Acapulco (2021 TV series)

Production

In December 2020, Apple gave a series order for Acapulco, with Austin Winsberg serving as showrunner alongside Chris Harris. Executive producers included Winsberg, Harris, Jason Shuman, Eduardo Cisneros, Eugenio Derbez, Benjamin Odell, Eric Tannenbaum, and Kim Tannenbaum. Gaz Alazraki was initially set to executive produce and direct the pilot, but in March 2021 Richard Shepard replaced him as director. The series premiered on Apple TV+ on October 8, 2021. Apple renewed it for a second season on March 4, 2022, which premiered on October 21, 2022; Apple Music released the season's official soundtrack, including the song "Sombrero" performed by Mexican Dubwiser and written by David Asante. A third season was ordered on January 30, 2023, premiering on May 1, 2024. On August 27, 2024, Apple renewed the series for a fourth season; on May 6, 2025, it was announced that the series would conclude with that season, which premiered on July 23, 2025. Eugenio Derbez was announced as headlining the cast in December 2020. In March 2021, Enrique Arrizon, Raphael Alejandro, Damián Alcázar, and Camila Perez joined, followed in April by Jessica Collins, Chord Overstreet, Vanessa Bauche, Rafael Cebrián, Fernando Carsa, and Regina Reynoso. Production began on April 7, 2021, in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, and wrapped on June 20, 2021.