Can you stomach a bleak prison drama? If the answer is affirmative, you might like Argentinian thriller In the Mud, currently streaming on Netflix. It makes Orange Is the New Black look like a light binge in comparison.
The show premiered on August 14 and is currently the most-watched non-English series on the platform. At only eight episodes, you can probably binge it over the course of a weekend. But what then?
In the Mud Season 2 Release Date
At the time of writing, the series hasn’t officially been renewed for additional episodes. While you get an adrenaline-fueled finale, the show leaves the door open for more stories, so we’re cautiously optimistic.
As long as Netflix green-lights In the Mud season 2, it could arrive in late 2026.
In the Mud Cast
- Ana Garibaldi as Gladys Guerra
- Rita Cortese as Cecilia Moranzón
- Lorena Vega as Fabiana
- Carolina Ramírez as Yael Rubial
- Ana Rujas as Amparo Vilches
- Marcelo Subiotto as Dr. Soriano
- Érika De Sautu Riestra as Dra. Olga Giuliani
- Camila Peralta as Soledad Rodríguez
- Alejandra Oliveras as Roqui
What Could Happen in In the Mud Season 2?
In the Mud revolves around Gladys Guerra, known as “La Borges,” and a group of women with no prior prison experience.
While on their way to La Quebrada prison, the transfer bus crashes. The women manage to save themselves, but the accident becomes a brutal initiation and forces them to rely on each other to survive.
Once inside, they confront the harsh rules of daily life and the “tribes” that control the penitentiary. Life isn’t easy, and each woman has to draw on her past to endure the violence and chaos. Together, they forge a sisterhood rooted in survival.
La Quebrada turns out to be incredibly corrupt, and making it out alive isn’t a guarantee. By the end of the first season, Gladys makes a dramatic decision, but the finale ends with open threads, hinting at power plays to come. In the Mud season 2 will likely pick up from there.
The show’s creator, Sebastian Ortega, all but confirmed there are more episodes in a recent interview.
“We did the entire shoot in a place that was about to be demolished, 14 blocks. We managed to delay that process a bit so we could build a prison there. That’s why we filmed both seasons back-to-back, without a break. The day after we finished the last scene of season 1, we were starting season 2,” Ortega said.
While it’s always best to wait for Netflix to corroborate the news, it looks like fans can breathe easy.
Are There Other Shows Like In the Mud?
If you find prison shows fascinating, you probably already watched Prison Break, Oz, Locked Up, Wentworth, and the previously mentioned Orange Is the New Black.
Other dark crime series you might enjoy include Ozark, Mindhunter, Narcos, Dept. Q, or Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story.
