Get ready to return to the mythical town of Macondo in One Hundred Years of Solitude.
After the critically acclaimed launch of Part 1 last year, the breathtaking adaptation of Nobel Prize–winning author Gabriel García Márquez’s bestselling magical realist novel will return for its second and final part in August 2026. The concluding eight episodes will reveal the fate of Macondo and the Buendía family. Check out the brand-new teaser trailer above.
Keep reading to learn what you can expect from Part 2.
The story follows cousins José Arcadio Buendía (Marco González) and Úrsula Iguarán (Susana Morales), who get married against their parents’ wishes and leave their village to embark on a long journey in search of a new home. Accompanied by friends and adventurers, their voyage culminates with the founding of a utopian town on the banks of a river of prehistoric stones that they baptize Macondo. Several generations of the Buendía lineage will shape the future of this mythical town, tormented by madness, impossible loves, a bloody and absurd war, and a terrible curse that condemns them, without hope, to 100 years of solitude.
Claudio Cataño, who felt an “enormous responsibility” in playing Colonel Aureliano Buendía, tells Tudum it was “an honor and a risk” to take on the role. He adds, “Macondo and its host of characters, who I truly feel as my own blood, are universal, but at the same time so unique — so from Colombia, so beautifully tragic that it is impossible not to be trapped in this world.”
Bringing the mythical town’s magical elements to life was a “huge challenge for everyone involved,” Cataño says. “I think the scripts and the direction combine both aspects of magic and humanity, of exuberance and realism. From the performing side, it was an arduous and exquisite pleasure.”
García Márquez’s novel, published in 1967, has sold more than 50 million copies and been translated into more than 40 languages. This adaptation is one of the most ambitious productions in Latin American history, filmed in Spanish and shot in García Márquez’s native Colombia with the support of the author’s family.
“Directing this project has been both a challenge and an adventure. After all, in life, taking risks is necessary to give meaning to what we do,” Alex García López (The Witcher), who directed Episodes 1, 2, 3, 7, and 8, tells Netflix. “When diving into the adaptation of One Hundred Years of Solitude, my intention was to create something authentic that carries the stature of an international production, because the story deserves it.”
Laura Mora (The Kings of the World, Frontera Verde), who helmed Episodes 4, 5, and 6, adds: “As a filmmaker, and as a Colombian, it has been an honor and a huge challenge to work on a project as complex and that carries as much responsibility as One Hundred Years of Solitude. I always strived to understand the difference between the literary and audiovisual languages and to be able to construct images that contain the beauty, poetry, and depth of a work that has impacted the entire world. We’ve done it with love and respect for the novel, with the support of an exceptional technical and human team.”
After the armistice and signing of the Treaty of Neerlandia, peace still does not reach Macondo. The Conservatives, fearful of Colonel Aureliano Buendía’s threats, plot an attack that — by a twist of fate — brings Fernanda del Carpio from Bogotá to the town. She marries Aureliano Segundo, one of the bastard Arcadio’s untamable twin sons, and gives Úrsula Iguarán her first legitimate heirs.
Meanwhile, the other twin, José Arcadio Segundo, absorbed in José Arcadio Buendía’s manuscripts, accomplishes the patriarch’s wild dreams of connecting Macondo with the world. The railroad’s arrival opens the doors to the banana company, which leads to the town’s downfall and ultimately fulfills Úrsula Iguarán’s curse: The races condemned to 100 years of solitude were not granted a second opportunity on earth.
The series consists of 16 episodes total, released in two parts containing eight episodes each. The eights episodes of Part 1 are streaming now. On Aug. 5, the first seven episodes of Part 2 will come to Netflix. Those episodes are:
Then, on Aug. 26, the grand finale of the series will premiere. Directed by Laura Mora, this final installment brings the Colombian Nobel laureate’s masterpiece to its close.
Mora will continue to direct, along with Carlos Moreno, a Colombian director known for his work on films like Dogwashers and Perro come perro and the series The Final Score and Wild District.
Marleyda Soto will be reprising her role as the adult Úrsula Iguarán, and Cataño will return as Colonel Aureliano Buendía. They’ll be joined by Ángela Cano, Emmanuel Restrepo, Estefanía Piñeres, María Adelaida Puerta, Emiliano Pernía, Juanita Molina, Laura Taylor, Obeida Benavides, Julián Román, and Carla Baratta, who all bring García Márquez’s unforgettable characters to life.
“Following the reception from our members and specialized press from all around the world, we are deeply proud to announce that the production of the second part has begun. With this series, we pay tribute to the legacy of Gabriel García Márquez and to Colombia and its extraordinary talent,” says Francisco Ramos, Netflix’s Vice President of Latin America Content. “I express my appreciation for the work of Laura Mora, whose rigor and passion have been fundamental in this journey, and who is now joined by Carlos Moreno, a remarkable Colombian filmmaker and Netflix partner. We are in the best hands to carry the Buendías’ story to a successful conclusion.”
Part 2’s first seven episodes arrive on Aug. 5, with the grand finale coming on Aug. 26. You can watch Part 1 now on Netflix.
