If you likedNarcos, you’re going to loveNarcos: Mexico, which is even better than the original Netflix series. Netflix’sNarcoswas one ofthe streamer’s first original seriesthat let everyone know the platform had bigger aspirations than simply being a depository for other movies and TV shows.
Based on the life of Pablo Escobar, played charmingly and menacingly by Wagner Moura,Narcosdoesn’t just explain how the infamous drug lord came to power; it shows the origins of the Central American drug trade. That trade exists even more openly today, which is whereNarcos: Mexicocomes in.
Narcos Is An Amazing Show, But Narcos: Mexico Is Even Better
Narcosis a fantastic series with an 89% onRotten Tomatoesand two Golden Globe nominations.Narcos: Mexico, the sequel series, has a 90% onRotten Tomatoes, though it did not receive any major award acknowledgments. They are both great series, butNarcos: Mexicoedges out the original series.
Narcos: Mexicotakes everything that made the originalNarcosgreat and reconstitutes them into a more cohesive package. The originalNarcoshas the issue of its main protagonist/villain being killed in season 2, butNarcos: Mexicocontinues on with the same story power for all three seasons without letting up at any one point.
Why Narcos Season 4 Was Turned Into Narcos: Mexico
Narcosruns for three seasons and basically ends right whereNarcos: Mexicopicks up. That’s not just some artful collaboration between the two projects;Narcos: Mexicowas originally simplysupposed to be seasons 4 through 6 ofNarcos. However, Netflix soon pivoted and decided to makeMexicoits own series.
There’s never been an official reason whyNarcosseason 4 becameNarcos: Mexico, but it makes sense from a storytelling standpoint.Narcosis almost like the end of the “old-school” way of cartel business, while inNarcos: Mexico, the cartels take on a more powerful and heinous methodology.
Everyone Who Watched Narcos Should Also Check Out Narcos: Mexico
If you watchedNarcosall the way through, there’s really no reason not to watchNarcos: Mexico. Unless you stopped inNarcosseason 2, when Escobar is killed, the story will feel incomplete stopping with season 3.Narcos: Mexicois what the original three seasons ofNarcosare leading up to.
The Cali cartel is the result of all the chaos inNarcos, and it’s that cartel’s history that takes up most of the story inNarcos: Mexico. The series has the same themes and action asNarcos, being sure to include historical notes and information to help orient you. It’s relevant, violent, and gripping, taking a great story and improving upon it.
