One of the more welcome aspects of the streaming era is the vast number of series seeking and reflecting a global audience. Subtitles are no longer deal breakers if you’re looking for quality television that showcases a range of stories, actors and perspectives. Good TV is good TV, no matter its language of origin.
Whether you’re looking to supplement your daily Duolingo lessons or are eager to enjoy some of the best productions from Colombia, Mexico, Spain and beyond, here’s a guide to a few Spanish-language series that have arrived in 2024 across some of your favorite streaming platforms that are worthy of your time. ‘Betty, la fea: The Story Continues’ (‘Betty, la fea: la historia continúa’) Few television shows have had the global impact “Yo Soy Betty La Fea” had upon its release. The Colombian telenovela has been remade in more than 20 languages and spawned a spinoff and even a children’s animated series.
With the entire original cast on board — including Ana María Orozco and Jorge Enrique Abello, the central lovebirds of the 1999 series — this much-anticipated sequel found the once ugly duckling turned high fashion exec separating from the rake of a man she’d once swooned over. Gleefully undoing the happily ever after of the series and, in turn, adding a complicated relationship between Betty and her fashion designer-in-the-making daughter, this return to the hallways of Ecomoda keeps the broad comedy of the OG series intact while ushering .
