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Narcos
Narcos tells the true-life story of the growth and spread of cocaine drug cartels across the globe and attendant efforts of law enforcement to meet them head on in brutal, bloody conflict. It centers around the notorious Colombian cocaine kingpin Pablo Escobar (Wagner Moura) and Steve Murphy (Holbrook), a DEA agent sent to Colombia on a U.S. mission to capture him and ultimately kill him. Use this page to compare tone, genre fit (Biography, Crime, Drama), first airing in 2015, and whether this series is worth starting now.
Story of Narcos
Narcos tells the true-life story of the growth and spread of cocaine drug cartels across the globe and attendant efforts of law enforcement to meet them head on in brutal, bloody conflict. It centers around the notorious Colombian cocaine kingpin Pablo Escobar (Wagner Moura) and Steve Murphy (Holbrook), a DEA agent sent to Colombia on a U.S. mission to capture him and ultimately kill him.
Use this page to compare tone, genre fit (Biography, Crime, Drama), first airing in 2015, and whether this series is worth starting now.
Title facts
- Type Series
- Release year 2015
- Released 28 Aug 2015
- Runtime 49 minutes
- Content rating TV-MA
- IMDb rating IMDb 8.7/10 from 522,089 votes
- Genres Biography, Crime, Drama
- Languages English, Spanish
- Countries United States, Colombia
- Seasons 3 seasons
Cast
Pedro Pascal, Wagner Moura, Boyd Holbrook
Direction and writing
Written by: Carlo Bernard, Chris Brancato, Doug Miro
Awards and recognition
Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys. 8 wins & 22 nominations total
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