The 2023 Uproxx TV Critics Poll

The first two seasons of Netflix’s Narcos documented the rise and fall of cocaine kingpin Pablo Escobar. In the third, the DEA (led by series star Pedro Pascal) dealt with the aftermath of his reign and the rise of new cartels. It should have been hard to fill the big shoes the first seasons left unoccupied, but the show threaded the needle to reach new heights.