Netflix’s scripted series Narcos isn’t straight fiction, as the storyline takes a lot of what actually happened during the rise of the cocaine trade in Colombia and the actions taken by law enforcement as they battle the war on drugs.
Netflix’s scripted series Narcos isn’t straight fiction, as the storyline takes a lot of what actually happened during the rise of the cocaine trade in Colombia and the actions taken by law enforcement as they battle the war on drugs. The two DEA agents who took down Pablo Escobar — Steve Murphy and Javier Peña, who are portrayed by Boyd Holbrook and Pedro Pascal, respectively — previously told The Hollywood Reporter that the series takes “some artistic licenses, but the timeline is accurate.”