Merlí · Season 2 · Netflix

Merlí Season 2

Name: Merlí Season 2 review: BollyAI verdict
Item: Merlí Season 2
Rating: 8.5
Author: BollyAI

Merlí Season 2 is a MUST-WATCH, BollyMeter 8.5/10. 13 episodes on Netflix from 19 September 2016.

MUST-WATCH

BollyMeter8.5/10Season 2 peaked at a 22.5% audience share on TV3 - higher than Season 1, indicating a show that grew its audience through word of mouth.

Updated 18 June 2026

What BollyAI Thinks

Season 2 arrived in September 2016 and increased its TV3 viewership share to a peak of 22.5%. The show deepened its exploration of student sexuality and family dysfunction while expanding the philosophical framework into more ambitious territory. The Pol and Bruno relationship became a central narrative axis, and the show's treatment of queer coming-of-age drew particular attention from international audiences discovering it via Netflix. Season 2 stands out as the point where the ensemble's dynamics reached full maturity and the philosophical conceits stopped feeling like a gimmick.

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Season Over Season

Season 2 sharpens everything Season 1 introduced, with student arcs that now carry real emotional weight from established context.