Victoria Small

Jazmín, Barbara, Emma and Selva lives are entwined with the birth of Victoria, a newborn girl who makes their wish come true. The daughter of an adoptive mom, a surrogate mother, a transgender sperm donor and a stranger in the right place at the right time, Victoria will find four ways of loving, feeling and wishing, while these four women will have to put their differences aside in order to raise her.

Victoria Small (2019-2021) is an Argentine dramedy series created by Erika Halvorsen and Daniel Burman for Telefe. Its story follows Jazmín Jorgensen (Julieta Díaz), Bárbara Salvatierra (Natalie Pérez), Emma Uriburu (Mariana Genesio Peña) and Selva Antúnez (Inés Estévez), four women whose lives become tangled around the arrival of a newborn girl named Victoria, played as a child by Lola Loyacono and later by Mica Suárez. Jazmín is an adoptive mother, Bárbara a surrogate, Emma a transgender sperm donor, and Selva a stranger who happened to be in the right place at the right time, so the household is built from choice and circumstance rather than a traditional family template. Each episode turns on the small, concrete negotiations of shared child rearing, from schedules and money to clashing personalities and old resentments, while the women must put their differences aside to raise the girl together. The mood is warm, humorous and tender, with an emotional register that balances laughter and domestic tension. Across a first season of fifty-one episodes and a shorter second season, the series builds a patient portrait of Buenos Aires family life. Viewers who enjoy Modern Family, One Day at a Time, or intimate Latin American domestic dramedies will find the same blend of heart and everyday chaos.

Audiences rate the series mixed, with praise for its warm take on unconventional family life and criticism that its storytelling is uneven.

• Modern Familywarm found family comedy-drama, unconventional parenthood, ensemble of women
• One Day at a Timeensemble of women raising a child, domestic dramedy, tender family bonds
• Vis a VisLatin American domestic dramedy, intimate family tensions, emotional warmth

Created by

Erika Halvorsen, Daniel Burman

Release Date

2019-09-16

Rating

6.5 / 10 (61)

What is Victoria Small about?

Four women from very different lives become entwined around the birth of a newborn girl and share the work of raising her.

What is Victoria Small like to watch?

Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Victoria Small as measured, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as easy to follow.

Is Victoria Small violent?

No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Victoria Small.

What did critics think of Victoria Small?

Audiences rate the series mixed, with praise for its warm take on unconventional family life and criticism that its storytelling is uneven.

Which shows are like Victoria Small?

Shows with a similar feel include Modern Family, One Day at a Time, and Vis a Vis.

How long is Victoria Small?

Victoria Small: 2 seasons, 61 episodes.

Is Victoria Small still running?

Yes, Victoria Small is still running.