Celeste season 2: Movistar Plus+ announces filming with Carmen Machi and a case of football and the Treasury

Movistar Plus+ confirmed the start of filming for Celeste season 2 with a video published on April 10, 2026 in your account X: «Hemos conseguido que la mejor inspectora de Hacienda que conocemos nos dé unos truquitos para hacer la declaración de la renta. Filming of the second season of #Celeste begins. In the clip, Carmen Machi takes up Sara Santano with black fiscal humor—ironic advice about Income that actually announces the return of one of the most awarded Spanish comedies of the last year.

What is Celeste about (season 1)

Celeste is a comedy-drama series created by Diego San José for Movistar Plus+ in co-production with 100 Balas (The Mediapro Studio). The first season – six half-hour episodes, directed by Elena Trapé – premiered on November 14, 2024 after passing through the San Sebastián Festival and the Serielizados Fest in Barcelona, according to the official press release.

Carmen Machi plays Sara Santano, a Tax Agency inspector on the verge of retirement who faces her last big case: the singer Celeste (Andrea Bayardo), a pop star accused of tax evasion. Manolo Solo, Antonio Durán Morris, Aixa Villagrán, Clara Sans, Jesús Noguero and Marc Soler complete the cast of T1. The fiction mixes administrative thriller, social satire and a portrait of the Spanish public service with a tone that Diego San José described as a "dizzying thriller" around the "grayest character" imaginable: a Treasury inspector.

Season 2 announcement

Why renew

The success was immediate in critics and festivals. Celeste accumulates the Premio Ondas 2025 for the best comedy series, the Premio Feroz in the same category, the Premio Alma for the best comedy script, recognitions in Series Mania (Panorama), the Italian Global Series Festival and the FICAL of Almería, among other awards cited by The Mediapro Studio. Movistar Plus+ renewed the series in January 2025; Filming on T2 has been underway for weeks since the April announcement.

What is known about season 2

The new installment maintains the structure of six episodes and changes the focus from the pop universe to professional football. Sara Santano will investigate a famous soccer player who managed to evade his responsibilities with the Treasury; The plot will gather evidence until, in theory, the law prevails. Diego San José explained to media such as ElDiario.es that the choice is not coincidental: it contrasts admiration towards footballers with the gray image of tax inspectors - "That's why she, because she is the only one who can face something as sacred in Spain as football."

The creative team remains almost intact. San José signs scripts with Oriol Puig, Fernando Delgado-Hierro and Daniel Castro —the latter also in Jakarta and T1—. Elena Trapé repeats direction; It is his third collaboration with the creator after Celeste and Jakarta. In mid-April, Movistar Plus+ released the first images of the shoot with Machi, Trapé and San José on set, according to HobbyConsoles.

Calendar and international projection

• November 14, 2024: premiere of season 1 on Movistar Plus+.
• January 2025: renewal confirmed.
• April 10, 2026: announcement of filming with video of Renta on X and YouTube.
• April 22, 2026: Movistar Plus+ publishes first images from the filming.
• S2 premiere: no official date; forecast at the end of 2026 or beginning of 2027.

While production progresses, Celeste expands its tour outside of Spain: it was recently released on Arte (France) and on the Flow platform (Argentina), according to PRODU. The start of filming comes at a time when Spanish platform fiction is competing for international visibility — and Celeste has already demonstrated in awards that tax comedy can work as well in Lille as in Madrid.

In summary

What did Movistar Plus+ announce? The filming of Celeste season 2, with an ironic video about the income tax return starring Carmen Machi. What will it be about? Inspector Sara Santano will pursue a famous tax evader soccer player. How many chapters? Six, like in T1. When is it released? Still no date; Filming has been underway since April. Where to watch T1? On Movistar Plus+, while the sequel arrives.