Best South American comedy series
Get ready to binge. We've found a collection of must-watch comedy shows from South America, now streaming on Netflix, HBO, Hulu, Prime Video, and other top services!
The Boss 2022
Eliseo is the superintendent of an upscale building. On the surface, is cordial and docile in his role, but underneath Eliseo believes himself the omnipotent figure of the community — meddling in the affairs of residents and pulling strings as he sees fit. Eliseo's only concern is protecting his job, which comes under threat by a proposed pool project.
80Mad Dogs 2015
When a group of underachieving 40-something friends gather in Belize to celebrate the early retirement of an old friend, a series of wild, comedic events unfold, exposing dark secrets and a web of lies, deception and murder.
72Los simuladores 2002
A small team of con artists for hire use their skills to solve common people's life problems.
91Nobody's Looking 2019
A new guardian "angelus" uncovers a secret behind the Angelus System's bureaucracy that leads him to break its official rules about protecting humans.
74Nothing 2023
An iconic bon vivant, who barely has enough resources to maintain his affluent lifestyle, hires a young woman from Paraguay to replace the recently deceased maid who took care of him for more than 40 years.
76Back to 15 2022
Unhappy at work and in her personal life, Anita discovers a way to travel back to age 15. What will she change in her past?
72O Auto da Compadecida 1999
The (mis)adventures of João Grilo and Chicó in Brazil's Northeastern region. The four-chapter miniseries original version of O Auto da Compadecida.
92Community Squad 2023
The members of a diverse vigilante group formed to boost the police's image are put in jeopardy when they stumble upon an unexpected drug deal.
74Soy Luna 2016
Luna Valente lives with her family in Cancún, Mexico. She goes to school, has her own group of friends, has a job, and loves to skate. However, her life changes when her parents are given a job offer that moves them to Buenos Aires, Argentina. There she finds a new skating rink (named Jam & Roller), learns freestyling, makes new friends, and even falls in love.
81Violetta 2012
A musically talented teenager returns to her native Buenos Aires with her father, Herman, after living in Europe for several years, navigating the trials and tribulations of growing up.
77Super Drags 2018
In this adult animated series, three gay co-workers lead double lives as drag queen superheroes, saving the LGBTQ community from evil nemeses.
59Envious 2024
After a devastating breakup, Vicky, almost 40, embarks on a quest for new love, unaware it will lead her to a profound—and hilarious—self-discovery.
76Yo soy Betty, la fea 1999
Beatriz Pinzón Solano is a brilliant economist with a master's degree in finance; she has only one flaw: she's ugly. Everything changes when she starts working at Ecomoda, one of the country's largest companies, where she meets and falls in love with Armando Mendoza. This time, life will give her a second chance to prove she can become the most desired and beloved woman in the world.
84O11CE 2017
The series revolves around Gabo, a soccer-loving teenager who, upon receiving a scholarship from the prestigious Sports Academic Institute (IAD) of Buenos Aires, will see his dream of playing at Los Halcones Dorados, the renowned amateur team of the school, and also his longing to become a professional footballer.
87The Business 2013
Karin, Magali and Luna are three call girls, who decide to apply some marketing knowledge on the world's oldest profession.
80Mystery Lab 2020
Host Felipe Castanhari explores science, history, mysteries and marvels, uncovering mind-blowing facts with help from his lab buddies.
76Jorel's Brother 2014
This Brazilian TV show tells the story of young Jorel's Brother daily life, including dealing with his family, school and friends.
86Bellas artes 2024
Antonio Dumas, a prestigious, intellectual, sophisticated, though also rather cynical and conceited art historian and cultural manager, is appointed director of an important museum of modern art in Madrid after winning a contest for that position. In this new position he will have to deal with a variety of different circumstances and conflicts, which range from trade union problems and political pressures to surreal situations involving exhibitions and artists, in the midst of the unusual fauna that inhabits the art world.
73Mental 2009
A psychiatrist balances unorthodox treatments and his conservative boss.
66The Best Heart Attack of My Life 2025
Ariel, a ghostwriter with a scandalous life, falls into crisis when his wife leaves him. A compulsive smoker, overweight, and with a sense of humor as dark as his underwear, he suffers a heart attack while staying in a rented house in another country, alongside a girl he has just met. This emotional event begins to bring new meaning to his life and the lives of many people around him.
