An elite DEA task force is hunted by an unknown enemy, creating a tense, gritty, and pulpy crime thriller.
Suspenseful. A full-attention watch at a brisk pace. Emotionally it is heavy.
Streaming on YouTube (free) and Plex (free).
It stays inside its R, with moderate sex and nudity, and brutal violence.
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John 'Breacher' Wharton leads an elite DEA task force that takes on the world's deadliest drug cartels. When the team successfully executes a high-stakes raid on a cartel safe house, they think their work is done – until, one-by-one, the team members mysteriously start to be eliminated. As the body count rises, everyone is a suspect.
There is a twist, and that is all we are saying.
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