Netflix’s addictive crime drama,Narcos Mexico, is returning for another saga.
On Tuesday, the streaming service announced that season 2 of the hit series will premiere on Feb. 13. It will be the fifth season overall for theNarcosfranchise, as the series was reset after three seasons intoNarcos: Mexico.
The first season ofMexico, which premiered in November 2018, starred Michael Peña andDiego Lunaand explored the origins of the modern drug war, taking viewers back to a time when the Mexican trafficking world was a loose and disorganized confederation of independent growers and dealers.
Season 2’s longline reads as follows: “It’s the mid-1980s, as Félix Gallardo’s (Luna) super cartel splinters under its own dark weight and social and political shifts within Mexico prompt its desperate government’s most brazen corruption. Meanwhile, the American effort to exact revenge for Kiki Camerana’s (Peña) execution leads them further away from any hope for justice. The cycle of violence rages on.”
Scoot McNairy as Walt Breslin inNarcos: Mexico.Netflix
Narcos: Mexico.Netflix
Additional newcomers to the show include Andrés Londoño (Fear the Walking Dead) as Enrique Clavel, Alex Knight (Legion) as Kenny Moss, Mayra Hermosillo (Falco) as Enedina Arellano Felix, Sosie Bacon (Here and Now) as Mimi Webb Miller, Jose Julian (The Society) as Javier Arellano Felix, Alberto Zeni (The Noble Family) as Amat Palacios and Matt Biedel(Altered Carbon)as Daryl Petski.
“To understand the current level of drug violence in Mexico you have to understand how it all started, and truly grasp America’s integral role in it,” executive producer and showrunner Eric Newman said in a statement. “The second season of Narcos: Mexico is a Pandora’s box, the contents of which we still struggle in vain, 30 years later, to try and contain.”
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“We are aware of the passing of Carlos Muñoz Portal, a well-respected location scout, and send our condolences to his family,” a Netflix spokesman told PEOPLE in a statement at the time. “The facts surrounding his death are still unknown as authorities continue to investigate.”
In 2018, Netflixrebranded the seriesasNarcos:Mexicoand released all 10 episodes of its first season on Nov. 16.
Narcos:Mexico season 2 premieres Feb. 13, 2020, on Netflix.
source: people.com
