The third and final season of ''

Narcos ''Narcos'' is an American-Colombian crime drama television series created and produced by Chris Brancato, Carlo Bernard, and Doug Miro. Set and filmed in Colombia, seasons 1 and 2 are based on the story of Colombian narcoterrorist and drug kin ...

'', an American crime thriller drama

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series produced and created by

Chris Brancato Chris Brancato (born July 24, 1962) is an American television and film writer and producer. Brancato grew up in Teaneck, New Jersey

, Carlo Bernard, and

Doug Miro Doug Miro (born January 20, 1972) is an American screenwriter based in Los Angeles. Miro studied screenwriting at the USC School of Cinematic Arts and graduated with a degree in English from Stanford University. Life and career Miro's screenpla ...

, follows the story of the

Cali Cartel The Cali Cartel ( es, Cartel de Cali) was a drug cartel based in southern Colombia, around the city of Cali and the Valle del Cauca. Its founders were the brothers Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela and Miguel Rodríguez Orejuela. They broke away fr ...

Pedro Pascal José Pedro Balmaceda Pascal (born 2 April 1975) is a Chilean and American actor. He began his career guest-starring on various television shows before rising to prominence for portraying Oberyn Martell on the fourth season of the HBO fantasy ...

reprises his role from the previous two seasons. All 10 episodes of the season became available for

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on Netflix on September 1, 2017 and were met with very positive reviews. ''Narcos'' was initially renewed for a fourth season, but it instead became '' Narcos: Mexico'', a

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companion series.

Cast and characters

Main

Javier Peña Javier F. Peña (born 1958) is an American former Drug Enforcement Administration agent who investigated Pablo Escobar and the Medellín Cartel. Peña worked as a consultant on the Netflix series ''Narcos''. Biography Peña graduated from He ...

, DEA agent tasked with taking down the Cali cartel *

Damián Alcázar Damián Alcázar (born January 8, 1953) is a Mexican actor and politician, who is best known outside of Mexico as Lord Sopespian in '' The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian''. He was a deputy in the Constituent Assembly of Mexico City. Caree ...

Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela Gilberto José Rodríguez Orejuela (30 January 1939 – 31 May 2022) was a Colombian drug lord, who was one of the leaders of the Cali Cartel, based in the city of Cali. Cali Cartel Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela, along with his brother Miguel ...

– the leader of the

and one of Pablo Escobar's primary rivals *

Alberto Ammann Alberto Ammann Rey (born 1978) is an Argentine actor. He has played various roles in films, television and theater, including the lead role in the Spanish film ''Cell 211'', which earned him a Goya Award for Best New Actor. He is also known f ...

as Hélmer "Pacho" Herrera – a Colombian drug lord and high-ranking member of the

Francisco Denis Francisco Denis (born 1961) is a Venezuelan actor and director. Denis runs his own theater company in Venezuela, and has acted in about 20 films there. Selected filmography * DEMONICA (TBA) *Takari de Chivo ( TBA) Also director and writer *Benig ...

Miguel Rodríguez Orejuela Miguel Ángel Rodríguez Orejuela (born August 15, 1943) is a convicted Colombian drug lord, formerly one of the leaders of the Cali Cartel, based in the city of Cali. He is the younger brother of Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela. He married Miss Colo ...

– a high-ranking member of the Cali Cartel and Gilberto's younger brother * Pêpê Rapazote as José "Chepe" Santacruz-Londoño – a high-ranking member of the Cali Cartel who oversees the group's operations in New York City *

Matias Varela Louis Matias Karl Padin Varela (born 23 June 1980) is a Swedish actor. Early life Varela was born and grew up in Södermalm on the south side of Stockholm. Both of his parents are from Galicia and he did not learn Swedish until he started sc ...

as Jorge Salcedo Cabrera – the Cali Cartel's head of security *

Javier Cámara Javier Cámara Rodríguez (born 19 January 1967) is a Spanish actor. He became known for two television roles as a priest in '' ¡Ay, señor, señor!'' and ''Éste es mi barrio''. He has since featured in films such as ''Torrente, the Dumb Arm ...

as Guillermo Pallomari – the chief accountant of the Cali Cartel * Arturo Castro as David Rodríguez – Miguel's son *

Eric Lange Eric Lange (born February 19, 1973) is an American actor. He is known for his work on television, where he has appeared in a wide variety of both Character role, supporting and leading roles. Lange played the recurring roles of Stuart Radzinsky ...

as Bill Stechner – the CIA Station Chief in Colombia *

Andrea Londo Andrea Londo (born November 7, 1992) is a Mexican-American actress. She is known for portraying Maria Salazar in ''Narcos'' Season 3. Career Londo was born in San Diego and was going to school there, but her home was in Tijuana - she commuted ...

as María Salazar – wife of a Colombian drug-lord affiliated with the North Valley cartel *

Kerry Bishé Kerry Lynne Bishé (born May 1, 1984) is a New Zealand-born American actress, known for her lead role as Donna Clark in the AMC television series '' Halt and Catch Fire''. Bishé played the lead/narrator role in the final season of the ABC medica ...

as Christina Jurado – the American wife of a banker affiliated with the Cali cartel *

Michael Stahl-David Michael Stahl-David (born October 28, 1982) is an American actor, known for his role as Sean Donnelly on the NBC drama series ''The Black Donnellys'' and his lead role as Robert "Rob" Hawkins in the J. J. Abrams-produced film ''Cloverfield'' and ...

as Chris Feistl – DEA agent working under Peña *

Matt Whelan Matt Whelan (born 1985) is a New Zealand actor and comedian. Whelan is known for his roles as Brad Caulfield in the New Zealand television comedy-drama programme ''Go Girls''. He has also played Playboy founder Hugh Hefner in the Amazon Origi ...

as Daniel Van Ness – DEA agent partnered with Feistl *

José María Yazpik José María Yazpik (born November 13, 1970) is a Mexican actor. Biography Yazpik was born in Mexico City, the son of gynaecologist Jose Maria Meza and housewife Cristina Yazpik. He has two siblings, Carlos and Cristina. When Yazpik was a chi ...

