Home > Narcos > Season 1 « TV Series Page Narcos: Season 1 (2015) SEASON: Season 1 Season 1 Season 2 Season 3 Episode List All Critics | Top Critics TOMATOMETER 79% Average Rating: 6.56/10 Season Reviews: 48 Fresh: 38 Rotten: 10 Critics Consensus: Narcos lacks sympathetic characters, but pulls in the viewer with solid acting and a story that's fast-paced enough to distract from its familiar outline. 83% Average Rating: 6.67/10 Season Reviews: 24 Fresh: 20 Rotten: 4 Critics Consensus: No consensus yet. Critic Consensus: Narcos lacks sympathetic characters, but pulls in the viewer with solid acting and a story that's fast-paced enough to distract from its familiar outline. AUDIENCE SCORE 95% liked it Average Rating: 4.4/5 User Ratings: 2107 ADD YOUR RATING - NOT INTERESTED + WANT TO SEE Share on Facebook Post Want to See Not Interested Add Rating My Rating × Want to See Not Interested Post Share on Facebook Episodes 1 Descenso Air date: Aug 28, 2015 Chilean drug chemist Cockroach brings his product to Colombian smuggler Pablo Escobar. DEA agent Steve Murphy joins the war on drugs in Bogota. -- (C) NETFLIX More 2 The Sword of Simon Bolivar Air date: Aug 28, 2015 Communist radical group M-19 makes a move against the narcos, while Murphy gets an education in Colombian law enforcement from his new partner Peña. -- (C) NETFLIX More 3 The Men of Always Air date: Aug 28, 2015 Murphy encounters the depths of government corruption when he and Peña try to derail Escobar's political ambitions by proving he's a narco. -- (C) NETFLIX More 4 The Palace in Flames Air date: Aug 28, 2015 Despite a new extradition treaty, the U.S. puts more money into fighting communism, creating new challenges for Murphy and Peña in the hunt for Pablo. -- (C) NETFLIX More 5 There Will Be a Future Air date: Aug 28, 2015 Pablo's extreme methods put the narcos on the brink of war with Carillo and the government. Peña tries to protect his witness, Elisa. -- (C) NETFLIX More 6 Explosivos Air date: Aug 28, 2015 Peña and Carillo close in on Gacha, while Murphy tries to protect pro-extradition candidate Gaviria from a notorious assassin connected to Pablo. -- (C) NETFLIX More 7 You Will Cry Tears of Blood Air date: Aug 28, 2015 Pablo goes into hiding as the political tide turns against him, but he finds a way to strike back. Murphy and Peña finally get the CIA to help them. -- (C) NETFLIX More 8 La Gran Mentira Air date: Aug 28, 2015 A tragic mistake forces the government to change tactics in the fight against Pablo. But Pablo faces bigger threats from inside his empire. -- (C) NETFLIX More 9 La Cathedral Air date: Aug 28, 2015 The hunt for Pablo seems to be over after he makes a deal with the government, but Murphy and Peña -- and the Cali Cartel -- have other plans. -- (C) NETFLIX More 10 Despegue Air date: Aug 28, 2015 Pablo's activities in prison provoke the government into taking extreme action. Murphy and Peña face a situation of their own. -- (C) NETFLIX More Narcos: Season 1 Videos 0:15 Narcos: Season 1 Teaser 1:30 Narcos: Season 1 Trailer 2 2:07 Narcos: Season 1 Trailer 1 View All Videos (3) Narcos: Season 1 Photos View All Photos (74) Tv Season Info Series 1 looks at the life of the notorious drug lord Pablo Escobar as DEA agent Steve Murphy joins the war on drugs and the M-19 makes a move against the narcos. Genre: Drama Network: Netflix Premiere Date: Aug 28, 2015 Creators: Eric Newman, Chris Brancato, Carlo Bernard, Doug Miro Exec. Producer: Eric Newman Cast Wagner Moura as Pablo Esobar Boyd Holbrook as Steve Murphy Juan Pablo Raba as Gustavo Roberto Urbina as Fabio Ochoa Pedro Pascal as Javier Pena Manolo Cardona as Eduardo Mendoza Ana de la Reguera as Elisa Gabriela de la Garza as Diana Turbay Joanna Christie as Connie Murphy Stephanie Sigman as Valeria Velez Luis Guzman Jason Chad Roth as Technician Paulina Gaitan as Tata Escobar Maurice Compte as Horacio Carrillo Danielle Kennedy as Ambassador Noonan Richard T. Jones as DEA Agent Juan Murcia as Juan Pablo Escobar Show More Cast News & Interviews for Narcos: Season 1 7 TV Shows You Should Binge-Watch This November Marvel’s Iron Fist Breaks Tomatometer Record with Biggest Sophomore Bump People’s Choice 2017 Winners Announced View All Narcos: Season 1 News Episodes 1 Descenso Air date: Aug 28, 2015 Chilean drug chemist Cockroach brings his product to Colombian smuggler Pablo Escobar. DEA agent Steve Murphy joins the war on drugs in Bogota. -- (C) NETFLIX More 2 The Sword of Simon Bolivar Air date: Aug 28, 2015 Communist radical group M-19 makes a move against the narcos, while Murphy gets an education in Colombian law enforcement from his new partner Peña. -- (C) NETFLIX More 3 The Men of Always Air date: Aug 28, 2015 Murphy encounters the depths of government corruption when he and Peña try to derail Escobar's political ambitions by proving he's a narco. -- (C) NETFLIX More 4 The Palace in Flames Air date: Aug 28, 2015 Despite a new extradition treaty, the U.S. puts more money into fighting communism, creating new challenges for Murphy and Peña in the hunt for Pablo. -- (C) NETFLIX More 5 There Will Be a Future Air date: Aug 28, 2015 Pablo's