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The second half of Gabriel García Márquez’s epic One Hundred Years of Solitude has finally arrived on Netflix, which means the ask for more is pretty much around the corner.

One Hundred Years of Solitude part two follows the later generations of the Buendía family as the once-isolated utopian town of Macondo opens up to modernity, corporate exploitation, political violence, and the ultimate fulfilment of a generational curse.

So, once you’re done with the second part and wait for the finale, you’ll most likely search for shows that convey similar vibes of lush magic realism, multi-generational family sagas, iconic historical backdrops, or rich Latin American storytelling.

To ensure your cravings aren’t reduced to dilly-dallying over what to watch next on Netflix, we’ve already prepared a post-viewing recommendation that will hit home any time of the week. All you need to do is log in to your account and tune into these three Netflix shows after One Hundred Years of Solitude.

Three shows to stream after One Hundred Years of Solitude:

Little House on the Prairie (2026-)

While Little House on the Prairie and One Hundred Years of Solitude seem like worlds apart on the surface, they share a few core similarities under the hood, such as frontier survival, family legacy, and building a world from scratch, as both stories begin as founding narratives. Adapted from Laura Ingalls Wilder’s semi-autobiographical book series, the 2026 Netflix Original series follows the Ingalls family as they relocate from Wisconsin to the frontier of Independence, Kansas.

Although the decision to move is driven by a desire to start anew, the debut season of Little House on the Prairie actually tracks the family’s treacherous journey to build their own settlement on the land belonging to the Osage Nation. The series follows the family as they confront the hardships of prairie life, facing harsh realities, diseases, and navigating complex relationships with the neighbouring Osage settlers.

The Empress (2022-)

If you want your next Netflix show to embrace the same sweeping scale of a weighty name, old-world tradition, and family conflict at the centre of One Hundred Years of Solitude part two, tune into the German historical drama based on the life of Empress Elisabeth ‘Sisi’ of Austria, The Empress. The sprawling period drama tells the story of 16-year-old Bavarian Duchess Elisabeth von Wittelsbach, who falls in love with Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria.

As the emperor chooses Sisi for marriage instead of her older sister, upending royal expectations, The Empress, like One Hundred Years of Solitude, underscores how royalty, privilege, or perhaps even a prominent family name can feel like a prison. While Sisi finds herself trapped in a rigid, claustrophobic web of etiquette and royal duty, every generation of the Buendia family finds itself trapped in its own tragic psychological isolation.

Bolívar (2019)

Once again, Bolívar and One Hundred Years of Solitude may differ in regard to their primary genre. However, both Netflix Originals have commonalities in thematic, historical, and narrative treatments. The 2019 biographical series dramatises the life, legacy, and military campaigns of Venezuelan leader Simón Bolívar, as he fights to free much of South America from Spanish colonial rule.

Bolívar also details the aristocrat’s passionate history of romances, tracing his journey from his childhood to his evolution as a visionary leader, capturing his deeper political enlightenment about the idea of freedom. Like One Hundred Years of Solitude, the Latin American historical drama echoes the political turmoil, civil wars, revolutionary struggles, and the unravelling of ideologies, sharing a strong similarity in thematic structure.