• Network: Netflix
  • Series Premiere Date: Nov 1, 2018
Season #: 3, 2, 1
User Score
8.1

Universal acclaim- based on 133 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Negative: 8 out of 133
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  1. Dec 23, 2018
    5
    Luna does a great job as the lead, Pena does good as well. It starts off interesting but fades as the season progresses, The final 3 episodes were such a drag for me. The pieces are there for a much better second season though but this one kind of disappointed me.
  2. Jan 2, 2019
    5
    Hold on, not a hope this show is as good as the previous Narcos, I am finding the whole thing a bit of a grind and not one bit enjoyable. Each to their own but this is nowhere near a 10/10 show.
  3. Dec 24, 2018
    6
    While Narcos: Mexico feels rushed and choppily edited, it retains some of the thrills of its parent show.
Metascore
80

Generally favorable reviews - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. TV Guide Magazine
    Reviewed by: Matt Roush
    Nov 26, 2018
    80
    It hard to "just say no" to this absorbing series. [26 Nov - 9 Dec 2018, p.9]
  2. Reviewed by: Liz Shannon Miller
    Nov 19, 2018
    75
    It’s really Luna and Peña’s show, and even though they very rarely share the screen together, the pairing makes for a dynamic one. ... The actors do what they can with the tropes they’re handed, but Narcos is not the show to watch if you’re looking for female characters with any real agency.
  3. Reviewed by: Dennis Perkins
    Nov 16, 2018
    67
    Both Peña (crisp, lean, and authoritative), and Luna are fine actors, of course. But the Narcos formula hems them both in here, leaving them playing men either too one-note in the perpetually pissed-off Kiki’s case, or wanly inconsistent in Félix’s. ... As ever, the narration fills in the gaps and drops klutzy exposition with seen-it-all, wiseass gringo perspective. It helps that, in Narcos: Mexico, it’s the effortlessly charismatic Scoot McNairy.