Narcos (2015)
Narcos is a 2015 crime series created by Chris Brancato and Doug Miro. It stars Pedro Pascal, Alberto Ammann and Wagner Moura.
Pablo Escobar built the Medellín Cartel into a cocaine empire that made him one of the richest and most feared men alive, then turned Colombia into a war zone to protect it. Narcos tracks that rise through the eyes of two DEA agents, Steve Murphy and Javier Peña, whose voiceover threads the real history of bombings, bribery, and betrayal. Wagner Moura plays Escobar as a doting family man and a mass murderer in the same breath. Shot in Colombia and cut with archival footage, the series treats its subject soberly, less a glorification than a grim ledger of the cost.
Quick answers
What is Narcos about?
Pablo Escobar built the Medellín Cartel into a cocaine empire that made him one of the richest and most feared men alive, then turned Colombia into a war zone to protect it. Narcos tracks that rise through the eyes of two DEA agents, Steve Murphy and Javier Peña, whose voiceover threads the real history of bombings, bribery, and betrayal. Wagner Moura plays Escobar as a doting family man and a mass murderer in the same breath. Shot in Colombia and cut with archival footage, the series treats its subject soberly, less a glorification than a grim ledger of the cost.
When was Narcos released?
Narcos was released on 28 August 2015.
How many episodes does Narcos have?
Narcos has 30 episodes across 3 seasons.
Who made Narcos?
Narcos was created by Chris Brancato, Doug Miro and Carlo Bernard.
Where can I watch Narcos?
Narcos is available on Netflix.
Where to watch Narcos
Stream: Netflix
Cast
- Pedro Pascal as Javier Peña
- Alberto Ammann as Pacho Herrera
- Wagner Moura as Pablo Escobar
- Boyd Holbrook as Steve Murphy
- Joanna Christie as Connie Murphy
- Paulina Gaitán as Tata Escobar
- Paulina García as Hermilda Gaviria
- Matias Varela as Jorge Salcedo
- Damián Alcázar as Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela
- Francisco Denis as Miguel Rodríguez Orejuela
- Maurice Compte as Horacio Carrillo
- Stephanie Sigman as Valeria Velez
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A few thoughts on Narcos
The Godfather, Mario Puzo's novel, traces the same seduction and rot of a criminal empire built on family. Max Payne, the game, drops you into a noir drug war soaked in violence and loss. For the corruption of law and order in a decaying city, Disco Elysium turns one murder into a study of a whole broken society.
Drug empires built and brought down
Narcos charts Pablo Escobar's rise from smuggler to billionaire kingpin and the violence that came with it. These series follow the same arc: dealers who scale up, empires that overreach, and the fall waiting at the end. For viewers hooked on Narcos, each traces the cost of building a fortune on cocaine.
Cops, cartels and the men chasing them
Narcos threads its history through two DEA agents hunting Escobar across Colombia. These dramas share that cat-and-mouse tension between traffickers and the law: rival cartels, undercover deals, and borders that mean nothing to the trade. For fans of Narcos, each puts the drug war's two sides on the same collision course.
Organized-crime sagas across the globe
Narcos treats crime as empire-building, its kingpin a family man and mass murderer at once. These sagas widen the lens to organized crime everywhere: mob dynasties, London gangs, and a corrupt precinct rotting from within. For viewers who love Narcos's grim ledger of power, each maps a criminal world with the same sober weight.
Kingpins and gangsters in ink
Narcos turns real cartel history into gripping television, and these comics and one landmark novel bring the same underworld to the page. Assassins, crime families, and men who rule by fear fill their panels and chapters. For fans of Narcos's mix of menace and tragedy, each renders organized crime in ink and prose.