It’s another day at a time for Justina Machado…
Netflix has renewed its reimagining of Norman Lear’s One Day at a Time for a 13-episode second season, starring the 44-year-old Puerto Rican actress,
The new version centers on a Cuban-American family led by a recently separated, former military mom (Machado) who is navigating a new single life while raising her radical teenage daughter and socially adept tween son. She’s “helped” by her old school Cuban-born mom (Rita Moreno) and a friends-without-benefits building manager named Schneider.
One Day at a Time, which premiered January 6, drew rave reviews.
Set to return for Season 2 are stars Machado, Moreno, Todd Grinnell, Isabella Gomez, Marcel Ruiz and Stephen Tobolowsky.
The 13-episode first season, featuring Gloria Estefan’s latinized-take on the original theme song, was produced by Act III Productions, Inc., Snowpants Productions and Small Fish Studios in association with Sony Pictures Television.