Home > Narcos > Season 3 « TV Series Page Narcos: Season 3 (2017) SEASON: Season 3 Season 1 Season 2 Season 3 Want to see Episode List Season 3 Narcos Critics Consensus Narcos continues to evolve in its third season, drawing on historical details to take viewers on a thoroughly gripping -- and unsettlingly timely -- journey into darkness. 97% TOMATOMETER Critic Ratings: 32 94% Audience Score User Ratings: 1183 NEW More Info × Close Want to see Super Reviewer Submit Super Reviewer Edit Review Episodes 1 The Kingpin Strategy Air date: Sep 1, 2017 The men of Cali and their colleagues congregate for an exciting update about their business' future. More 2 The Cali KGB Air date: Sep 1, 2017 A gas incident threatens to disrupt the Cali-government deal and Jorge is asked to help out. Peña grapples with his former Los Pepes connection. More 3 Follow the Money Air date: Sep 1, 2017 The Rodriguez brothers go into hiding during negotiations. Pacho meets with the Lord of the Skies in Mexico. Peña's new DEA team visits Cali. More 4 Checkmate Air date: Sep 1, 2017 Peña hatches a plan to try to capture Cali leader Gilberto Rodriguez. Amado proposes a business idea to Pacho. More 5 MRO Air date: Sep 1, 2017 Paranoid about leaks, Miguel cracks down on his security. Pacho makes a decision about his new offer. Peña works on cultivating a witness. More 6 Best Laid Plans Air date: Sep 1, 2017 Jorge takes a dangerous risk. An accident in New York threatens to expose Chepe. Peña travels to Curaçao to arrest a potential witness. More 7 Sin Salida Air date: Sep 1, 2017 Peña plans another covert operation to take down a key Cali cartel member, but he risks running out of time during his search. More 8 Convivir Air date: Sep 1, 2017 David seeks revenge on behalf of his father, putting Enrique in danger. Peña asks Don Berna for help on a rescue mission. More 9 Todos Los Hombres del Presidente Air date: Sep 1, 2017 David follows his suspicions. Peña is shocked to discover the depth of corruption in the Colombian government. Miguel is sought after once again. More 10 Going Back to Cali Air date: Sep 1, 2017 David and Peña are in a race against each other to find Pallomari. Peña makes a serious decision about the future of his career. More Narcos: Season 3 Videos 0:29 Narcos: Season 3 Teaser 0:28 Narcos: Season 3 Teaser 2:13 Narcos: Season 3 Trailer View All Videos (3) Narcos: Season 3 Photos View All Photos (63) Tv Season Info Now that the bloody hunt for Pablo Escobar has ended, the DEA turns its attention to the richest drug trafficking organization in the world: the Cali Cartel. Led by four powerful godfathers, this cartel operates much differently than Escobar's, preferring to bribe government officials and keep its violent actions out of the headlines. Genre: Drama Network: Netflix Premiere Date: Sep 1, 2017 Creators: Chris Brancato, Carlo Bernard, Doug Miro, Eric Newman Cast Wagner Moura as Pablo Esobar Boyd Holbrook as Steve Murphy Juan Pablo Raba as Gustavo Pedro Pascal as Javier Pena Roberto Urbina as Fabio Ochoa Manolo Cardona as Eduardo Mendoza Gabriela de la Garza as Diana Turbay Ana de la Reguera as Elisa Joanna Christie as Connie Murphy Stephanie Sigman as Valeria Velez 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 Luis Guzman Damián Alcázar as Gilberto Orejuela Alberto Ammann as Pacho Herrera Francisco Denis as Miguel Rodriguez Edward James Olmos as Chucho Peña Shea Whigham as Agent Duffy Show More Cast News & Interviews for Narcos: Season 3 7 TV Shows You Should Binge-Watch This November 2017 Fall TV Premiere Dates 2017 Fall TV Preview: Over 50 of the Latest Trailers and Teasers View All Narcos: Season 3 News Episodes 1 The Kingpin Strategy Air date: Sep 1, 2017 The men of Cali and their colleagues congregate for an exciting update about their business' future. More 2 The Cali KGB Air date: Sep 1, 2017 A gas incident threatens to disrupt the Cali-government deal and Jorge is asked to help out. Peña grapples with his former Los Pepes connection. More 3 Follow the Money Air date: Sep 1, 2017 The Rodriguez brothers go into hiding during negotiations. Pacho meets with the Lord of the Skies in Mexico. Peña's new DEA team visits Cali. More 4 Checkmate Air date: Sep 1, 2017 Peña hatches a plan to try to capture Cali leader Gilberto Rodriguez. Amado proposes a business idea to Pacho. More 5 MRO Air date: Sep 1, 2017 Paranoid about leaks, Miguel cracks down on his security. Pacho makes a decision about his new offer. Peña works on cultivating a witness. More 6 Best Laid Plans Air date: Sep 1, 2017 Jorge takes a dangerous risk. An accident in New York threatens to expose Chepe. Peña travels to Curaçao to arrest a potential witness. More 7 Sin Salida Air date: Sep 1, 2017 Peña plans another covert operation to take down a key Cali cartel member, but he risks running out of time during his search. More 8 Convivir Air date: Sep 1, 2017 David seeks revenge on behalf of his father, putting Enrique in danger. Peña asks Don Berna for help on a rescue mission. More 9 Todos Los Hombres del Presidente Air date: Sep 1, 2017 David follows his suspicions. Peña is shocked to discover the depth of corruption in the Colombian government. Miguel is sought after once again. More 10 Going Back to Cali Air date: Sep 1, 2017 David and Peña are in a race against each other to find Pallomari. Peña makes a serious decision about the future of his career. More Critic Reviews for Narcos Season 3 All Critics (32) | Top Critics (10) | Fresh (31) | Rotten (1) If the characters have changed, Narcos has retained its raffish lustre. Sep 5, 2017 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review… Ed Power Daily Telegraph (UK) Top Critic It is one of the great examples of shows that have improved