The second season of Narcos: Mexico is more bloody, druggy and chaotic than ever, says Nick Schager. "There are upwards of 20 main characters in Narcos: Mexico, and it’s a credit to showrunner Eric Newman—and their team of capable screenwriters and directors—that they all turn out to be distinctive and compelling. No matter how many moving parts it throws into the mix, the series is consistently lucid and propulsive, and marked by a raft of excellent small-scale details that lend the proceedings a welcome measure of authenticity and personality...From a suspenseful DEA sting aimed at ruining (Diego Luna's Miguel Ángel Félix) Gallardo as he imports 70 tons (!) of cocaine—a move that will either make or break him with the Colombians—to an ambitious El Chapo (Alejandro Edda) pioneering the under-the-border tunneling that would become the cartels’ bread and butter, Narcos: Mexico is part-thriller, part-historical exposé."
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TOPICS: Narcos, Netflix, Diego Luna, Eric Newman, Scoot McNairy, Teresa Ruiz