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Narcos: Mexico (TV Series)

Narcos: Mexico

2018

Chris Brancato (Creator), Carlo Bernard (Creator) ...

Diego Luna, Michael Peña, Scoot McNairy, Tenoch Huerta ...

7.0

6,552

TV Series. Thriller. Action. Drama TV Series (2018-2021). 3 Seasons. 30 Episodes. “Narcos: Mexico” is set in the 1980s and tracks the rise of the Guadalajara Cartel, led by Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo (Diego Luna). Gallardo built the cartel into Mexico’s biggest drug empire. Peña stars as DEA agent Kiki Camarena, who moves his family from California to Guadalajara and is assigned the Guadalajara Cartel case. The two characters’ fates become intertwined as their battle ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	M.N. Miller Ready Steady Cut	"[3rd Season Review]: The final season of Narcos: Mexico proves that the series remains the most cinematic show on television no matter the iteration (...) Rating: ★★★★½ (out of 5)"	POS
Canada	Radheyan Simonpillai Now Toronto	"[2nd Season Review]: 'Narcos' has always excelled at illustrating a cartel’s rocky relationship with its country's politics and labourers"	POS
Australia	Brad Newsome Sydney Morning Herald	"[2nd Season Review]: As ever, it's exquisitely written, cast and shot, making great use of Mexico's stunning landscapes"	POS
United States	Daniel Hart Ready Steady Cut	"[2nd Season Review]: Expertly written and directed (...) [It] has the same compelling patience of 2015’s 'Sicario' (…) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Allison Keene Paste Magazine	"[2nd Season Review]: It’s smart, dense, and has a flare for the dramatic that keeps each episode interesting"	POS
Ireland	Brian Lloyd entertainment.ie	"[2nd Season Review]: It never skimps on character development and never feels like it's spinning the wheels"	POS
United States	Daniel Fienberg The Hollywood Reporter	"Still addictive (...) A season that, through its first five episodes, makes enough of its fresh faces and characters to avoid boredom and yet is still resolutely and successfully 'Narcos' in its DNA."	POS
United Kingdom	Ed Power Telegraph	"It’s pulled off with tremendous verve and sureness of touch (...) 'Narcos' is still television’s most irresistible guilty pleasure (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Robert Rorke New York Post	"No one portrays the labyrinthine world of the modern drug cartel in all of insidious complexity as well as the Netflix 'Narcos' franchise (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United Kingdom	Jack Seale The Guardian	"The first thing it gets right is that it’s funny (...) The old tale can bear another retelling, especially when it’s as rich, nuanced and shamelessly fun as this (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Allison Keene Collider	"Historically we may know the outcome, but there is enough charm and uncertainty to the way 'Narcos: Mexico' crafts its story to keep things consistently interesting and compelling (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Liz Shannon Miller IndieWire	"Two great performances anchor bleak, compelling season (...) It’s grim, but honest"	POS
United States	Brian Lowry CNN	"The series remains as addictive as ever in chronicling the bleak history of the drug war, delivering a drama so crisp and smartly executed as to provide its own kind of high."	POS
United Kingdom	Jacob Stolworthy The Independent	"[It] tells its story with as much flair as a GCSE history book (...) [It] lives in the shadow of its predecessors, attempting to emulate their success without any willingness to embrace originality (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"	NEG
Canada	Kevin Yeoman Screen Rant	"[It] has successfully excavated the human drama from the [historical] record, and in doing so has constructed a narrative that’s as fascinating in its character beats as it is in how it delivers a chronicle of real-life events."	POS

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