Netflix Confirms "Valeria" Will be Back for Season 2 (2024)

After more than two months of social distancing, I felt like I had binge-watched every possible buzzy show. Ozark? Check. Little Fires Everywhere? Double check. Elite, La Casa de Papel, and Narcos? Check, check, check. I was just getting ready to throw my remote at the wall over Memorial Day weekend when I saw a suggested series at the top of my queue: Valeria.

The trailer introduced me to a new Spanish language show centered on Valeria, a "writer in crisis" struggling to pen her first novel while also navigating a "rough patch" in her marriage. There to help her get through it is her crew of best friends, Carmen, Lola, and Nerea. It sounded like exactly the kind of delicious soul food I needed to be fed right now, and 10 minutes into the first episode, I was right.

Take Sex and the City with a dash of Girls and Bridget Jones and set it in Madrid, Spain, and you've got Valeria. The stylish Netflix original is based off the popular Valeria books by Elísabet Benavent, and I giggled, cried, and swooned during each of the quirky titular character's adventures spent chasing her dream of becoming a published author...while balancing quite the steamy love triangle. For fans like me, the first season's eight episodes went way too fast, and a cliffhanger in the final episode led to the natural question: Will there be a second season?

I'm happy to share some good news: Netflix has just confirmed there will officially be a season 2 of Valeria. On Instagram, they wrote in Spanish: "We can confirm that we've been caught, and there will be a second season of Valeria."

As a certified superfan, ahead here's everything I was able to find out about Valeria season 2.

First things first: What will season 2 of Valeria be about?

The first season ended up a couple of loose ends that are just begging for a second installment. Like any good romantic comedy, the pulse of Valeria is a love triangle: Valeria is torn between her struggling marriage with her husband, Adri, who's become less and less supportive of her dream to become a published author, and Victor, the mysterious, hot new friend who gets both her writing dreams and her blood racing. In addition to the adventures of Carmen, Lola, and Nerea, throughout the season we viewers went back and forth between being "Team Adri" and "Team Victor," but one thing never changed: We really want Valeria to write that book.

So when our protagonist finally got a book deal at the end of season 1 for her erotic novel that was very strongly influenced by her feelings for Victor, we cheered her on—until her publisher dropped the bombshell that they'd like Valeria's first book to be published under the pen name of an already popular romance novel series. We're left with two questions: Will Valeria end up with Victor in the end, or back with Adri? And will she stand her ground and find somewhere else to publish her debut novel under her own name—or accept at least being able to get paid for what she loves to do?

That's only the tip of the iceberg that leaves many doors open for a season 2. Will Lola continue seeing her married lover Sergio? Will Carmen and Borja make it if he switches jobs? And will Narea's friendship with the girls stay strong through her exploration of her queer identity?

Season 2 is confirmed, but there's no release date...yet.

In addition to Netflix Spain, Gomez also shared the news on Instagram, with a caption in Spanish that read: "Happy as a bird" (it rhymes in Spanish, go with it) "to announce there will be a season 2 of Valeria.)

But one thing to note is that given the coronavirus pandemic has pushed back filming for many series right now, it might be awhile until we hear anything about production or a release date. But don't worry: I'm on it, and will definitely keep fans posted as soon as I hear any news at all.

There might be many more seasons, too; there are several Valeria books that give the series plenty of possible plot lines.

In 2014, author Elísabet Benavent released the first in her Valeria series: En los zapatos de Valeria. It was the first of four in the series, and fans of the novels have pointed out just how much the TV adaptation diverged from the books—which means that there are plenty more storylines that could play out in a season 2 or beyond. If you want to read them yourself (though, note that the books are indeed in Spanish), the follow-up to En los zapatos is Valeria en el espejo, and then books 3 and 4: Valeria en blanco y negro and Valeria al desnudo.

While we wait for more news on season 2...meet the cast of Valeria, and find their Instagrams below. (And thank me later for the eye candy.)

A native of Barcelona, lead actress Diana Gómez, who plays Valeria, has starred in many Spanish TV series over the years. But if you thought the redheaded star looks particularly familiar, it's likely that you're a fan of La Casa de Papel, where you might've glimpsed Gomez as Berlin's ex-wife, Tatiana:

Meanwhile, if you're like me, you felt no sympathy for Valeria being torn between two ridiculously easy-on-the-eyes love interests. First, there's her husband Adri, the photographer and dreamer depicted by Ibrahim Al Shami J, a rising actor in Spain who looks equally hot with and without a man bun:

And then there is, far and away, the series' fan favorite: Hearthrob Maxi Iglesias. While he might be newer to American fans, he's a huge star in Spain, with a lengthy TV and movie resume and 1.4 million followers because...well, you can see why:

Of course, we also can't forget Silma López, who plays the sultry Lola, Paula Malia, who depicts the ditzy yet lovable Carmen, and Teresa Riott, who brings to life the serious friend, Nerea, on her path to accepting her queer identity.

Have you watched Valeria on Netflix? What did you think—and do you want more show recommendations like this? Let us know in the comments below!

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