The only new series on this list, “Narcos” has captivated its audience with the powerful story of the even more powerful Pablo Emilio Escobar Gaviria, one of the most successful cocaine dealers in history.
It has taken the Netflix-going viewers by storm. Over the course of the show, we follow Escobar and the man assigned by the U.S. government to take him down.
The display of power is intoxicating, and it is what gives this show its draw. We feel the high straight from the first episode, when Escobar attempts to cross a border (which border) and is confronted by Federal agents from Brazil, who are certain that they cannot be bought, but Escobar shows to them not a truck full of drugs, but a truck full of gifts. He offers the agents a choice: “Plata o plomo.” “Silver or lead: he offers them gifts, or he offers them death. And they take the gifts. It is thrilling and captivating, 10 episodes that