Narcos
Netflix | Release Date: August 28, 2015
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
77
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 42 Critic Reviews
Positive:
36
Mixed:
6
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
60
Los Angeles Daily NewsRob LowmanAug 30, 2017
Season 3 Review: Though well-done and watchable, season three of Narcos doesn’t really distinguish itself from a number of other drug-crime stories without Escobar. Read full review
60
Los Angeles TimesMary McNamaraAug 27, 2015
Season 1 Review: It's a grand if inconsistent experiment that, from the moment it opens with a definition of magic realism, wears its considerable ambitions on its sleeve. Read full review
60
New York Daily NewsDavid HinckleyAug 27, 2015
Season 1 Review: One of the strengths of Narcos is its refusal to paint anyone as purely good or bad. Read full review
58
IndieWireLiz Shannon MillerAug 28, 2015
Season 1 Review: An unlikeable character, no matter the circumstances, remains unlikeable, but an unlikeable character trumps a bland blonde man whose position of authority appears to be his only really interesting character trait, no matter how much voice-over he utters. Read full review
50
Las Vegas WeeklyJosh BellAug 27, 2015
Season 1 Review: Mostly the show is a breezy tour through history, sometimes informative but rarely affecting. Read full review
40
ColliderChris CabinSep 1, 2016
Season 2 Review: There are potent and provocative ideas that lie frustratingly dormant throughout this series, which seems to be just happy to play a competent but only occasionally compelling Michael Mann riff. Read full review
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