The Netflix crime drama that follows Pablo Escobar and the Medellín Cartel in its first two seasons is Narcos.
Created by Chris Brancato, Carlo Bernard and Doug Miro, Narcos dramatizes the rise of Colombia’s cocaine trade and the international effort to stop it. Seasons 1 and 2 focus on Pablo Escobar, the Medellín Cartel and the conflict involving Colombian authorities and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration.
Wagner Moura plays Escobar, while Boyd Holbrook portrays DEA agent Steve Murphy and Pedro Pascal plays DEA agent Javier Peña. The series uses Murphy’s narration in its first two seasons and combines fictionalized scenes with events and people drawn from the history of Colombia’s drug war.
Season 3 shifts its main focus after Escobar’s fall, following the rival Cali Cartel. That change can cause confusion because Narcos remains the series title even though its central criminal organization changes. Narcos: Mexico is a separate companion series set primarily in Mexico and is not the show’s third season.