73Os Normais 2001
Rui and Vani, are a couple facing normal discussions, problems and situations such as infidelity and convivency problems, but they solve it with great humor.
80NooBees 2018
Silvia was never interested in video games. She prefers the outdoors and plays her favorite sport: basketball. Silvia is the opposite of her father, Hector, and his brother, Erick, for whom video games are the best. When Erick is presented with a unique opportunity to fulfill his greatest dream of winning the e-sports championship, Silvia goes out of his way to make it happen, even if it means to become a professional player
87Kally's Mashup 2017
Kally is a musical prodigy trying to juggle being a classical piano virtuoso, a normal 14-year old girl, and having a secret desire to become a world-famous pop-star.
88Almost Angels 2007
A group of kids is abused and exploited, but everything changes with Cielo and Nico. A story full of music, songs, choreography and competitions.
86Hilda Furacão 1998
After stirring society by leaving her groom at the alter and going directly to a prostitution house, a young model becomes the city's most famous harlot, known as "Hilda the Hurricane", in the 50's Brazil. She could do fine if it wasn't for Malthus, a young novice said to be a saint, for whom she falls in love. However, the boy is kept under the strict, severe doctrine of Father Nelson, a conservative priest intolerant even to every minor sin. Things start getting harder when Roberto, Malthus' old friend and a communist reporter (the actual author of the story), tries to interview Hilda and disclosure the real reasons behind her radical change of mind. In the meantime, the middle-classes are terrified by the "leftist threat" in Brazilian politics.
84Maldivas 2022
Liz, a girl from Goiás moves to a capital in Rio de Janeiro to re-encounter her mother, who ends up dying in a mysterious fire. Trying to escape investigator Denilson, she will move among the residents of the Maldivadas condominium.
64Mônica and Friends 2022
When popular Carminha Frufru's party is mysteriously sabotaged, Mônica and her friends become the main suspects, and they will need to overcome their insecurities and reveal their secrets to decipher the mystery.
87LOL: Last One Laughing Brazil 2021
A comedy show where ten professional comedians face off for six hours in a row to keep a straight face, while they try to make their opponents laugh.
71Toma Lá, Dá Cá 2007
Brazilian comedy about two couples living next to each other in the same building. This show explores the antics between the two couples.
83Samantha! 2018
A child star in the '80s, Samantha clings to the fringes of celebrity with hilarious harebrained schemes to launch herself back into the spotlight.
67Casados con Hijos (2005) 2005
Casados con Hijos is the Argentine re-make of American television series Married... with Children. It was made in Buenos Aires, Argentina, by Telefe and Sony Pictures, during 2005 and 2006. This television series follows the Argento family and their lives.
78Zombieland 2013
Four survivors are killin' zombies and searching for a place to call home.
60Men? 2019
Four great friends, in their thirties, are always talking about women, drinking and boasting about their achievements. But for the first time in their lives, they must face a problem for which they can not find a solution: one of them is a mess. Nothing works: neither the doctor, nor the Viagra, nor the therapy. Now he needs the help of his best friends to try to live with this new condition in his life. "Men" is like a male version of Sex and the City where the beautiful clothes and the dream of marrying a prince are set aside. What do men want? What can men do? What is happening to men in the era of toxic masculinity? This is a comedy drama trying to find, if not the answers, at least the way.
7831 Minutos 2003
Chilean television show which takes the form of a mock news broadcast, and is fronted by puppets who present various items.
87Chocolate com Pimenta 2003
Ana Francisca is a poor and ugly girl who, after being humiliated by the entire town, becomes a beautiful, stylish and rich woman who wants revenge. During this trajectory, this romantic comedy also shows the true love of Ana Francisca and Danilo that survives throughout the years, the distance and the traps of destiny. They will be part of a love triangle with Olga, a snobbish girl who is going to do anything to steal Danilo from Ana Francisca.
82Porn and Ice Cream 2022
Two socially-awkward thirty-somethings and a young con woman start a rock band that takes the Buenos Aires music scene by storm.
