(English: The House of the Devious; also called ) is an artificial intelligence web series broadcast weekly on YouTube, premiering on 27 July 2026. The series is an adult animated political satire set in a reality show.

parodies the reality show , in which a group of celebrities live together in a single house, completely isolated from the outside world. Residents nominate each other for elimination, and the home audience votes to evict or save their favorite contestants until a final winner remains to claim a cash prize. Instead, in a group of characters parodying real-life Mexican politicians are grouped inside the Chapultepec Castle in hopes of winning lifelong political immunity from prosecution for any crime committed or yet to be committed.

Morena, the ruling party of Mexico, whose politicians are the main targets of parody, filed a complaint with the National Electoral Institute (INE), but it was dismissed. Journalists were divided in determining whether the program falls within the bounds of freedom of expression, defamation, and copyright infringement.

Format

is a political satire reality show created with artificial intelligence. It centers around contests between Mexican politicians depicted as openly crooked. They are divided into two groups inside the Chapultepec Castle, (fuel-smugglers) and (narco-politicians). They live in two rooms: (), where the team sleeps in austerity, and (), where the team sleeps in luxury. The show's contestants compete in various contests with the losing team facing the possibility of having members nominated for expulsion, which involves being arrested by the American Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). Additionally, new politicians can enter the contest at any moment. The winner is expected to receive lifelong political immunity from prosecution for any crime committed or yet to be committed.

Contestants The characters featured in are based on real-life politicians, mostly affiliated to the ruling party of Mexico, Morena.

Name Based on Political party Team Day entered Day exited Status Nahle Rocío Nahle Morena 1 El Cuauh Cuauhtémoc Blanco Morena 1 Adán Adán Augusto López Morena 1 Citlali Citlalli Hernández Morena 1 Andy Andrés Manuel López Beltrán Morena 1 Salgado Macedonio Morena 1 Layda Layda Sansores Morena 1 Abelina Morena 1 4 Andrea Andrea Chávez Morena 1 6 Rocha Rubén Rocha Moya Morena 1 Marina Marina del Pilar Ávila Morena 1 Arturito Cerovotos Arturo Ávila Morena 1 (as a guest contestant) 9 (unclear) Unclear Samuel Samuel García Citizens' Movement 6 (as a guest contestant) Alito Alito Moreno Institutional Revolutionary Party Pending 10 (entered himself)

Episodes

TV Azteca broadcast was added to TV Azteca programming, on 23 August 2026, on the public television channels Azteca Uno and ADN Noticias. Because of it, journalists, including Álvaro Cueva and Álvaro Delgado, claimed that was created by Ricardo Salinas Pliego, owner of TV Azteca, who has been critical of politicians associated with the Fourth Transformation. TV Azteca distanced itself from the production of and announced legal action against anyone who associated the company with the series' production.

Reception Critical response Cueva was critical of , calling it "pure shit". He said he is "afraid" that the authorities are not censoring the series for fear of ridicule; that the producers of are not filing copyright complaints, implying that they might be involved in ; that TV Azteca aired it on public television against its ethics code; and that other journalists were not complaining about "such a gross violation of the most basic human rights". He added that the web series violates Mexican law because it uses people's voices and likeness and makes them say they are committing crimes.

Similarly, Delgado questioned why was not filing copyright complaints. He compared with other political satires during the 2000s, including , broadcast by TV Azteca, and , broadcast by Televisa, which in his view caricatured López Obrador ahead of the 2006 presidential elections. Rosa María Noguerón, producer of , denied that infringed on the series' copyright, arguing that, as a parody, it was protected by freedom of expression. She also noted that the parody reflects status as a television benchmark.

Sergio López Ayllón says that freedom of expression has limits, but does not cross them, although he felt that a broadcast on a news channel like ADN Noticias was questionable. He also added that linking recognizable faces to criminal charges, as well as the sexualization of women, is on the edge of legality but "undermines editorial credibility". For Marco A. Zavala Arredondo, the series exemplifies political satire regardless of its form, since it "articulates opinions about civil servants whose performance is open to commentary, analysis, and even ridicule".

Politicians response On 26 August 2026, Morena filed a complaint with the National Electoral Institute (INE), following TV Azteca's broadcast. In it, the party noted that the program links real people to crimes such as drug trafficking and fuel smuggling, and called for the suspension of broadcasts and advertising. The Inter-American Press Association expressed concern that attempts were being made to use electoral mechanisms ahead of the 2027 elections as a pretext to restrict satire and freedom of the press, and described criticism of those in power as "an essential component of a democratic society".

The INE dismissed the complaint because it could not find any statements in the program that directly defamed the party, and therefore it did not constitute electoral slander against the political organization.

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External links on YouTube