"Narco" [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] ( Spanish ) Narcos (another translation is "Narci" [6] [7] , "Hucksters" ) is an American television series released by Netflix on August 28 2015 year [8] . The creators of the series were Chris Brancato, Carl Bernard and Doug Miro, as well as Brazilian director Jose Padilla. The first two seasons are focused on the formation of Pablo Escobar (this role was played by the Brazilian actor Wagner Moura ) as the head of the Medellin cocaine cartel , as well as his confrontation with agents of the UBN . The first season includes 10 episodes. On September 3, 2015, it was announced that the series would be extended for the second season [9] , which was shown on September 2, 2016 [10] . On September 6, 2016, it was announced that the series would be extended to the third and fourth seasons [11] , which will be devoted to the fight of the UBN against the Kali drug cartel .
| Narco | |
|---|---|
| Narcos | |
 | |
| Genre | Crime drama |
| Creator | Chris Brancato Carlo Bernard Doug Miro |
| Producer | Jose Padilla |
| Cast | Pedro Pascal Wagner Moura Boyd Holbrook Joanna christie Louis Guzman Andre Mattos Roberto Urbina Diego Catagno Jorge A. Jimenez Paulina Gaitan Paulina Garcia Stephanie Sigman Damian Alcazar Martina Garcia Louis Gnekko |
| Composer | Pedro Bromfman |
| A country |  USA  Colombia |
| Original language | English Spanish |
| Number of seasons | 3 |
| Number of episodes | 30 ( episode list ) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Chris Brancato Carlo Bernard Doug Miro Katie O'Connell Eric Newman Jose Padilla Eliza Todd Ellis |
| Producer | Jose Luis Escolar Paul Exstein |
| Location | Colombia USA |
| Timing | 43-60 minutes |
| Studio | |
| Broadcast | |
| Tv channel | Netflix |
| On the screens | August 28, 2015 |
| Video format | |
| Chronology | |
| Subsequent show | |
| References | |
| IMDb | |
On July 18, 2018, the authors announced that the fourth season would be a separate spin-off series called Narco: Mexico . The series became available on Netflix on November 16, 2018. Events in the series take place in the 1980s.
The term “narco” has opposite meanings. In the Spanish-speaking countries of central and south America, “narcotics” is the abbreviation for “drug dealers” [12] , while in the United States, narcotics are called officers of the Drug Enforcement Administration (UBN) [13] [14] , which are one of the main the heroes of the series, Agent Murphy and his partner, Agent Peña.
Story
| Season | Episodes | Original Release Date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| one | 10 | August 28, 2015 | |
| 2 | 10 | September 2, 2016 | |
| 3 | 10 | September 1, 2017 | |
Season 1 (2015)
Season 2 (2016)
Season 3 (2017)
Season 4 (2018)
Cast
Starring
- Wagner Moura - Pablo Escobar , Colombian drug lord and leader of the Medellin drug cartel (1-2 seasons) [8]
- Pedro Pascal - Javier Peña , a UBN agent who is entrusted with smashing Escobar and, in season 3, the Cali drug cartel . (1-3 seasons) [15]
- Boyd Holbrook - Steve Murphy , an UBN agent tasked with defeating Escobar. (1-2 seasons) [16]
- Joanna Christie - Connie Murphy [17] , Steve's wife, nurse working at a local hospital (1-2 seasons)
- Juan Pablo Raba - Gustavo Gaviria , cousin Escobar (season 1; guest star - season 2)
- Maurice Compte - Horatio Carrillo, Colombian Police Chief (Season 1; Repeat Actor - Season 2) [18]
- Diego Catagno - Juan Diego “La Kika” Diaz, the killer hired by Medellin, the prototype of the character was Dandeni Munoz Mosquera (1-2 seasons)
- Jorge A. Jimenez - Roberto Poison Ramos ( English Poison ), Assassin, Medellin (Season 1; Guest Star - Season 2)
