Narcos is a crime TV series created and released in the USA. The creation and production matters are carried out by Chris Brancato, Carlo Bernard, and Doug Miro. The first season release date is the 28th of August 2015. The series was released exclusively for Netflix. Narcos season 3 release date hasn’t been announced yet, however the series will surely be released for a couple of seasons more.
The action of the series takes place in Colombia. The first season is devoted to a story of Pablo Escobar, a drug dealer. He becomes a billionaire thanks to enormous production and sales of cocaine. The plot also focuses on the way he interacts with DEA agents and drug lords.
Plot
Each new episode of Narcos depicts real life stores of people dealing with cocaine trade all over the world. The cartels often clash in brutal conflicts. Government does its best to destroy them legally but meets opposing brutal forces resulting in fatal conflicts. The series’ central character is Pablo Escobar (portrayed by Wagner Moura), cocaine kingpin in Colombia. The second main character is Steve Murphy (portrayed by Boyd Holbrook), a DEA agent that was ordered to kill Escobar.
Cast & Characters
- Wagner Moura portrays a drug lord from Colombia named Pablo Escobar. He’s the head of Medellín Cartel.
- Boyd Holbrook portrays a DEA agent whose aim is to destroy Escobar and his business. His name’s Steve Murphy.
- Pedro Pascal portrays another DEA agent whose aim is the same as Murphy’s. His name’s Javier Peña.
- Joanna Christie portrays the wife of Steve named Connie Murphy. Works in a local hospital.
- Juan Pablo Raba portrays the cousin of Escobar named Gustavo Gaviria. He’s one of the founders of Medellín Cartel.
- Maurice Compte portrays a police chief in Colombia named Horacio Carrillo.
- Diego Cataño portrays the assassin named Juan Diego Diaz and referred to as La Quica.
- Jorge A. Jimenez portrays a hitman named Roberto Ramos nicknamed Poison. Have constant competition with Quica on the amount of people killed.
- Paulina Gaitán portrays the wife of Escobar named Tata Escobar.
- Paulina García portrays the mother of Escobar named Hermilda Gaviria. A teacher in one of Colombia’s schools.
- Stephanie Sigman portrays a journalist named Valeria Vélez.
- Bruno Bichir portrays a lawyer from Colombia named Fernando Duque. He protects interests of Pablo Escobar serving as a connection with government of Colombia.
- Raúl Méndez portrays an economist and politician named César Gaviria.
3rd Season Air Date
Narcos was officially prolonged for season 2 that started on the 2nd of September 2016. In the beginning of Autumn of 2016, Netflix channel made the official renewal of the series for two more seasons to go. The 3rd season release date is unknown yet, but you will surely enjoy two more seasons of this thrilling and captivating crime series. We will let you know when more info on the release is available.
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