MalaYerba

Three young entrepreneurs, Felix, Mariana and Ignacio, are paving their way into a market that has just been legalized in Colombia: medicinal cannabis.

MalaYerba (2021-present) is a Colombian-set comedy-drama series created by Natalia Echeverri for Pantaya. Friends Mariana (María Elisa Camargo), Félix (Sebastián Eslava) and Ignacio (Juan Pablo Urrego) are young entrepreneurs who try to carve a place in a market that has only just been legalized in Colombia, medicinal cannabis. Their engine is the scramble to turn a fragile idea into a working business while rival interests, bureaucratic hurdles and personal tensions keep pushing back. Carolina Gaitán plays Lola, adding another principal presence to the cast. The single season of ten roughly forty-five-minute episodes is a serialized story where each chapter advances the venture and the friendships that hold it together. The tone is breezy and sardonic, with warmth, romance and moments of heated drama, while the atmosphere of a city discovering a new legal industry gives the show a hopeful, slightly irreverent edge. Viewers who enjoy Weeds for its business-driven cannabis comedy, Narcos for Latin American drug-trade stakes, and Ugly Betty for ambitious young characters in a lively workplace will find resonance here. The show is a Pantaya production and a notable entry in Latin American streaming drama.

Audience reception is positive, with viewers appreciating the sharp premise of young entrepreneurs entering Colombia's newly legal medicinal cannabis market.

• Weedsshared tones of comedic business hustle and young entrepreneurs entering a legal gray market
• Narcosshared Latin American setting and drug trade ambition with a serialized ensemble
• Ugly Bettyshared young ambitious characters navigating a new industry with humor and romance

Created by

Natalia Echeverri

Release Date

2021-10-14

Episode runtime

45 min

Rating

7.7 / 10 (60)

What is MalaYerba about?

Three young friends launch a medicinal cannabis startup in a newly legalized Colombian market.

What is MalaYerba like to watch?

Ember's analysis rates the pacing of MalaYerba as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as easy to follow.

Is MalaYerba violent?

No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in MalaYerba.

What did critics think of MalaYerba?

Audience reception is positive, with viewers appreciating the sharp premise of young entrepreneurs entering Colombia's newly legal medicinal cannabis market.

Which shows are like MalaYerba?

Shows with a similar feel include Weeds, Narcos, and Ugly Betty.

How long is MalaYerba?

MalaYerba: 1 season, 10 episodes.

Is MalaYerba still running?

Yes, MalaYerba is still running.