- Paulina Gaitan - Tata Escobar, wife of Escobar, the prototype of the character was Maria Victoria Enao (1-2 seasons)
- Paulina Garcia - Ermilda Gaviria, Escobar's mother, former Colombian school teacher (1-2 seasons)
- Stephanie Sigman - Valeria Veles, Colombian journalist who is also Escobar's mistress, the prototype of the character was Virginia Vallejo [19] [20] (season 1; recurring actress - season 2)
- Bruno Bichir - Fernando Duque, Colombian lawyer who represents Pablo Escobar, who also acts as a liaison with the Colombian government (1-2 seasons)
- Raul Mendes - Cesar Gaviria , Colombian economist and 28th president of Colombia (1-2 seasons)
- Manolo Cardana - Eduardo Sandoval, Vice Minister of Justice at the Presidential Administration of Gaviria [21] (1-2 seasons)
- Cristina Umanya - Judy Moncada, former leader of the Medellin Cartel (season 2; recurring actress - season 1)
- Alberto Ammann - Elmer "Pacho" Herrera , Colombian drug lord and high-ranking member of the Cali cartel (2-3 seasons; recurring actor - 1 season)
- Damian Alcazar - Gilberto Rodriguez Orehuela , leader of the Cali cartel and one of the main rivals of Pablo Escobar (2 seasons)
- Eric Lang - Bill Stackner, Head of CIA Station in Colombia (2 seasons)
- Juan Pablo Shuk - Colonel Hugo Martinez , successor Carrillo (season 2; recurring actor - season 3)
- Francisco Denis - Miguel Rodriguez Orehuela , a senior member of the Cali cartel and younger brother Gilberto (season 3; guest star - season 2)
- Pepe Rapasote - Jose “Chepe” Santacruz Londiono , a high-ranking member of the Cali cartel who oversees the group’s operations in New York (season 3)
- Matias Varela - Jorge Salcedo, Head of the Cali Cartel Guard (3 seasons)
- Javier Camara - Guillermo Palomari, Chief Accountant of the Cali Cartel (3 seasons)
- Andrea Londo - Maria Salazar, Colombian drug lord associated with the North Valley cartel (3 seasons)
- Kerry Bichet - Christina Jurado, wife of a banker associated with the Cali cartel (3 seasons)
- Michael Stahl-David - Chris Feistle, UBN agent working under Peña (3- seasons)
- Matt Whelan - Daniel Van Ness, UBN Agent and Feistle Partner (3 seasons)
- Arturo Castro - David Rodriguez, son of Miguel (Season 3)
- Miguel Angel Sylvestre - Franklin Jurado (Season 3)
Duplicate Characters
- Julian Diaz - El Negro (Nelson Hernandez), Member of the Medellin Cartel (1-2 seasons)
- Juan Sebastian Calero - Navegante, a brutal accomplice of the Cali cartel, who works as a main minion (1-3 seasons)
- John-Michael Ecker - El Leon (Leo), a childhood friend of Escobar, who becomes his first smuggler in Miami and ultimately leads Escobar’s operations in Miami (1-2 seasons; guest star - 3 season)
- Richard T. Jones - CIA Officer in Murphy's Band (Season 1; Guest Star - Season 2)
- Patrick Saint-Espirit - Colonel Lou Visession, naval officer fighting communism (season 1; guest star - season 2)
- Louis Guzman - Gonzalo, Rodriguez Gacha , Founding Member and Former Leader of the Medellin Cartel (Season 1)
- Juan Reading - Carlos Leder , Lion's Connection in the USA (Season 1)
- Andre Mattos - Jorge Ochoa , Founding Member and Former Leader of the Medellin Cartel (Season 1)
- Roberto Urbina - Fabio Ochoa , Senior Member of the Medellin Cartel (Season 1)
- Ana de la Reghera - Eliza Alvarez, co-leader of the partisan faction Movement April 19 (M-19) (season 1)
- Daniel Kennedy - Ambassador Noonan, US Ambassador to Colombia at Ronald Reagan (Season 1)
- Thaddeus Phillips - Owen, CIA Agent (Season 1)
- Ariel Sierra - Vernyak ( English Sure Shot ), one of the Sicario Escobar (season 1)
- Carolina Gaitan - Marta Ochoa, sister of the Ochoa brothers, abducted M-19 (season 1)
