“Narcos”
Season Three Synopsis:
Now
that the bloody hunt for Pablo Escobar has ended, the DEA turns its attention to
the richest drug trafficking organization in the world: the Cali Cartel. Led by
four powerful godfathers, this cartel operates much differently than Escobar’s,
preferring to bribe government officials and keep its violent actions out of the
headlines.
Meet
the Kings:
- Gilberto
Rodriguez
Orejuela (Damian
Alcazar)-
leader
of Cali Cartel, “boss of bosses” - Miguel
Rodriguez
Orejuela
(Francisco
Denis)-
the
brains behind the rise of the of Cali Cartel and Gilberto’s brother - Pacho
Herrera
(Alberto
Ammann)-
the
on-the-low hitman, runs the Mexican connection and international
distribution - Chepe
Santacruz
Londono
(Pepe
Rapazote)–
runs
the satellite NYC empire of the Colombian drug network
Just
as Gilberto announces a bold plan to walk away from the business, DEA agent
Javier Peña (Pedro
Pascal)
enlists the help of American and Colombian law enforcement to take it down. This
season opens up a complex and ruthless world of new figures.
Other
new players include:
- Jorge
Salcedo (Matias
Varela)-
Cali’s head of security who prioritizes his wife and kids’ protection over his
bosses - DEA
agents Chris Feistl (Michael
Stahl-David)
and
Daniel Van Ness (Matt
Whelan),
who enter the operation with enthusiasm and inexperience - Franklin
Jurado (Miguel
Angel Silvestre)-
the cartel’s money launderer who unknowingly puts his wife, Christina
(Kerry
Bishe)
in mortal danger - David
Rodriguez (Arturo
Castro)-
Miguel’s oldest son, who is reluctant at first to take a leading role in the
cartel structure
This
time around, all rules have changed for the narcos
and
their opponents – a fact many won’t realize until it’s too late.
