Episodes
85
2 seasons
85 episodes · 2 seasons · 63.8 hours to binge
85
2 seasons
63.8 h
2d 15h
2 days
non-stop
7.7/10
744 votes
El Chema runs to 85 episodes across 2 seasons, at roughly 45 minutes each. Watching every episode back to back is 63.8 hours of pure run time — that's 2 days and 15 hours without a single break.
More realistically, at two episodes a night you'll finish in about 43 days. That's 8.0 full 8-hour work days of screen time. Use the planner below to pick your own pace and get an exact finish date.
63.8 h
Pure run time
43 days
At 2 episodes/day
45 min
Per episode
Day 43: 100% done (85 of 85 episodes)
42.5
on average
31.9 h
on average
3,825
2 days non-stop
At 63.8 hours, El Chema is longer than 77% of every series tracked here — making it a solid commitment. Within the Crime genre the average is 64.6 hours, so El Chema sits below that.
El Chema is very well rated at 7.7/10 from 744 votes. With 63.8 hours of total run time it's a serious commitment — plan accordingly before you press play.
All 85 episodes of El Chema add up to 63.8 hours of pure run time — that's 2 days and 15 hours non-stop.
El Chema has 85 episodes across 2 seasons, averaging about 45 minutes per episode.
At 1 episode a day it takes 85 days, at 2 episodes a day 43 days, and at a marathon pace of 8 a day just 11 days.
El Chema is rated 7.7/10 from 744 votes. Budget 63.8 hours if you want to watch the whole thing.
Episodes, seasons, runtime (45 min/episode) and rating come directly from TMDB (as of 2/12/2026).
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