- Laura Periko - Marina Ochoa, sister of the Ochoa brothers, who has a relationship with cousin Escobar, Gustavo (season 1)
- Vera Markado - Ana Gaviria , wife of Cesar Gaviria and First Lady of Colombia (season 1)
- Leynar Gomez - Lemon, pimp and taxi driver from Medellin, who becomes one of Escicar's Sicario (season 2)
- Martina Garcia - Marica, Lemon's old friend (Season 2)
- Brett Cullen - Ambassador Arthur Crosby, a former naval officer sent as US Ambassador to Colombia by George H.W. Bush in 1992, replacing Noonan (2 seasons)
- Herman Jaramillo - Gustavo de Graiff , Attorney General of Colombia and Fierce Critic of President Gaviria's Drug Policy (Season 2)
- Alfredo Castro - Abel Escobar, father of Pablo (season 2)
- Gaston Velandia - General Jose Serrano (3- seasons)
- Raymond Eblack - Stoddard (3- seasons)
- Edward James Olmos - Chucho Peña, father of Javier (3- seasons)
- Shi Wigham - Agent Duffy (3- seasons)
- Gabriel Iglesias - Kinky Sicario (Season 3)
- Carlos Camacho - Claudio Salazar (Season 3)
- Talyana Vargas - Paola Salcedo (3- seasons)
- Bree Blair - Lorraine (3 seasons)
- Andres Crespo - Carlos Cordoba (Season 3)
- Jose Maria Jaspic - Amado Carrillo Fuentes (3- seasons)
Special Guest Actors
- Luis Gnekko - Cucaracha or "Cockroach" (Mateo Moreno), a Chilean chemist who first introduced Escobar to the drug trade
- E.J. Buckley - Kevin Brady
- Adria Archon - Helena
- Rafael Sebrian - Alejandro Ayala
- Dylan Bruno - Barry Seal , American smuggler working for the Medellin drug cartel
- Adan Canto - Minister Rodrigo Lara Bonilla , Colombian lawyer and politician
- Gabriela de la Garza - Diana Turbay , Colombian journalist who was kidnapped by the Medellin cartel
- Adrian Jimenez - Colonel Herrera, DAS Agent
- Aldemar Correa - Ivan Torres, Colombian partisan fighter and communist, the prototype of the character was Ivan Marino Ospina
- Julian Bertrand - Alberto Suarez
- Juan Pablo Espinosa - Luis Galan , Colombian journalist and politician
- Mauricio Cujar - Diego Don Berna by Murillo Bejarano
- Mauricio Mejia - Carlos Castagno Gil
- Gustavo Angarito Jr. - Fidel Castagno
- Tristan Ulloa - Colombian President Ernesto Samper
Production
The series was announced in April 2014 as part of a joint project between Netflix and Gaumont International Television . The script was written by Chris Brancato and Brazilian director Jose Pedilla ( Elite Squad , Robocop ) [22] . The plot is based on the history of the formation of the Colombian drug cartels and the struggle between the OBN and these criminal syndicates. The main storyline is centered around the confrontation between Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar (Wagner Moura) and OBN agent Stephen Murphy (Boyd Holbrook), who flies to Colombia from the United States undercover to eliminate Escobar [23] . The shooting of the series took place in Colombia [24] .
Critics' ratings
The series was warmly received by critics. On the IMDB website, its rating is 8.9 / 10 based on more than 100,000 ratings [25] . On the Rotten Tomatoes profile portal , the series rating is 78%, based on 45 reviews, with an average rating of 6.6 / 10 [26] . One reviewer criticized the “terribly mistaken decision” to narrate on behalf of the “polished gringo - a young, promising UBN agent”; another hopes that in the end, viewers will be interested in the real story of Escobar, which is "superior to fiction." The final verdict (on the site) reads: "The series lacks characters who would like to empathize with, but it keeps the viewer on the screen with a strong action and story that develops quite dynamically, thanks to which typical" genre "cliches are not so evident" [27 ] . On Metacritic, the series scored 77 points out of 100, based on 19 reviews [28] .
