| Genre: | Comedy |
| Creator: | Claudia Forestieri |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English Spanish |
| Num Seasons: | 1 |
| Num Episodes: | 10 |
| Producer: | Matt Claybrooks |
| Network: | HBO Max |
Gordita Chronicles is an American comedy television series that premiered on the streaming service HBO Max on June 23, 2022.[1] [2] The series tells the story of Cucu Castelli, a reporter who narrates her youth in the 1980s as a willful and reluctant "gordita" (transl. "chubby girl") whose family immigrates to Miami, Florida from the Dominican Republic. Cucu's father is a rising executive with an airline serving Florida and the Caribbean.
On July 29, 2022, it was announced the series was cancelled after one season, part of a reduction in family-oriented programming on the HBO Max service.[3] The series was removed from the HBO Max streaming service in December 2022.[4]
The series received generally positive reviews.
Angie Han of The Hollywood Reporter commented "Like its heroine, Gordita Chronicles shows the potential to grow into something special — and also like its heroine, it’s sweet enough to earn our patience while finding its way there."[5] Robert Lloyd of the Los Angeles Times called it the "sitcom of the summer", writing that it "is family comedy of a classic sortwith a few significant differencesfunny and appealing and sometimes moving."[6] Daniel D'Addario at Variety called it charming but criticized its at times unclear tone.[7]
The HBO main pay television network airs reruns of the series. In March 2024, Tubi added access to the series.[8] In June 2024, the series was added to Hulu.