70A Grande Família 2001
The daily lives of a typical Brazilian middle-class family, that are always very close and tries, in their way, to survive the financial and relationship difficulties.
77Tapas & Beijos 2011
The daily life of two friends, Sueli and Fátima, whom despite being independent and single women, always feel smothered.
83Sai de Baixo 1996
It follows the lives of the members of a dysfunctional family, their maid and the doorman of the apartment building in which they lived.
77BIA 2019
BIA tells the story of a group of teens who discover, share and develop their talents in the "Fundom", a place where they gather to hang out, create and express their art in a fun-filled and casual environment. Bia Urquiza, the main character, is a 16-year-old girl with great imagination and creativity.
80Flinderella 2004
Florencia is a singer and orphan, who falls in love with Federico, a businessman. They will be able to overcome all obstacles, but their love will take an unexpected turn.
73Castelo Rá-Tim-Bum 1994
Nino is a 300-year-old boy who lives with his uncle, Dr. Victor, a sorcerer and scientist, and his great-aunt Morgana, a 6,000-year-old witch. The three of them live in a castle in the middle of the city of São Paulo. Apprentice sorcerer, Nino has never attended a school, because of the unusual age of 300 years. His parents left him living with Victor and Morgan, because they needed to travel on an expedition into outer space, taking their two younger brothers. In spite of having animal and supernatural friends in the Castle, Nino, feeling lack of friends like him, decides to do a spell he learned with his Uncle Victor, and ended up bringing to the Castle, three children who had just left school. Free of loneliness, Nino receives the visit of the three daily.
83Disney Intertwined 2021
Allegra dreams of joining the Eleven O' Clock music hall company, but her mother, Caterina, won't accept that. Allegra's life changes drastically when she finds a mysterious bracelet that takes her to 1994, the year Caterina was her age and was starting her career in Eleven O' Clock while she lived in Coco's shadow. Cocó is Allegra's grandmother. Will Allegra be able to change the past?
72Greg News with Gregório Duvivier 2017
Gregório Duvivier presents, in an irreverent way, his interpretation of important news from Brazil and the world.
85Almost Happy 2020
A locally famous radio host has to deal with his ex-wife, who he still loves, and his two children.
68Sparkling Girls 2012
"Sparkling Girls" centers around three young and beautiful, hard-working housekeepers who reach stardom instantly when an online video clip of them singing, surprisingly becomes a hit. Their success provokes the wrath of a glamorously gaudy and outspoken famous singer who will do anything to ruin the girls' friendship and career. With humor, romance, over the top characters, and bright, glittery stage performances set to catchy tunes, "Sparkling Girls" delivers all of the expected delights and shows that dreams really do come true.
82Cupcake & Dino - General Services 2018
An enterprising cupcake and his cheerful dinosaur brother take on jobs of all sorts as they work to help friends and strangers in their eccentric city.
61The Thorn and the Rose 2000
A spoiled feminist, daughter of a rich father, even though she doesn't admit it, falls in love with a rustic farmer whom she marries.
81Benefits with Friends 2024
In a life full of surprises, Bia and Victor's friendship is a safe place.
73We Are Five 2020
In this coming- of-age series, five friends are reunited after six years without seeing each other. They are entering adulthood and dealing with conflicts of different natures, but common to a generation that is skeptical about the future, relationships and people. Amid reflection on the choices and the destiny they have decided upon for their lives, together they feel stronger to face what is to come.
75As Cariocas 2010
"The Cariocas", a series in ten stand-alone episodes, tells the story of ten modern-day women against the beautiful backdrop of Rio de Janeiro and its stunning urban landscapes. Our protagonists are uninhibited, adulterous, vindictive, suicidal, envious, brides, betrayed, deluded. Women with distinct beauty and quaint peculiarities, each one has a particular way of life.
78Gabriela 2012
Naïve and provocative Gabriela is a raggedy migrant worker who arrives in town to mesmerize all with her playful and simple, yet raw sensuality. Set in 1925, the story unravels in Ilhéus, a quiet northeastern coastal city thriving with cocoa crops and aspirations for progress, even though the traditional ways still rule.
