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Narcos: Mexico
2018–2021
· TV Show
· 60 min episodes
· 3 seasons
B
MEANRANK
76/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #221
- IMDb #154
- Rotten Tomatoes #223
- Metacritic #178
- RatingGraph #157
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #137
+4 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #273
- Metacritic Audience #312
- Criticker #126
- Trakt #185
Every rating
63–90
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Criticker on 63, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 90.
See the TV shows the platforms disagree about most →The rise of the Guadalajara Cartel as an American DEA agent learns the danger of targeting narcos in Mexico.
Details
- Created by
- Carlo Bernard, Chris Brancato, Doug Miro
- Released
- 16 November 2018
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Episode length
- 60 min
- Rated
- TV-MA
- Episodes
- 30 across 3 seasons
- Awards
- 2 wins, 5 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 7 →2 wins from 7 nominations across 5 ceremonies
| International Emmy Awards 2022 | Best Drama Series | Narcos: Mexico | Nominee |
| International Emmy Awards 2022 | Best Performance by an Actor | Scoot McNairy | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Television Awards 2019 | Best Actor in a Drama Series | Diego Luna | Nominee |
| Casting Society of America 2020 | Television Pilot & First Season – Drama | Carla Hool | Nominee |
| Actors and Actresses Union Awards 2019 | Best Actor in an International Production | Alberto Ammann | Winner |
| Platino Awards 2019 | Best Actor in a Miniseries or TV series | Diego Luna | Winner |
| Platino Awards 2019 | Best Ibero-American Miniseries or TV series | Narcos: Mexico | Nominee |
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International Emmy Awards
2 nominations
| Best Drama Series | Narcos: Mexico | Nominee |
| Best Performance by an Actor | Scoot McNairy | Nominee |
Critics' Choice Television Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actor in a Drama Series | Diego Luna | Nominee |
Platino Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actor in a Miniseries or TV series | Diego Luna | Winner |
| Best Ibero-American Miniseries or TV series | Narcos: Mexico | Nominee |
Actors and Actresses Union Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actor in an International Production | Alberto Ammann | Winner |
Casting Society of America
1 nomination
| Television Pilot & First Season – Drama | Carla Hool | Nominee |