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Shows like El Chapo

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The 3 reasons people love El Chapo

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  1. You want the three decades of a real cartel rise, year by year.

  2. You like watching who owns the police and the politicians.

  3. You can follow a man whose trade ruins lives and still want to know what he does next.

Picks that share your reasons

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  • Pablo Escobar: The Drug Lord2012

    • the three decades of a real cartel rise, year by year
    • watching who owns the police and the politicians

    Good for you if you want the story of Pablo Escobar told from Colombia, about the country that lived through him.

  • Narcos2015

    • the three decades of a real cartel rise, year by year

    Good for you if you want the hunt for Pablo Escobar told through the American agents who were part of it.

  • Griselda Blanco: The Black Widow2014

    • the three decades of a real cartel rise, year by year
    • you can follow a man whose trade ruins lives and still want to know what he does next

    Good for you if you can follow a woman who rules through fear.

  • American Gangster2007

    • the three decades of a real cartel rise, year by year

    Good for you if you like a story loosely based on the real Frank Lucas and Richie Roberts.

  • El Capo2009

    • you can follow a man whose trade ruins lives and still want to know what he does next

    Good for you if you can root for a drug lord at war with the state.

  • Public Enemies2009

    • the three decades of a real cartel rise, year by year

    Good for you if you like the true story of Dillinger and the young FBI.

  • American Made2017

    • the three decades of a real cartel rise, year by year
    • you can follow a man whose trade ruins lives and still want to know what he does next

    Good for you if you like the true story of Barry Seal, who flew for the CIA and the cartel at once.

  • Surviving Escobar - Alias JJ2017

    • the three decades of a real cartel rise, year by year

    Good for you if you want the real story behind Escobar's most feared hitman.

  • El Señor de los Cielos2013

    • watching who owns the police and the politicians
    • you can follow a man whose trade ruins lives and still want to know what he does next

    Good for you if you like a trafficker playing politicians, generals and rival bosses against each other.

  • Narcos: Mexico2018

    • the three decades of a real cartel rise, year by year

    Good for you if you want real names and real events from 1980s Mexico.

  • Black Mass2015

    • the three decades of a real cartel rise, year by year

    Good for you if you want the true story of an informant the FBI shielded for years.

  • El Chema2016

    • watching who owns the police and the politicians
    • you can follow a man whose trade ruins lives and still want to know what he does next

    Good for you if you can root for a cartel boss you shouldn't like.

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