Max Renews Like Water for Chocolate

Max has ordered a second season of Like Water for Chocolate, which has become the most-watched Latin American content on the streamer worldwide.

The series, set during the Mexican Revolution, centers on Tita and Pedro, who are deeply in love but unable to be together because of family customs. As Tita struggles between the destiny forced on her by her family and her fight for Pedro, she channels her deepest desires and passions into cooking.

The series is based on the novel of the same name by Laura Esquivel, which was previously adapted as a film in 1992.

Season two of the show will see the return of cast members Irene Azuela, Azul Guaita, Ana Valeria Becerril, Andrea Chaparro, Andrés Baída and Louis David Horné, among others.

The first season’s leader writer was Francisco Javier Royo Fernández, better known as Curro Royo (Desaparecidos, Capitán Alatriste), who was joined by series writers María Jaén (Com si fos ahir, Madres. Amor y Vida) and Jimena Gallardo (Ingobernable, Como dice el dicho). It was directed by Julián de Tavira and Analorena Perezríos.

Like Water for Chocolate is produced by Warner Bros. Discovery, Ventanarosa Productions, Endemol Shine North America and Endemol Shine Boomdog. The second season will be executive produced by Salma Hayek Pinault, José Tamez and Siobhan Flynn for Ventanarosa Productions; Sharon Levy, Lisa Fahrenholt and Flavio Morales for Endemol Shine North America; Alejandro Rincón, Clara Machado, and showrunner Jerry Rodríguez for Endemol Shine Boomdog; and Mariano Cesar, Vanessa Miranda and Anouk Aarón for Warner Bros. Discovery.

The finale of season one is slated to air on December 8 on Max and HBO Latino.

“We are proud to see the success that Like Water for Chocolate is having on international screens,” said Mariano Cesar, senior VP of general entertainment content and programming strategy at Warner Bros. Discovery for Latin America and U.S. Hispanic. “It is an original Latin American production made with the highest quality standards that characterize HBO series, with an incredibly talented community of local creators and artists. This second season of the series will complete the story, fusing essential aspects of Mexican culture, such as magical realism and gastronomy, acting as forms of expression and connection. These themes are developed from a female perspective, in which the questioning of social and family mandates reinforces the current relevance of the narrative.”

Hayek Pinault said, “It’s been incredible to see such an important Mexican story resonate with audiences around the world. We are thrilled to confirm a second season of Like Water for Chocolate and are looking forward to giving closure to such a strong and powerful story.”