Overview

• Netflix confirmed via social media that it acquired streaming rights to the original El Chavo del 8.
• The series will be available in the rest of Latin America and Brazil but is officially excluded from Mexico.
• Reports from La Nación suggesting availability in Mexico conflict with Netflix’s exclusion statement.
• The show does not currently appear in the US Netflix catalog, leaving its American release status unconfirmed.
• Netflix’s deal comes after TelevisaUnivision restored El Chavo del 8 to TV and ViX in September 2024 following a multi-year rights dispute.