The second season of "Narcos" will be released on Netflix on Friday, and the cartel series' showrunner reveals that viewers might find themselves conflicted over the new episodes.
History already reveals the fate of famed Colombian drug king pin Pablo Escobar, who was killed in 1993, but showrunner Eric Newman says that his death will take place this season - a death which he believes will polarize its audience.
"There are going to be just as many people rooting for his death as there are for him rooting to get away," Newman said in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter. He added that the series is more than just about Escobar, and it was never about him to begin with. "The show, since its inception, has never been about Pablo Escobar. 'Narcos' is about cocaine and cocaine continues beyond Escobar," he emphasized.
The upcoming second season will be more character-driven in comparison to the first season, which focused more on Escobar's decade-long life story. It will cover the 16 months between his escape from prison in La Catedral in the first season finale and his fatal demise.
In the almost year-and-a-half chase between Escobar and the police includes the Bogota shopping center bombing that killed 21, including children, and injured dozens and the drug king pin's inheritors teaming up to take him down. And although Newman has already said outright that Escobar's story will be a two-season arc, the show won't stop from there "until cocaine stops."
"I love this world. I've always been fascinated by it. I grew up in Los Angeles and I watched it happen, to some extent. I'll go as long as they'll let me go," he shared.
"Narcos" is a drama based on true events, with the show enlisting real PEA agents Javier Pena and Steve Murphy, who was there on the day of Escobar's death, as the show's consultants. The series stars Wagner Moura as Escobar, while Pedro Pascal and Boyd Holbrook play Pena and Murphy respectively.
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