78(fdp) 2012
An original comic-drama fiction series that portrays the routine of a Brazilian soccer referee in the pursuit of his biggest dream: to blow the whistle at a World Cup final.
73Betty la Fea, the Story Continues 2024
While an empowered and wiser Betty works hard on rebuilding her relationship with her teenage daughter Mila, her relationship with Armando begins to deteriorate, making her question if she made the right decision 20 years ago.
66Viudas negras: P*tas y chorras 2025
A former pair of thieves must dust off their old seduction tricks when blackmail threatens to expose their dirty laundry.
84Sweet Diva 2019
Maria da Paz is a committed baker who becomes a wealthy businesswoman twenty years after a tragedy strikes on the day of her wedding to Amadeu. From this broken union a baby is born, Jô, who seeks power and despises her mother’s humble origins. Afraid that her parents’ reunion might spoil her plans, Jô starts an alliance with the charming Régis to convince Maria to marry him and, together, they plan to steal all of Maria’s fortune. In this exciting telenovela written by Emmy Awards winner Walcyr Carrasco, Maria’s optimism must be stronger than Jô’s ambition when the baker finds out about the betrayal and her own daughter’s dangerous secrets.
69All the Flowers 2022
Maíra was raised by her father believing that her mother had died. This was a lie her father told her in order to protect her from the scorn of her mother, who rejected her when she learned that her daughter was born with a disability. Many years later, Maíra comes across a stranger on their doorstep. That’s Zoé, her mother. Without revealing her true intentions, Zoe reappears asking her daughter’s forgiveness for having abandoned her. As in a dream that turns into a nightmare, Maíra experiences the strongest emotions of her life and what would be a happy fresh start for Maíra with her family turns into a long and dangerous journey.
74Reporting for Duty 2023
When Suzano assumes the role of police chief at a new precinct, the timid newbie will have to prove his mettle to his fearless squad.
63Hermanos y detectives 2006
An administrative police officer, Franco Montero, receives as an inheritance the care of a half-brother that he did not know. Lorenzo Montero, a child prodigy with an IQ of 200 who changes his way of life and his work. The eleven-year-old's intelligence puts Franco and his assistant Gustavo Mansilla in charge of the homicide division. By deducing and exploring the three, they solve the most striking cases.
78Coppola, the Agent 2024
The life and stories of Guillermo Coppola, famous "bon vivant" and Diego Armando Maradona's agent.
75Smother-in-Law 2022
Living with her family since the pandemic struck, the meddling Isadir does her best to disrupt the lives of her bumbling son and rival daughter-in-law.
62Nuevo Rico Nuevo Pobre 2007
Nuevo Rico Nuevo Pobre is a Colombian telenovela produced and broadcast by Caracol TV starring Martín Karpan, John Alex Toro, Maria Cecilia Botero, Carolina Acevedo, Hugo Gómez, former Miss Colombia Andrea Noceti and Andrés Toro.The show started on July 16, 2007 on Caracol TV and it is also broadcast on Ecuador's Teleamazonas in primetime. Caracol TV has sold the rights of the show to Telemundo and Fox. It is, as of May 2008, one of the highest rated TV shows in Colombia.
84Patito Feo 2007
In this family drama from Argentina, a young girl, Patito, struggles with a jealous classmate named Antonella who harasses her on a daily basis. When Antonella is named the leader of the music group Las Divinas and Patito the head of Las Populares, things get even more fierce.
64Wild Angel 1998
An orphan who's working in a Mansion, falls in love with the owners' son.
73Vai que Cola 2013
After getting involved in a scam, the trickster Valdomiro will live in a pension, located in the suburb of Rio, trying to escape from the Federal Police. The hard-worker Dona Jô, owner of the pension, receives him as a guest and sees that there is a good heart in him. While trying to rewrite his story in crooked lines, Valdo has to deal with the provocations of the insolent servant Ferdinando, the harassment of the fiery Terezinha, the oddities of the mysterious Wilson and the confusions of the young couple Jessica and Máicol.
74#NoFilter 2023
Marcely no longer feels like studying and quits to focus on a new goal: becoming an influencer. But life online is harder than it looks.
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