Drug Lords
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{{Infobox television
| genre = Documentary
| starring = Quinn Dalton
Jordan Lawson
Razor Rocco Rizzotti
| country = United States
| language = English
| num_seasons = 2
| num_episodes = 8
| executive_producer = Mike Welsh
| runtime = 42-47 min.
| network = Netflix
| first_aired = {{Start date|2018|01|19}}
| last_aired = {{End date|2018|07|10}}
}}
Drug Lords is a 2018 American docu-series exploring real-life drug-dealing cartels and kingpins such as Pablo Escobar, El Chapo, the Cali Cartel, Frank Lucas and the Pettingill family.{{cite web|url=https://decider.com/2018/01/22/drug-lords-netflix-review/ |title=Netflix's 'Drug Lords' Is A Cheat Sheet To Some Of The Worst Criminals In Modern History |website=Decider |date=22 January 2018 |accessdate=July 26, 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.dailydot.com/upstream/drug-lords-netflix-review/ |title='Drug Lords' tells the true-crime tales behind iconic movies |website=The Daily Dot |date=February 2018 |accessdate=July 26, 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://readysteadycut.com/2018/01/20/review-drug-lords/ |title=Review - Netflix's Drug Lords - "A Compelling Documentary Series." |website=Ready Steady Cut |date=20 January 2018 |accessdate=July 26, 2019}}
Premise
Drug Lords explores real-life drug-dealing cartels and kingpins such as Pablo Escobar, El Chapo, the Cali Cartel, Frank Lucas and the Pettingill Clan by interviews from officers, gang members and journalists as well as dramatized re-enactments of certain events.
Cast
- Justin van Dijk
- Quinn Dalton
- Jordan Lawson
- Razor Rocco Rizzotti
- Winter Dunn
Episodes
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| episodes1 = 4
| released1 = {{Start date|2018|1|19}}
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| link2 = #Season 2 (2018)
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| released2 = {{Start date|2018|7|10}}
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=Season 1 (2018)=
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| EpisodeNumber = 1
| EpisodeNumber2 = 1
| Title = Pablo Escobar
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|1|19}}
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| ShortSummary = Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar leads a horrific war against his own country until a team of politicians and police end his reign of terror.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 2
| EpisodeNumber2 = 2
| Title = The Cali Cartel
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|1|19}}
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| ShortSummary = Gilberto and Miguel Rodríguez Orejuela use violence and guile to turn the Cali Cartel into a $7 billion-per-year criminal operation.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 3
| EpisodeNumber2 = 3
| Title = Frank Lucas & The Country Boys: Heroin Kings of New York
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|1|19}}
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| ShortSummary = Frank Lucas does whatever it takes to become – and remain – the heroin king of New York. Meanwhile, three dedicated cops vow to bring him down.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 4
| EpisodeNumber2 = 4
| Title = The Pettingill Clan: Australia’s Heroin Dynasty
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|1|19}}
| LineColor = 000000
| ShortSummary = A mother and her sadistic boys rule the Australian underworld until the eldest son's addiction hastens the family's downfall.
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=Season 2 (2018)=
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 5
| EpisodeNumber2 = 1
| Title = El Chapo
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|7|10}}
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| ShortSummary = After idolizing drug lords as a child, Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán becomes one of history's most notorious kingpins, known for his audacious escapes.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 6
| EpisodeNumber2 = 2
| Title = Jemeker Thompson: Crack Queen of L.A
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|7|10}}
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| ShortSummary = Once the undisputed crack queen of LA, Jemeker Thompson speaks about her unorthodox reign and how her maternal instinct led to her downfall.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 7
| EpisodeNumber2 = 3
| Title = Christopher Coke: Jamaica’s Narco Prince
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|7|10}}
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| ShortSummary = Driven by an all-consuming desire for power, Jamaica's Christopher Coke considers himself a modern-day Robin Hood -- until authorities take him down.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 8
| EpisodeNumber2 = 4
| Title = Klaas Bruinsma: Europe’s Hash King
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|7|10}}
| LineColor = FFFFFF
| ShortSummary = Thought by many to be a pushover due to his boyish looks and wealthy upbringing, Klaas Bruinsma proves himself a sadistic and sinister drug lord.
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Release
The series was released on January 19, 2018 on Netflix streaming.{{cite AV media |url=https://www.netflix.com/title/80177803 |title=Drug Lords |publisher=Netflix}}
References
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External links
- {{Netflix title}}
- {{IMDb title|7935522}}
- {{Rotten Tomatoes TV|drug_lords|Drug Lords}}
{{Netflix original ended series (2012–2018)}}
Category:2018 American television series debuts
Category:2010s American documentary television series
Category:American English-language television shows
Category:Netflix original documentary television series
Category:Works about Mexican drug cartels
Category:Works about Colombian drug cartels
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