Narcos: Mexico returns for its final season on November 5, marking the end - for now - of the popular Narcos franchise on Netflix. Its first two seasons focused on the cat and mouse game between DEA agent Kiki Camarena (Michael Peña, Ant-Man and the Wasp) and infamous drug lord Félix Gallardo (Diego Luna, Andor) before leading to the latter's lifetime incarceration. The third season picks up on the power vacuum left behind and the many cartels trying to fill it.
Narrator and fellow DEA agent Walt Breslin (Scoot McNairy, A Quiet Place Part II) is still in the running on the side of law enforcement, but as the scope of the story widens, he makes room for several players - both new and old. Amado Carrillo Fuentes (José María Yázpik) finally steps out from the fringes of the story, where he has resided since the original Narcos series and becomes one of the big dogs in the drug business. At the same time, Enedina Arellano Felix (Mayra Hermosillo) will not let her family's cartel go down without a fight after a personal tragedy and journalist Andrea Nuñez (Luisa Rubino) will stop at nothing to expose the corrupt truths in her town.
Showrunner Carlo Bernard and star Yázpik spoke with Screen Rant about breaking new ground in the final season and exploring unexpected avenues in the series.
Screen Rant: This show is a new beast without Félix Gallardo. What is the most important thing for you to keep in mind when breaking the story for the new season?
Carlo Bernard: I knew that we wanted to expand the scope of the season and storytelling. In the 90s, the drug business expands and becomes more of a facet of public life. And so because of that, and to try to step out into that history, I wanted to tell a story that had more characters and more voices to expand the canvas as the drug trade itself was also expanding its influence on society as a whole.
That was sort of the idea. And it was a challenge, but it was really exciting.
How different is your approach to Amado as a leader of a cartel as opposed to the ones we've seen in the past?
José María Yázpik: This season focuses more on the inner Amado, and questions that he's asking himself about life; about where he wants to go. And if it's all worth it. I think it was a really interesting take on it.
Last season, it was about strategy. This season is more of trying to answer these existential questions for him.
One thing I'm really loving about the season is the focus on more ladies. What story avenues do characters like Andrea and Enedina open up for you?
Carlo Bernard: I wanted to tell a story about a journalist for some time because the role of journalists in chronicling corruption and drug trade is really important and brave. I also thought that having a Mexican character, and specifically a Mexican woman, do the voiceover for the first time would be interesting and compelling. And again, speak to that sort of expanded canvas that we wanted to utilize this season.
Also, the character of Enedina and that performance by Mayra is so brilliant. I'm always drawn to Enedina's story as somebody who's part of a family, and who - because she was born a woman - isn't really in a position of leadership naturally. But she clearly is so qualified and is built for that. Seeing that story of somebody who is thrust into a position of having to protect their family and guide them through this process, and then also navigate family relationships and the fact that she's a woman fulfilling this unconventional role, is just really interesting to me. It was something that we were all excited about.
You mentioned the internal struggle that Amado goes through this season. Can you talk about getting to see his more vulnerable side and his family scenes?
José María Yázpik: Yeah, I think it's quite interesting because we're not used to seeing these types of characters or going inside them. They're usually more violent, and they just want to get the business done. I think it's a very interesting take.
And it was easier for me as an actor, because I'm also going through those questions in my life. It was a great meeting point when trying to express or trying to play this character. It was a good opportunity.
I know this is the final season of Narcos: Mexico, but are there any hopes or plans for other countries or locations that you'd want to do for Narcos?
Carlo Bernard: There are no plans in the works currently. Admittedly, that's always a possibility. But as of now, there isn't anything. Endings are tricky, and we wanted to try to conclude this story in a way that felt emotionally real and didn't feel overly tidy or neat. Because, obviously, the tragedy of the drug period continues. The challenge is trying to tell a story that felt emotionally valid and compelling and satisfying while not feeling overly tidy was a challenge enough.
Because of what comes next, there's no immediate plans. But, for better or for worse, the phenomenon that created Narcos: Mexico continues in the real world. So, I suppose it's always a possibility.
All episodes of Narcos: Mexico's final season will be available to stream November 5 on Netflix.
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