Is El Chema coming back?

El Chema ended on April 3, 2017, on Telemundo. The series concluded its first season after airing 84 episodes. It was a part of the network's lineup for a single season, and there are no upcoming episodes scheduled.

El Chema was a drama, action, and crime telenovela that premiered on December 6, 2016. It was a spin-off of El Señor de los Cielos and centered on the rise of Chema Venegas in the world of organized crime. The show depicted how Chema, played by Mauricio Ochmann, began his criminal career as a young boy transporting marijuana across the US-Mexican border and eventually became a powerful cartel leader through violence and brutality.

The cast included Mauricio Ochmann as José María 'Chema' Venegas, Rodrigo Abed as César Silva de la Garza, Rafael Amaya as Aurelio Casillas, Juan Ignacio Aranda as Ramiro Silva de la Garza, Carmen Aub as Rutila Casillas, Omar Ayala as Comandante Bustillos, Bianca Calderón as Roxana Mondragón, and Itatí Cantoral as Blanca.