Notes
- ↑ The Path of Pablito. Tatyana Aleshicheva about the series “Narco” . Publishing House Kommersant.
- ↑ Cocaine in the fist: “Narco” as a manifesto of colonialism . LLC Company Poster.
- ↑ Review: One Hundred Years of Solitude . Online magazine Kinokadr.ru.
- ↑ Bloody rivers, cocaine mountains. Why watch the drama "Narco" about the legendary drug lord Pablo Escobar . Business newspaper "Capital". Publishing House "Business Press of the Country".
- ↑ “Robin Hood” from “Narco” flooded Colombia with blood . Reedus. Agency of Citizens Journalism.
- ↑ A series about the legendary Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar Started on Netflix . Poster Plus. Andrey Smirnov, especially for Fontanka.ru.
- ↑ Cocaine Zombies. The best series of August . Magazine "Focus". LLC "FOCUS MEDIA".
- ↑ 1 2 Netflix Orders 10 Episodes of Pablo Escobar Drama 'Narcos' . Hollywood Reporter (April 1, 2014).
- ↑ Petski, Denise 'Narcos' Renewed For Season 2 By Netflix Deadline Hollywood Date of treatment September 4, 2015.
- ↑ 'Narcos' Sets Season 2 Premiere Date . Deadline (June 13, 2016).
- ↑ Hibberd, James Narcos Renewed for Two More Seasons . Entertainment Weekly (September 6, 2016). Date of treatment September 7, 2016.
- ↑ 'El Narco': The Trade Driving Mexico's Drug War . NPR (October 25, 2011).
- ↑ Ramos, R. Chicano intravenous drug users: The collection and interpretation of data from hidden from Hidden Populations. - 1990.
- ↑ EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT 'NARCOS' HYPNOTIC THEME SONG . Decider (August 31, 2015).
- ↑ Pedro Pascal To Star In Netflix Drama Series 'Narcos' . Deadline (June 6, 2014).
- ↑ Netflix's Pablo Escobar Drama Adds 'Hatfields' Alum (Exclusive) . Hollywood Reporter (June 5, 2014).
- ↑ Netflix's 'Narcos' Casts Joanna Christie - Star of Tony-Winning 'Once' (Exclusive) . The wrap Date of treatment May 19, 2015.
- ↑ Maurice Compte boards the Netflix series Narcos . Digital Spy (October 10, 2014).
- ↑ Stephanie Sigman Joins Netflix Series 'Narcos' . Variety (July 20, 2014).
- ↑ Entrevista exclusiva con la nueva chica Bond mexicana (Spanish) , www.publimetro.com.mx , Metro International (March 12, 2015). Date of appeal March 12, 2015. "Hago a Valeria Velez, un personaje distinto basado en la amante de Pablo Escobar, Virginia Vallejo, un personaje importante en Colombia."
- ↑ 'Narcos' Netflix Casting: Ana De La Reguera, 'The Book Of Life' Actress, Joins Cast . Latin Times (October 9, 2014).
- ↑ NARCOS REVIEW (NETFLIX) unspecified .
- ↑ Netflix's 'Narcos' Series On Pablo Escobar 'Will Be Like Nothing Ever Seen Before' . Huffington Post (May 3, 2014).
- ↑ Pedro pascal joins Netflix Original Series' Narcos . IGN (June 6, 2014).
- ↑ Narcos (August 28, 2015). Date of treatment June 7, 2016.
- ↑ Narcos: Season 1 . www.rottentomatoes.com. Date of treatment June 7, 2016.
- ↑ Narcos: Season 1 (2015) . Rotten Tomatoes . Date of treatment August 29, 2015.
- ↑ Narcos . Metacritic . Date of treatment September 6, 2015.