Amado Carrillo Fuentes Amado Carrillo Fuentes (; December 17, 1956 – July 7, 1997) was a Mexican drug lord who seized control of the Juárez Cartel after assassinating his boss Rafael Aguilar Guajardo. Amado Carrillo became known as "''El Señor de Los Cielos''" ( ...

- a Mexican drug trafficker allied with Pacho and the Cali cartel, known as "The Lord of the Skies" (season 3)

Recurring

* Juan Sebastián Calero as Navegante – a violent associate of the Cali Cartel who works as their top henchman *

Juan Pablo Shuk Juan Pablo Shuk Aparicio ( hu, Shuk Aparicio János Pál; born 7 November 1965) is a Colombian actor who lives and works in Colombia and Spain. He is married to Ana de la Lastra. He is of Hungarian descent from his father's side, he mentions h ...

as Colonel Hugo Martínez - Carrillo's successor as the commander of Search Bloc *

Brett Cullen Peter Brett Cullen (born August 26, 1956) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Dan Fixx in ''Falcon Crest'' (1986-1988), Sam Cain in ''The Young Riders'' (1989-1990), Governor Ray Sullivan in ''The West Wing'' (2005-2006), Goo ...

as Ambassador Arthur Crosby – A former Navy officer sent as US Ambassador to Colombia by

George H. W. Bush George Herbert Walker BushSince around 2000, he has been usually called George H. W. Bush, Bush Senior, Bush 41 or Bush the Elder to distinguish him from his eldest son, George W. Bush, who served as the 43rd president from 2001 to 2009; pr ...

in 1992, replacing Noonan * Gaston Velandia as José Serrano – General of the Colombian National Police * Roberto Cano as Darío – David Rodriguez’s partner in crime * Sebastián Eslava as Nicolas Rodríguez – Gilberto's son *

Miguel Ángel Silvestre (born 6 April 1982) is a Spanish actor. He rose to prominence with his performance as El Duque in '' Sin tetas no hay paraíso''. He has since played roles in series such as ''Velvet'', ''Sense8'', '' Narcos'', ''30 Coins'' and ''Sky Rojo''. ...

as Franklin Jurado *

Edward James Olmos Edward James Olmos (born February 24, 1947) is an American actor, director, producer, and activist. He is best known for his roles as Lieutenant Martin "Marty" Castillo in ''Miami Vice'' (1984–1989), ''American Me'' (1992) (which he also dir ...

as Chucho Peña – Javier's father *

Raymond Ablack Raymond Ablack (born November 15, 1989) is a Canadian actor and comedian. He began his career in the early 2000s as a child actor on stage, performing as Young Simba in ''The Lion King'' at the Princess of Wales Theatre. He later gained recogni ...

as Stoddard *

Shea Whigham Franklin Shea Whigham Jr. (born January 5, 1969) is an American actor best known for portraying Elias "Eli" Thompson in the drama series ''Boardwalk Empire''. He also appeared in the first season of ''True Detective'' and the third season of ' ...

as Agent Duffy *

Gabriel Iglesias Gabriel Jesús Iglesias (born July 15, 1976), also known as Fluffy, is an American stand-up comedian and actor. He has produced a number of stand-up specials for television outlets such as Comedy Central and Netflix, including ''I'm Not Fat… I ...

as Dominican Gangster *

Carlos Camacho Carlos Garcia Camacho (November 16, 1924 – December 6, 1979) was an American (U.S. citizen) politician and dentist. Camacho was a former Republican Senator in the Guam Legislature. Camacho served as the last appointed Governor of Guam from 196 ...

as Claudio Salazar *

Taliana Vargas Taliana María Vargas Carrillo (born December 20, 1987) is a Colombian actress, model, and television personality who was crowned Miss Colombia 2007 and placed 1st Runner-Up at Miss Universe 2008. Vargas is a student of Journalism at the North ...

as Paola Salcedo *

Bre Blair Sarah Brianne Blair (born 29 April 1980) is a Canadian actress. She has played Stacey in the 1995 film '' The Baby-Sitters Club'' and Jessie West in the 2016 television drama series '' Game of Silence''. Life and career Her first major role w ...

as Lorraine *

Wayne Knight Wayne Elliot Knight (born August 7, 1955) is an American actor. In television, he played Newman on '' Seinfeld'' (1992–1998) and Officer Don Orville on '' 3rd Rock from the Sun'' (1996–2001). He also voiced Igor on ''Toonsylvania'' (199 ...

as Alan Starkman * Andrés Crespo as Carlos Córdova *

Episodes

Reception

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, the third season holds an approval rating of 97% based on 23 reviews, with an average rating of 7.46/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "''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." On

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, season three holds a score of 78 out of 100, based on 9 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

References

External links

* * {{Narcos Narcos 2017 American television seasons