Narcos (2015)

Name: Narcos
Released: 2015
Rating: 8.3
Cast: Pedro Pascal, Matias Varela, Damián Alcázar, Francisco Denis, Alberto Ammann

TV-MA 8.3/10 IMDb

Crime Drama

A gritty chronicle of the war against Colombia's infamously violent and powerful drug cartels.

Creator: Chris Brancato, Doug Miro, Carlo Bernard

Cast: Pedro Pascal, Matias Varela, Damián Alcázar, Francisco Denis, Alberto Ammann

Content Warnings

Identity & Discrimination

Racial slurs / racism (depicted)

Mental Health & Emotional

Death of a child Death of a parent Grief / bereavement (major focus) Suicide (discussed or ideation)

Other

Car accidents / crashes Gaslighting / emotional manipulation Genocide / ethnic cleansing Infidelity Kidnapping / abduction Natural disasters Plane crashes War / combat

Phobias & Sensory

Blood / medical gore Body horror Confined spaces (claustrophobia) Jump scares

Sexual Content

Explicit sexual content / nudity Incest (referenced)Sex trafficking Sexual coercion / non-consensual situations

Substance Use

Alcohol abuse (depicted) Drug use (depicted) Overdose scenes

Violence & Physical Harm

Child abuse / harm to children Domestic violence / intimate partner abuse Gore / graphic violence Gun violence Police brutality Self-harm / suicide (depicted) Sexual assault / rape Slavery / forced labor Torture

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Does It Get Worse?

Stays Consistent Content intensity remains similar across seasons.

19 series-wide warnings apply across all seasons.

Season 1 12 warnings

Avg severity:(3.7)

Death of a childGrief / bereavement (major focus)Suicide (discussed or ideation)Gaslighting / emotional manipulationInfidelityKidnapping / abductionBody horrorConfined spaces (claustrophobia)Jump scaresDrug use (depicted)Child abuse / harm to childrenSelf-harm / suicide (depicted)

Season 2 13 warnings

Avg severity:(3.8)

Death of a childDeath of a parentGrief / bereavement (major focus)Suicide (discussed or ideation)Gaslighting / emotional manipulationInfidelityKidnapping / abductionNatural disastersBody horrorConfined spaces (claustrophobia)IncestChild abuse / harm to childrenSelf-harm / suicide (depicted)

Season 3 13 warnings

Avg severity:(3.9)