Narcos

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Season 1
  • Network: Netflix
  • Series Premiere Date: Aug 28, 2015
Season #: 3, 2, 1
Metascore
77

Generally favorable reviews - based on 20 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 20
  3. Negative: 0 out of 20
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Critic Reviews

  1. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Mary McNamara
    Aug 27, 2015
    60
    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.
  2. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: David Hinckley
    Aug 27, 2015
    60
    One of the strengths of Narcos is its refusal to paint anyone as purely good or bad.
  3. IndieWire
    Reviewed by: Liz Shannon Miller
    Aug 28, 2015
    58
    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.
  5. Las Vegas Weekly
    Reviewed by: Josh Bell
    Aug 27, 2015
    50
    Mostly the show is a breezy tour through history, sometimes informative but rarely affecting.

Awards & Rankings

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#46 Best TV Season of 2015
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#13 Most Discussed TV Season of 2015
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#34 Most Shared TV Season of 2015

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User Score
8.9

Universal acclaim- based on 666 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 634 out of 666
  2. Mixed: 18 out of 666
  3. Negative: 14 out of 666
  1. I_loveTVnMovies
    Aug 30, 2015
    10
    Narcos is very good and well done. I am actually from MEDELLIN. I am 30 years old and I grew up with that environment of violence in theNarcos is very good and well done. I am actually from MEDELLIN. I am 30 years old and I grew up with that environment of violence in the streets and TV. The research is very accurate. There is something special and epic about this series. Many things work on many levels. In fact, I have seen it like a kind of “docu-drama”. I find very clever the mix between fictional and real facts with the use of real footage. According to it, it keeps you watching and wondering what’s next. It is like a kind of class history of the drug-war. I like the beginning when it makes reference to the MAGIC REALISM. Just that in this case, all that really happened. All the things about being close to a policeman was true, you didn’t want to be around them because you could die with a lost bullet or something. Shootings in the night in your own street (even if it was a “good neighbourhood”) and If there was a Car-Bomb and you were at home, you would look around the house thinking and counting : ”are we all here?” “where is my brother”… not cell phones then by the way…Every single person you know from Medellin was touched or was a victim of that war. For a long long time we didn’t have Colombian movies or TV shows with that topic, because people were tired of all that; like a kind of “mediatic” trauma. That war was all the time in TV, in the radio, in our streets and sometimes in our homes. In film and TV things have changed with new filmmakers and screenwriters who are bold to tell those stories. Yeah, it’s a sad history, but it is what we have, we can’t hide it or change it. I am glad something very well done like NARCOS was made to the “world” thanks to NETFLIX. Because people can understand the stigma all the Colombians have thanks to Pablo Escobar. If you are a “gringo” who makes fun of a Colombian asking him for cocaine, that “joke” is for us a reference and a memory of blood, violence and lost. NOT FUNNY.… Full Review »
  2. Critic-kull
    Sep 4, 2015
    0
    Am I the only one to say this was awful? Acting was subpar, accents were annoying, contorting the facts to fit the storyline and did anyoneAm I the only one to say this was awful? Acting was subpar, accents were annoying, contorting the facts to fit the storyline and did anyone else notice that they aren't even driving cars from that era? I mean Steve Murphy is playing with a bottle of squeezable mustard in 1989, BS. Sure they filmed in Colombia but they barley used any actual Colombians or accents. But most of all, the most fascinating part of the story is missing, The C.I.A not only knew but also helped in Pablo's rise to power, but instead let's contort the truth to make a Colombian soap opera. The sad part is its hard to mess up such a great story, but Netflix did.… Full Review »
  3. beb
    Sep 2, 2015
    10
    This is a spectacular show that isn't getting near the acclaim or press it deserves. At first I thought I was going to be put off by theThis is a spectacular show that isn't getting near the acclaim or press it deserves. At first I thought I was going to be put off by the heavy narration but the data dump they have to give you to keep up really makes it necessary. This is a massive story.
    The key is the top notch acting, especially by the actor portraying Escobar. He is a revelation. But all are very good and doing their best work. Another and equally important element is the direction. This is one of the most cinematic programs I've ever seen. Seriously, the choreography and direction of action sequences puts the vast majority of what passes on TV to shame.    … Full Review »
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