Narcos

The Narcos franchise got a shot in the arm this week with word that Diego Luna and Michael Peña would lead the fourth, Mexico-set season; effectively rebooting the series. Some had hope Pedro Pascal’s Javier Peña might still take part, but new details on the Mexico setting virtually guarantee Narcos starting from scratch.

Rebooting any series with new leads is tricky enough, but leave it to Narcos to pull it off twice. Netflix confirms that the fourth season will move to Mexico, with Diego Luna and Michael Peña taking over as co-leads from star Pedro Pascal.

Sad news today out of Mexico, where it appears a location scout for the popular Netflix series Narcos was found shot to dead earlier this week. Carlos Muñoz Portal, who had previously worked on high-profile projects such as Sicario and Spectre, was reportedly looking at possible locations for the upcoming season of the Netflix series, which is said to be focusing on the infamous Juarez cartel. Despite the lag between when Portal’s body was discovered and when the news was reported by industry publications, little progress has been made in providing any firm details on the crime.

This past weekend saw Netflix’s Narcos making a bold transition in its third year, moving on from the story of Pablo Escobar and reinventing the cast around star Pedro Pascal. Even those seemed to fall by the wayside in the finale, however, and now bosses say Narcos Season 4 may be a completely different series.

It’ll be a grand experiment whether Narcos succeeds without Pablo Escobar or half its cast, but as the new Season 3 trailer reminds us, cocaine is all about succession. See Narcos take a trip to NY and go full crime drama in a violent new trailer full of famous faces.

The world of cocaine trafficking certainly didn’t die with Pablo Escobar, so why should Netflix’s Narcos? A new evil has filled the void, as Season 3 of the acclaimed drug drama puts out a first teaser for its September return.

It’s not quite a streaming service hooked up to your eyeballs, but if there’s one thing Netflix subscribers have clamored for, its the ability to watch TV and movies on occasions where internet connections aren’t explicitly available. So it is, that Netflix will now let viewers download its programs at no extra cost.

Netflix’s Narcos is going to look very different by the time Season 3 premieres in 2017; not solely for the absence of Pablo Escobar and the Medellin Cartel, but also a number of fresh faces. Latest to join the Colombian drug war is that of Halt & Catch Fire star Kerry Bishé, and a Broad City fan-favorite.

Netflix’s Narcos made clear shortly after Season 2 that the story would continue for at least two more years, but less certain was the historical tenure of its leading roles. We know Pedro Pascal will return, but for the moment Season 3 has confirmed a Cloverfield star and more in its new cast.

We knew that Netflix’s Narcos would eventually say goodbye to Pablo Escobar, we just didn’t know it would be so soon! The drug-trafficking drama has already moved on, starting production on Season 3 with the first official photo.