Summary
The Mothers of Penguins is a six-episode familial drama, centered on different parents trying to do right by their children, who happen to have special needs. After watching the show, you may be wondering if this has been renewed or cancelled. Here’s what we know:
What is The Mothers of Penguins about?
We follow three “Mothers of Penguins” and those come from Kamila and her son Jas, Ula and her daughter Tola, and Tatiana with her son, Michal. These mothers are brought together through the fact their children have disabilities of varying degrees of severity and we see how each of them struggle and attempt to navigate the pitfalls of being a mother.
To complicate matters, each of these three women have their own drama and obstacles to overcome at home. Ula’s issues come from her social media influence, which is severely hampered late on when a big twist involving her husband threatens to undermine everything. Meanwhile, Tatiana finds herself with some serious health scares, and it fractures her relationship with Grzesiek. The pair are united in their bond for looking after Michal, but it’s clear there are bigger issues at work for these two.
Finally, we have the central protagonist of the show, Kamila. A prolific Polish fighter (although obviously not as big as someone like Joanna Jędrzejczyk), this MMA fighter finds herself at a crossroads. She’s in denial about her son’s condition, brushing it off as just being a little slower than the other kids, and trying to build up her profile as a big-time player in the UFC.
We have ongoing coverage of The Mothers of Penguins on the site, including a full season review and ending explained. You can find those HERE!
Has The Mothers of Penguins been renewed for season 2?
At the time of writing, The Mothers of Penguins has not been renewed for season 2. Generally Netflix would gauge numerous metrics before renewing a show, including how many people initially watch it and then looking at the drop-off rate.
With some shows, cancellations or renewals happen quickly. Other times, it can take months before a decision over a show’s future is made. So far, The Mothers of Penguins has had a pretty good reaction online from critics and audiences alike.
Given the way this show is set up, and given the ending we receive, we’re predicting that this will be renewed for a second season. Netflix have a very good track record with their Polish productions, and the quality is generally pretty good coming out of Europe too so this one does seem like an easy win for Netflix.
However, we could be completely wrong too, so take our prediction with a pinch of salt!
What we know about season 2 so far:
Barely anything is known about The Mothers of Penguins season 2 at this point. The ending sets up big threads to be explored in the next season though. We have the situation involving Ula and her husband’s separation, along with Tatiana finding out about Grzesiek’s relationship.
Finally, Jas dropping that bombshell reveal that he’d rather live with his father is almost certainly going to cause big friction with Kamila too. How will she react to all of this? All of this means that if we do get a second season, we’ve got plenty of drama to sink our teeth into!
We will update this page when more information becomes available.
Would you like to see The Mothers of Penguins return for a second season? Or do you think the story has run its course? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below!
Please make season 2! Even 3, 4, 5… 227…349…
I’ll live their lives with them!
I love this show!!!!!!
Top!!^^^^
5☆☆☆☆☆
This is the best series I have ever seen! And I watched plenty from all over the world. The fact that I listened to it in Polish probably enhanced my enjoyment, though I watched many in my first native language. Please continue with this series. The subject matter is so important and the rights and wrongs are so clearly delineated, it’s a breath of fresh air in our corrupted society here.
I loved Mothers of Penguins and would love to see a second season. The first one left us hanging, and we need to know what happens.
I really need a season 2 and 3 and 4
Yeah I really loved it, I have a child with add and autism he’s 22 now in supported living he had a good secondary school that helped so much with his needs.
Definitely need to watch a season 2, I always love watching subtitles of films.
Please, please, please give us a 2nd Season. This was beautifully written and deserves a finale.
Loved this season! Hoping for much, much more!
This was my first time watching mother of penguins and I loved it. It would really be a-shame if they don’t bring a 2 nd season.
so good! love the longer episodes.
I loved it! We need another season…please!
Praying for a second season
I am absolutely obsessed with this drama, cant belkive it leaves it leaves us now, I WANT to know what happens to these people.. I LOVED IT ..please bring it back
I usually don’t watch dubbed shows, but this one didn’t bother me. The story line is so good that I hardly noticed. As a mother of a special needs child, it definitely touches my heart and I identify with some of the struggles. I would love to see what happens next and hope we get more than just the second season picked up.
Absolutely I hope the season 2 comes out.
The only thing I didn’t like in the whole movie was the F bomb so often.
Great story and leaves us hanging on for season 2!