A relentless, gritty crime drama chronicles a drug trafficker's high-octane rise to power in the 1990s.
Tense and pulpy. A full-attention watch at full speed. Emotionally it is heavy. Based on true events.
Streaming on Hulu, Peacock and The Roku Channel (free).
Moderate sex and nudity, brutal violence, and graphic gore, which is more than most TV-14 titles carry. Beyond that, some strong language and a few tense moments.
Our estimate: fine from about 16, higher than the TV-14 suggests, because of the gore and violence.
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Set in the 1990s, these are the life and times of Amado Carrillo Fuentes, a man who became the head of the Juárez cartel. Nicknamed “El Señor de los Cielos” (Lord of the Skies) because of the large fleet of airplanes he used to transport drugs, he was also known for washing more than $200 million through Colombia to finance his huge fleet. He is described as the most powerful drug trafficker of his time.
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