extreme methods put the narcos on the brink of war with Carillo and the government. Peña tries to protect his witness, Elisa. -- (C) NETFLIX More 6 Explosivos Air date: Aug 28, 2015 Peña and Carillo close in on Gacha, while Murphy tries to protect pro-extradition candidate Gaviria from a notorious assassin connected to Pablo. -- (C) NETFLIX More 7 You Will Cry Tears of Blood Air date: Aug 28, 2015 Pablo goes into hiding as the political tide turns against him, but he finds a way to strike back. Murphy and Peña finally get the CIA to help them. -- (C) NETFLIX More 8 La Gran Mentira Air date: Aug 28, 2015 A tragic mistake forces the government to change tactics in the fight against Pablo. But Pablo faces bigger threats from inside his empire. -- (C) NETFLIX More 9 La Cathedral Air date: Aug 28, 2015 The hunt for Pablo seems to be over after he makes a deal with the government, but Murphy and Peña -- and the Cali Cartel -- have other plans. -- (C) NETFLIX More 10 Despegue Air date: Aug 28, 2015 Pablo's activities in prison provoke the government into taking extreme action. Murphy and Peña face a situation of their own. -- (C) NETFLIX More Critic Reviews for Narcos Season 1 All Critics (48) | Top Critics (24) | Fresh (38) | Rotten (10) It's a worthy effort, to be sure, but worthy doesn't always equal entertaining. Aug 28, 2015 | Full Review… David Sims The Atlantic Top Critic For some, Narcos will revive the most troubling TV depictions of Latinos as criminals and drug traffickers, despite the show's heroic efforts to humanize everyone involved. Aug 28, 2015 | Full Review… Eric Deggans NPR Top Critic Narcos makes a chillingly persuasive case that the high-level drug biz isn't fundamentally different from most other business. Supply, demand. Risk, reward. Aug 28, 2015 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review… David Hinckley New York Daily News Top Critic 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. Aug 28, 2015 | Rating: C+ | Full Review… Liz Shannon Miller indieWire Top Critic Narcos [is] an electrifying new Netflix series. Nov 13, 2015 | Full Review… Matthew Gilbert Boston Globe Top Critic For this hyphenated viewer, Narcos works, linguistic flaws and all. Sep 16, 2015 | Full Review… Enrique Fernandez Miami Herald Top Critic Narcos is power-packed, addictive and worth the ten hours you'll spend stuck to your screen. May 25, 2017 | Full Review… Ankita Chawla Scroll.in Even if you're already familiar with the broad strokes of Escobar's rise and fall, it's worth watching Narcos to experience the textures of the Colombian drug trade at its ugliest. Mar 7, 2017 | Full Review… Julia Felsenthal Vogue For all its flaws, Narcos' first season could just be one hell of a prequel to a mindblowingly good second season. Jan 19, 2017 | Full Review… Joey Keeton The Daily Dot Narcos' use of narration sometimes comes off more like the writers don't fully trust the audience. Viewers are being told what is important rather than being shown why it is important. Aug 28, 2015 | Full Review… Kevin Yeoman ScreenRant View All Critic Reviews (48) Audience Reviews for Narcos: Season 1 ½ Enthralling, violent, bold, and brutal, Narcos represents a major achievement from Netflix in its endeavor to produce original content. The show is a drama based on the larger-than-life drug lord Pablo Escobar whose audaciousness has perhaps never been rivaled. This presents a lot of material ripe for cinematic adaptation, and Narcos does an excellent job of capitalizing on this. The first season shifts its point of view between the DEA agents sent to be liaisons with local authorities, and the cartels themselves. The dynamics between all of them are fascinating, stuffed full of historical backdrops and characters forgotten by history, but very much a part of it (Barry Seal comes to mind). The first season does balance the different viewpoints well, and has some succinct narration that adds to the series’ tone, and does not distract us with over-exposition. The brutality is relentless, yet consistent and authentic to the lives these men led. It’s a fast paced show that never fails to hold your attention. The acting is solid all-around, from a very talented ensemble and international cast. If the series has a flaw, it’s a lack of full characterization, especially from Pablo. He’s a cold and calculating man, yet with a very affable exterior. What we never fully appreciate, however, is what fully drives him. The same can be said of the DEA agents. The series was perhaps a little too keen to propel us in the story, that it never stopped for a breath to get us to really understand who we’re dealing with. This, however, is a small criticism amid a nearly-brilliant first season. JeffreyM Super Reviewer ½ PierluigiP Super Reviewer ChrisB Super Reviewer ½ Overrated drama about Columbian drug cartels. It bored me so much, I barely came out alive after watching. SylvesterK Super Reviewer View All News & Features 150 Erotic Movies Ranked worst to best! 2019's Most Anticipated 63 movies coming up this year 200 Essential Movies Chosen by RT staff! 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