thanks to the opportunity to grow and evolve, and Season 3 continues that journey with an investment in human storytelling. Aug 21, 2017 | Rating: B+ | Full Review… Liz Shannon Miller indieWire Top Critic With four crime bosses to follow instead of one, the storyline teeters just this side of cumbersome, but credit goes to the writers who create clear distinctions between each of these bad guys. May 28, 2019 | Full Review… Lisa Trifone Third Coast Review Don't kid yourself: This season... [is] as vicious as the ones before, even if the Cartel's moves are more gracefully plotted. May 16, 2019 | Full Review… Elena Nicolaou Refinery29 Narcos gains something it never really had: an emotional throughline. This ratchets up the tension considerably. Aug 6, 2018 | Full Review… Joshua Rivera GQ Losing a protagonist changes a series and Narcos is now even better. [Full Review in Spanish] Jul 9, 2018 | Full Review… Eneko Ruiz Jimenez El Pais (Spain) Keeping Pascal was important in connecting the stories and keeping an interesting presence at the center of the series. May 16, 2019 | Rating: B+ | Full Review… Derek Lawrence Entertainment Weekly Top Critic You won't exactly be saying "Pablo who?" in the wake of Wagner Moura's compelling performance as the murderous Medellin cartel boss across the first two seasons, but as the third begins Escobar's successors in the Cali cartel become similarly engrossing. Mar 28, 2018 | Full Review… Brad Newsome Sydney Morning Herald Top Critic If television could imitate the overwhelmed feeling DEA agents likely felt approaching these cartels, this would be it. This season is intense, fast-paced, and a must watch. Dec 19, 2017 | Full Review… Kayla Cobb Decider The continuity provided by the theme music aside, Narcos Season 3 essentially functions as the start of a brand new series under the Narcos umbrella -- a backdoor anthology, if you will. Dec 19, 2017 | Full Review… Sean T. Collins Decider View All Critic Reviews (32) Audience Reviews for Narcos: Season 3 Jun 04, 2019 After the death of Pablo I was worried if the fall of the Medellin Cartel would mean the fall of Narcos, but season 3 proved to be anything but that. Great stuff. calvin c Jan 05, 2019 The Cali cartel storytelling just as good as Pablo one Christopher G Jan 03, 2019 Narcos keeps the ball rolling with another solid season Jeremy D Jan 03, 2019 write from the word go Narcos has never been disappointing Jan 01, 2019 Excellent show, very close to reality, showing the corruption of politicians and their role with the narc world. Based on real persons. Manuel M Dec 23, 2018 one of the best shows on Netflix. Joe M Dec 17, 2018 Mixed feelings in this one. Only 4 episodes in. Love love the cast! But feels a little over dramatic sometimes like a telenovea Brenda Q Dec 04, 2018 The first two seasons of Narcos and Narcos: Mexico are each better than Narcos season 3. Brian S May 19, 2018 Magnifico! (Reviewed after Season 3). The history of the Colombian drug cartels, and the US DEAs efforts to bring them to justice. Seasons 1 and 2 focus on the Medellin Cartel and its infamous leader, Pablo Escobar. Season 3 centres on the successor to the Medellin Cartel, the Cali Cartel. Superb. Edifying, enthralling and incredibly engaging compelling viewing. A good mix of history, drama, action and intrigue. Well-drawn and developed characters even the bad guys have character depth. Shows well the mountain of a task that faced the DEA in bringing Colombias cocaine manufacturers to justice, as even the local police and politicians couldnt be trusted. Adding to the authenticity is that about 80% of the dialogue is in Spanish. No Colombians speaking English to each other in a Spanish accent. (There are English sub-titles, of course, should you want them). Brilliant performance by Wagner Moura as Pablo Escobar. He absolutely inhabits the role, making Escobar seem like an average guy, complete with personal mannerisms and traits. Makes for a very engaging and empathetic experience. If it wasnt for the fact that Escobar was a mass-murderer, he might even be likeable (Interesting fact: Moura is Brazilian and had to learn Spanish for the role. Makes me even more impressed with his performance and work-ethic). The negative aspect to Seasons 1 and 2 was the character of DEA agent Steve Murphy, played by Boyd Holbrook. He did not seem that an important enough character to be the narrator and essentially central figure of Seasons 1 and 2. Moreover, he is a tad irritating and Holbrooks performance involves talking low and slurred, which is how actors talk nowadays when they want to try to win awards, probably because they think people might mistake them for Marlon Brando. Pedro Pascal (who might be familiar to Game of Thrones viewers, as he played Oberyn Martell in Season 4) puts in a solid performance as Agent Javier Pena. His character grows in importance as the series progresses and he really steps up as the progression occurs. In Season 3 he takes over narration and does a much better job than Boyd Holbrook. On that note, I was a bit apprehensive about Season 3. When the Pablo Escobar story ended, I felt that this was a natural end to the series. Everything had been building up to Escobars demise and by the time it came, I was drained, the build-up of tension was so great. Plus Wagner Moura had made him into such a larger-than-life and engaging character, replacing that character would be difficult. However, the writers do a great job in Season 3 of maintaining the engagement, through showing several characters, good, bad and neutral, and how the events affect them, plus making the plot development incredibly nail-biting. Fantastic series. 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