After less than a year on the air, Disney Channel has reportedly ended one of its most debated animated series to date. Primos, the colorful yet divisive show inspired by creator Natasha Kline’s bicultural upbringing, is not returning for a second season.
Premiering on July 25, 2024, and concluding on April 27, 2025, Primos followed 9-year-old Patricia “Tater” Ramirez Humphrey as her peaceful summer is upended by the arrival of 12 cousins—her “primos”—who move into her already crowded home. Over the course of its 28 episodes, the series explored identity, family, and chaos through a mix of slice-of-life storytelling and whimsical fantasy sequences based on Tater’s diary entries.
Despite its fast-paced narrative and heartfelt tone, Primos quickly found itself in hot water. Viewers, particularly within the Latino community, expressed disappointment over its portrayal of Mexican-American culture. The show faced sharp criticism for its use of awkward or inaccurate Spanish, and for character designs and vocal performances that many felt leaned into stereotypes rather than authentic representation.
Critics contended that the show’s execution fell short of its intentions, raising broader questions about who gets to tell culturally specific stories—and how those stories are told in mainstream media. While Primos aimed to be a tribute to the complexities of growing up bicultural, the backlash it faced illuminated the tightrope creators walk when translating personal narratives for broad audiences.
Still, not all the reception was negative. Some viewers appreciated the effort to spotlight a large Latino family in a Disney Channel series, a rarity in children’s programming. The show’s vibrant art style and unique structure—each episode comprised of two 11-minute stories—offered a fresh perspective, even as it sparked heated conversations.
Despite the controversy, all 28 episodes of Primos remain available for streaming on Disney+. But there won’t be more to come. “Disney’s coming-of-age animated comedy — about Tater Ramirez Humphrey and the 12 chaotic cousins who move in with her family for the summer — indeed has wrapped production, but all 28 Season 1 episodes can be enjoyed on Disney+,” reported TV Line in a late May TV roundup. Comic Book also confirmed, “One controversial Disney animated series has come to an end after just a single season as it is not moving forward with Season 2.”
The end of Primos comes at a time when Disney Channel is undergoing significant change. Traditional TV viewership has declined rapidly amid the rise of streaming, including Disney’s own platform. As Statista reports, Disney Channel averaged 110,000 viewers in 2024—down from around 2 million in 2014.
In the wake of Primos’ exit, Disney Channel is already lining up its next original. The newly revealed Electric Bloom promises a very different tone. “The new musical comedy series Electric Bloom tells the story of how three budding BFFs–Posey (Lumi Pollack), Jade (Carmen Sanchez), and Tulip (Ruby Marino)–became ‘the biggest band in the world and the best friends in the universe,’” stated Billboard.
Disney Channel has long served as a springboard for some of Hollywood’s biggest stars, with alumni like Miley Cyrus, Zendaya, Jenna Ortega, and Sabrina Carpenter. Whether Electric Bloom continues that legacy remains to be seen—but for Primos, the curtain has closed.
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