Who directed the Narcos season 2 episode Los Pepes?

Who directed the Narcos season 2 episode “Los Pepes”? The answer is Josef Wladyka.

“Los Pepes” is the sixth episode of Narcos season 2. It was directed by Josef Kubota Wladyka, whose screen credit is commonly shortened to Josef Wladyka. The episode was written by Julie Siege and released with the rest of the second season on September 2, 2016.

The title refers to Los Pepes, an anti-Escobar coalition whose name means “People Persecuted by Pablo Escobar.” In the episode, the group escalates its campaign against Escobar and his organization while Javier Peña covertly passes information to Don Berna. The story also follows the danger surrounding Escobar’s family and the growing violence in Medellín.

The distractors are also associated with Narcos directing credits, which makes this a plausible mix-up. Fernando Coimbra, Andrés Baiz, and Gerardo Naranjo directed other episodes of the series, but Wladyka directed “Los Pepes.” His broader Narcos work includes additional season-two episodes and later episodes of Narcos: Mexico.