One Hundred Years of Solitude (, ) is a Colombian television series based on Gabriel García Márquez's 1967 novel of the same name. The series ran for 16 episodes on Netflix, with the first eight episodes released on 11 December 2024. The second half was released on 5 August 2026, and the series finale was released on 26 August 2026.

Cast Diego Vásquez as Marco Antonio González Ospina as young José Arcadio Buendía Marleyda Soto as Susana Morales Cañas as young Úrsula as José Arcadio Thiago Padilla as child José Arcadio Andrius Leonardo Soto as teenage José Arcadio Claudio Cataño as Colonel Aureliano Buendía Jerónimo Echeverría Monsalve as child Aureliano Jerónimo Barón Lyentsova as adolescent Aureliano Santi Vásquez as teenage Aureliano Loren Sofía as Amaranta Luna Ruiz Jiménez as young Amaranta Akima as Rebeca Nicole Montenegro Sánchez as young Rebeca Janer Villarreal as Arcadio Juan Eduardo Florido as young Arcadio Viña Machado as Pilar Ternera Moreno Borja as Ruggero Pasquarelli as Pietro Crespi Helber Sepúlveda Escobar as Prudencio Aguilar as Apolinar Moscote as Leonor Moscote Cristal Aparicio as Remedios Moscote Ella Becerra as Petronila Salvador del Solar as General Moncada Carla Baratta as Fernanda del Carpio (season 2) as Amaranta Úrsula (season 2) Emmanuel Restrepo as José Arcadio "El Papa" (season 2) Sebastián Osorio as Aureliano Babilonia (season 2)

Episodes Series overview

Season 1 (2024)

Season 2 (2026)

Production Development Netflix acquired the rights to One Hundred Years of Solitude in March 2019. Before his death in 2014, author Gabriel García Márquez had refused to sell the rights to the novel as he did not believe the time constraints of a feature film were sufficient for a proper adaptation. The series was filmed with the support of García Márquez's family, who requested that it be shot in Colombia, in Spanish, and with Colombian actors. The producers scouted several locations for filming, including Cali, Villavicencio, Girardot, Palomino, Santa Marta, and Barranquilla.

Casting The cast was chosen through an open casting call in 2022. The casting team saw more than 10,000 candidates for the 25 main roles. Only 30% of the cast were professional actors. In addition to the main cast, 20,000 extras were selected. The cast was partially leaked on 26 April 2023.

Filming

Principal photography on the first part of the series took place from May to December 2023. The series was filmed entirely in Colombia, specifically in the departments of La Guajira, Magdalena, Cesar, Cundinamarca, and Tolima. The fictional town of Macondo was built near Alvarado, Tolima, by 1,100 workers. Four versions of the town were built to depict the passage of time. The producers purchased furniture from local antique stores and had fabrics and artifacts made by local artisans for the sets. Filming required a crew of nearly 600 people, all from Colombia. Netflix reported that the production of the series generated 225 billion COP ($51.8 million USD) for Colombia's economy.

Production on the second part of the series began in February 2025.

Release

A teaser trailer for the first season was released on 17 April 2024. Promotional stills were released on 18 October. The first two episodes premiered at the Círculo de Bellas Artes in Madrid on 22 November 2024. The series' first episode screened at the Biblioteca Vasconcelos in Mexico City on 28 November 2024. Its first two episodes were screened at the Havana Film Festival on 6 December 2024. The first season, comprising eight episodes, was released in its entirety on Netflix on 11 December 2024.

A trailer for the second season was released on 17 July 2026. The second season was released in two parts; the first seven episodes were released on 5 August 2026 and the series finale was released on 26 August 2026. To promote the second season, Netflix held special screenings in selected Colombian cities.

Reception On Metacritic, it has a weighted average score of 80 out of 100, based on 16 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.

