Biggest Little Farm Returns as 12-Part YouTube Series

The Biggest Little Farm is becoming a series. John and Molly Chester are returning for The Biggest Little Farm Series, a 12-part documentary series that picks up from their 2019 film. It launches free on YouTube on Nov. 8 for a global audience. The Hollywood Reporter reported the plan on Oct. 2.

The original documentary was directed by John Chester. It followed the Chesters as they left city life to establish Apricot Lane Farms in Moorpark, California. Neon released the film in May 2019 after its premiere at Telluride.

That film covered eight years of work. It showed a city-dwelling couple trying to build a sustainable ecosystem from scratch. They started with 200 acres of barren farmland and learned to farm with nature rather than against it.

The new series stretches the timeline much further. It draws on more than 15 years of filming in Ventura County, California. Moorpark sits inside Ventura County, so the story stays on the same ground. Chester, who is both a filmmaker and a farmer, directs again.

The setting remains central. Apricot Lane Farms calls itself the home of The Biggest Little Farm. It describes itself as a farm integrated within a reawakened ecosystem, with a focus on building soil health, maximising biodiversity and growing flavourful, nutrient-dense food through regenerative methods.

Viewers who want to catch up have options. Apricot Lane Farms lists the original film as available on YouTube and Amazon.

The team had signalled a follow-up was coming. In late 2025, the farm's social channels described the official sequel as a docuseries due in 2026. The YouTube date now locks that plan in.

Behind the series is FarmLore Films, LLC. John Chester, Erica Messer, Regina K. Scully and Sandra Keats are executive producers. Amy Overbeck and Ali Galante are co-executive producers. Tom Quinn, Paul Gurinas and Jessica Gurinas are producers. Artemis Rising Foundation is the presenting sponsor, and Alex Somers is the series composer.

Release is simple. No paywall. No subscription. Just YouTube, free worldwide from Nov. 8. That matters for reach. Anyone with an internet connection can watch on launch day, without waiting for licensing windows or regional rollouts to catch up.

What makes this stand out is continuity. Same farmers. Same land. Years more footage. For fans, this means a chance to see what lasted.