accident? When tensions are high, can the bond of family be enough to keep everyone safe? Their current predicament tests those bonds, peeling at old wounds that only burrowed deeper and got more infectious over time.
It is in this space where the tension of the story lives—it isn’t just about the incident, it’s about everything the sisters carry with them before it ever happens.
That Night will be available to stream Friday, March 13, only on Netflix. Check out the trailer below.
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