Keith Watson of The Telegraph rated the series five stars out of five, calling it a "faithful but not overly reverent take on Márquez". He commended the cast's performances, specifically those of Marleyda Soto and Claudio Cataño. Helen Coffey of The Independent called the series "pretty much perfect" and "nothing short of miraculous". She commended the series' creators for staying faithful to the source material while creating "a piece of visually gorgeous storytelling". She also commended the casting, script, cinematography, and music. Julio Ricardo Varela of MSNBC wrote that the series provides "countless moments of brilliance that prove creating art from other works of art is still possible." He commended the performances of the entire cast, especially Soto, Cataño, and Marco Antonio González, and noted the care that seemed to have gone into the series' production. Judy Berman of Time wrote, "Considering the difficulty of the assignment, it's remarkable how close Netflix's splendid One Hundred Years of Solitude . . . comes to recreating not just the substance, but also the kinetic spirit of the book." She wrote that the series successfully conveyed the story of the novel without oversimplifying its major themes, including the "ugly but symbolically meaningful aspects of the story, from self-harm to incest". She commended the series' production value, direction, and cinematography.

Daniel Fienberg of The Hollywood Reporter called the series a "gorgeous, ambitious adaptation" of the novel that is "honorable and beautiful, if not without flaws". He noted that much of the series' content was taken verbatim from the novel, which "doesn't always work" on screen, and that "everything plays better when the show is at its most figurative and least literal". He commended García López and Mora's direction, calling the series "breathlessly beautiful at times, lyrical and alive and brimming with visual and intellectual ideas." He concluded, "One Hundred Years of Solitude may not be as good as Underground Railroad or even Station Eleven, but it's a worthy and admirable capper for a year of often exceptional prestige adaptations." Aramide Tinubu of Variety called the series "exquisitely detailed and layered in intricate symbolism" and "one of the most faithful page-to-screen adaptations in recent years". She called the performances "exceptional", but said that certain sequences felt dense. Although she found the pacing "too lackadaisical at times", she wrote, "the beauty of One Hundred Years of Solitude allows the viewer to absorb every intricately curated frame and moment." Carly Lane of Collider called the series "a masterpiece in its own right" and wrote, "Not only does the Spanish-language series breathe new life into Márquez's supposedly unfilmable novel, but it also succeeds as a triumph of filmmaking thanks to stunning cinematography and an epic story that spans across multiple generations of the ill-fated Buendía family." She commended the visuals of Paulo Pérez and María Sarasvati, the production design of Eugenio Caballero and , and the ensemble's performance.

Jack Seale of The Guardian rated the series three stars out of five, writing that it "might struggle with the novel's problematic sexual politics, but it's a big, gorgeous adaptation". Ed Potton of The Times rated the series two stars out of five, calling it "gorgeous but lethargic" and writing that it "lacks the vibrancy and energy of the novel". He commended the production design of Caballero and Enríquez, but said the series struggled to translate magic realism to the screen.

Awards and nominations Award Year Category Nominee Result Gotham TV Awards 2025 Breakthrough Drama Series One Hundred Years of Solitude Peabody Awards 2025 EntertainmentOne Hundred Years of Solitude Platino Awards 2025 Best Ibero-American Miniseries or TV seriesOne Hundred Years of Solitude Best Series Creator José Rivera, Natalia Santa Best Actor in a Miniseries or TV series Claudio Cataño Best Actress in a Miniseries or TV series Marleyda Soto Best Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or TV series Janer Villareal Best Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or TV series Loren Sofía Viña Machado Premios Aura 2025 Highest Impact One Hundred Years of Solitude Best Executive Production 2025 Best Fiction Series One Hundred Years of Solitude Best Fiction Director Laura Mora, Alex García López Best Fiction Script Jose Rivera, Camila Brugés, Natalia Santa Best Leading Actor Claudio Cataño Best Leading Actress Marleyda Soto Best Supporting Actor Diego Vásquez Best Supporting Actress Viña Machado Breakthrough Actor of the Year Susana Morales Best Young Talent Cristal Aparicio Best Fiction Editing , Miguel Schverdfinger Best Fiction Cinematography Paulo Pérez, María Sarasvati Herrera Best Fiction Production Design Eugenio Caballero, Best Fiction Score Camilo Sanabria, Juancho Valencia Audience Favorite Fiction Series One Hundred Years of Solitude Set Decorators Society of America Awards 2025 Best Achievement in Décor/Design of a One Hour Period Series Arley Garzón Gómez, Catalina Angulo, Rafael Withingham, Angela Benavides, Barbara Enriquez & Eugenio Caballero

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