Apple TV+ is extending its stay at the Las Colinas resort with a season two renewal of Acapulco, a comedy series shot in Mexico.
The Spanish and English-language series, with a current 100% rating on the review aggregation site Rotten Tomatoes, stars executive producer Eugenio Derbez, who recently took home a SAG Award as part of the celebrated ensemble of Apple Original Film CODA.
Though set in the 1980s port of Acapulco, the series is actually filmed in the also world-famous beach resort of Puerto Vallarta. Production of season two is slated to start this spring.
Acapulco tells the story of twenty-something Máximo Gallardo (Enrique Arrizon), whose dream comes true when he gets the job of a lifetime as a cabana boy at the hottest resort in Acapulco. Season two picks up right on the heels of season one. In 1985, Máximo must contend with upheaval at the resort, unexpected problems at home, and a new love interest who just might rival the girl of his dreams. In the present day, older Máximo (Derbez, who also narrates the series) arrives in Acapulco, where he encounters various people from his past — for better and worse.
In addition to Derbez and Arrizon, the ensemble cast includes Fernando Carsa, Damián Alcázar, Camila Perez, Chord Overstreet, Vanessa Bauche, Regina Reynoso, Raphael Alejandro, Jessica Collins, Rafael Cebrián, Regina Orozco and Carlos Corona.
Hailing from Lionsgate Television, Acapulco is inspired by 3Pas Studios and Pantelion Films’ 2017 box office hit How to Be A Latin Lover–which starred Derbez himself along with Salma Hayek–and is produced by Lionsgate Television and The Tannenbaum Company along with 3Pas Studios. The series is created by Austin Winsberg, Eduardo Cisneros and Jason Shuman. Chris Harris serves as showrunner. Winsberg, Cisneros, Shuman and Harris also serve as executive producers on the project. Jay Karas serves as an executive producer and director. Joining Derbez as executive producers are Ben Odell and co-producer Sonia Gambaro on behalf of 3Pas Studios. Also, Eric and Kim Tannenbaum executive produce along with Jason Wang on behalf of The Tannenbaum Company.
