Add Decider on Google Where to Stream: Lovesick (2026) Powered by Reelgood More On: mexico Is ‘Facing El Chapo’ Based On A True Story? Stream It Or Skip It: ‘A Child of My Own’ on Netflix, a Unicorn of a True Crime Documentary That’s as Outrageous as it is Intelligent 11 Best New Movies on Netflix: August 2026’s Freshest Films to Watch Stream It Or Skip It: ‘Final Project’ On Netflix, A Thriller About Cyberbullying, A Girl With A Secret, And An Unlikely Connection Between Two Teens In Netflix‘s new Mexican drama Lovesick, one of the first female Mexican doctors navigates a time period where revolution is in the air and a woman who expresses what she wants is still looked at with derision.
Opening Shot: We see Emilia Sauri (Renata Vaca) mixing potions in the family apothecary, where she works for her father Diego (Miguel Rodarte).
The Gist: Puebla, Mexico, 1910. It’s a time of revolution in Mexico, but Emilia is still working in a society where rich parents marry off their daughters to scions of wealthy families. When Daniel Cuenca (Juan Pablo Fuentes), whom she crushed on as a kid, returns to town, the sparks between them fly immediately, but she also buys into his position supporting a progressive presidential candidate against the longtime president, Porfirio Díaz.
Emilia sees what she doesn’t want in her friend Soledad (Sofia Carrera), who is getting married to a man she is barely even attracted to. And while Emilia’s mother, Josefa Veytia (Diana Bovio), would rather she get married, her aunt Milagros (Cassandra Ciangherotti) is closer to what Emilia is looking for, both when it comes to women’s rights and the revolutionary movement. As things with Daniel get more intense — she loses her virginity to him, and has no desire to get married — a young doctor named Antonio Zavalza (Juan Amozurrutia) introduces himself to Emilia at Sol’s wedding, and they also hit it off.
What Shows Will It Remind You Of? Based on the novel by Ángeles Mastretta, Lovesick has elements of Bridgerton and The Gilded Age.
Our Take: The story of Lovesick is going to consist of Emilia’s struggle to become one of Mexico’s first female doctors as well as choosing between what Daniel or Antonio can give to her both practically and emotionally. Renata Vaca is able to handle the weight of this as Emilia, showing her independence, intelligence, and revolutionary spirit in a well-integrated performance.
But the story is also interesting, given how her ambitions are going to coincide with the country’s revolution, a deadly war that spanned a decade. The show’s writers, Catalina Aguilar Mastretta and Fernanda Eguiarte, have set up the story so that the love triangle portion isn’t dominant, and it pits two good men against each other. In fact, a viewer can see Emilia with either of them, but what’s great about the series is that she may put her career first, something that was highly unusual for a young Mexican woman in the 1910s.
Performance Worth Watching: Since we’ve already mentioned Vaca, we’ll cite Cassandra Ciangherotti as Emilia’s aunt Milagros, who is as big an influence on her as anyone in her life.
Sex And Skin: There is definite nudity, both during a scene where Emilia and Daniel are chased by police (long story) and when she loses her virginity to him.
Parting Shot: After Daniel’s brother Salvador (Alejandro Puente) is shot during a protest, he’s brought to the apothecary, where Emilia helps Antonio dig out the bullet. She holds the bloody slug in her hand and realizes what she wants to do with her life.
Our Call: STREAM IT. Lovesick does a good job of balancing its steamier aspects with a compelling story of a woman who wants agency over her life in a world that’s about to radically change.
Joel Keller (@joelkeller) writes about food, entertainment, parenting and tech, but he doesn’t kid himself: he’s a TV junkie. His writing has appeared in the New York Times, Slate, Salon, RollingStone.com, VanityFair.com, Fast Company and elsewhere.
