How many episodes are in The Map of Longing?

The Map of Longing has 6 episodes in this listed season.

When does The Map of Longing premiere?

The Map of Longing premieres on 2026-07-17.

Is The Map of Longing a new series?

The Map of Longing is a new series (Season 1).

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The Map of Longing(2026)

Archived · Netflix

7.06 eps

S01

DramaRomance

ON AIR: JUL 17Season 1Archived listing

What to Expect

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The Map of Longing gives its grief drama a quest-shaped structure, with clues and tasks that turn mourning into something Greta can act on, even when acceptance remains difficult. The pace is unhurried and the tone bittersweet, allowing playful puzzles and gentle humor to share space with tears. Progress means more than completing a game: Greta is learning who she can be after losing her sister.

Lucy’s messages and memories keep the sisters’ bond present throughout the journey, giving the game a personal weight beyond its puzzles. Along the way, Greta’s friendship with Will gradually becomes a tender first romance. That new connection develops alongside her grief rather than replacing it, bringing warmth to a story still shaped by absence.

Best for

sisterly grief, healing after loss and Drama

Story lane

Drama and Romance

Commitment

Season 1 · 6 episodes

Where

Netflix

Official Premise

After losing her sister Lucy to leukemia, Greta finds a game Lucy created called "El mapa de los anhelos." Through this journey and meeting Will, she learns to process grief and find herself.

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Strongest Match

The Map of Longing and Sparks of Tomorrow both make grief feel tender and personal, with young people finding a way forward through small discoveries and a slowly growing romance. Greta follows the playful clues her sister left behind, while two grieving teens uncover strange inventions in an old-fashioned fantasy world; Sparks of Tomorrow is more whimsical and nostalgic.

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Why this pick

The Map of Longing and School Spirits both balance young people’s grief with friendship, gentle humor, and the awkward hope of starting over. Greta’s sister’s clues keep their bond present, while School Spirits builds its warmth through ghostly classmates trading sharp banter in eerie school hallways; its mystery is brisker and spookier.

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DramaMystery

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Why this pick

The Map of Longing and The Ridge center a woman’s grief for her sister, letting that bond shape how she faces what comes next. Greta finds comfort and direction in a game her sister left behind, while The Ridge follows a doctor through a remote town full of uneasy conversations and hidden truths; it is much darker and more suspenseful.

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