Gentefied Season 2 - What We Know So Far

In introducing the series "Gentefied," Netflix calls it a "beautiful love letter to the Latinx community" — so, its renewal and the creation of a second season, announced in May 2020 (via Deadline), has generated even more appreciation and excitement. The bilingual dramatic comedy was adapted from a 2017 Sundance digital series and follows three personable adult Mexican-American cousins trying to chase the American dream, although that dream also affects their neighborhood, their grandfather, and their family's taco shop in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles — and not always in positive ways. 

The 10 half-hours of the first season dropped in February 2020. These original episodes have dealt with identity, class, family relationships, tradition, and the pitfalls of today's world, including memes and Instagram fame. Naturally, cliffhangers abounded at the end of the 10th episode — as cast member Carlos Santos put it in a Refinery 29 piece, "Then at the end it comes and grabs you. It comes and bites you, and then blackout. You're like, But I need a second season to know what happens!" 

A second season will hopefully continue the critically-lauded show's brand of humor, heart, and give viewers a personalized look at hard issues that have become important on a national level. Here's what we know so far about Season 2.

At the end of "Gentified"'s first season, Pop (Joaquín Cosio) gets caught up in the country's political situation. As a result of a six-month-old vandalism charge (he urinated on a sign for a new development), he was picked up by the police and is last seen in a Homeland Security van, on his way to getting deported. That's the biggest loose end, but there are others as well. Ana (Karrie Martin) and Yessika (Julissa Calderon) are still apart. Erik (Joseph Julian Soria) and Lidia (Annie Gonzalez) have a future sketched out with their young daughter, but how is that going to be affected by Pop's disappearance? And Chris (Carlos Santos) was all set to refine Mama Fina's for the neighborhood's gentrifying population, but now there isn't a restaurant for him to work in. Ex-family restaurant Mama Fina's has been sold and is destined to be a themed food pop-up experience. Talk about intrigue. 

But, if the show's creators/writers are to be believed, fans are in store for some good stuff. Linda Yvette Chávez, in a tweet from last August, said," Season 2 is gooOooOoood. Sooooo gooooood. Like we legit both cried working on it." The number of "O"s in her tweet clearly telegraph her excitement. If you're getting excited too, you might wish to check out the live table read the cast did for Netflix Is A Joke in celebration of the show's second season renewal. They read a Season 2 episode, so you'll get a detailed preview of what's coming.