Has Motel California been renewed for Season 2? Here’s what we know:

Renewed Or Cancelled?

Motel California is the latest reflective, slow-paced melodrama, bringing several intriguing characters together for this K-drama. If you’ve been following this one, you may be wondering if this has been renewed or cancelled. Here’s what we know:


What is Motel California about?

Motel California is aptly titled after Ji Kang-hee’s rural motel. Facing prejudice in their small town due to her mixed-race background, Kang-hee formed a close bond with her childhood friend, Cheon Yeon-soo, who was also bullied.

She fell in love with Yeon-soo but decided to leave their hometown for Seoul when she turned 20, eventually pursuing a career in interior design.

12 years later, Kang Hee returns to her hometown and reunites with Yeon Soo, who now works as a veterinarian. Unbeknownst to Kang -hee, Yeon Soo has long held feelings for her, but he has allowed rumours to circulate that he’s dating someone to avoid propositions.

Will their “one-sided” loves finally get resolved after decades of keeping their feelings quiet?

We have ongoing coverage of Motel California across the site including recaps for the season. You can check those out HERE!


Has Motel California been renewed for season 2?

At the time of writing, MBC have not renewed Motel California for season 2. Given the ratings over the weeks, it’ll be interesting to see if they actually do renew this for a follow-up.

The ratings began with a respectable 4.5% share nationwide but since then, the show has been decreasing in popularity with every passing week, with the later episodes hovering around 3% nationwide.

Regardless of ratings, it’s extremely rare to find Korean dramas renewed for another season. That has changed in recent years but given the sheer wealth of talent in this that are sure to move onto other projects, we predict that Motel California will not be renewed for a second season.

We’ll be sure to update this section with more details as they become available.


What we know about season 2 so far:

Barely anything is known about season 2 right now. Given most Korean dramas are reserved to one season, it’s rare to find these sort of shows renewed. With the rare exception of ongoing Netflix shows (Love ft. Marriage and Divorce, Hospital Playlist etc.) then it seems unlikely that this one will be renewed.

Having said that though, we have seen Taxi Driver and Tale of the Nine Tailed renewed recently, alongside Alchemy of Souls too. Given how steady the ratings are for this series, could we see this one buck the trend? It seems very unlikely that Motel California will, but you never know! We’ll be sure to update this section when we know more.


Would you like to see Motel California return for a second season? Or do you think the story has run its course? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below!

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