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Narcos: Season 2

10 episodes Premiered Sep 2, 2016
Previously on Narcos

Season 2 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

  • ⚡ Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Narcos Season 1.
  • ⚡ Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
  • ⚡ Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
  • ⚡ Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Season 2 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 2: Filler vs. Essential Canon

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Mytharc (3): Crucial lore & season climaxes
Core (7): Character development & subplots
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S2·E1 Mytharc

Free at Last

Sep 2, 2016

In the aftermath of a massive military effort to take Pablo into custody, the family reunites while enemies worry. Steve and Connie fight about safety.

S2·E2 Core

Cambalache

Sep 2, 2016

Tata gets impatient with life on the run. Pablo responds to President Gaviria's reward offer. Steve and Javier meet their new boss.

S2·E3 Core

Our Man in Madrid

Sep 2, 2016

President Gaviria has a new job for an old colleague. The Search Bloc's new tactics shake up Pablo, but also unsettle Steve and Javier.

S2·E4 Core

The Good, The Bad, and The Dead

Sep 2, 2016

The Cali cartel discusses moving in on Pablo's territory. Limón proposes a plan to Maritza. Tata gets a gun for protection.

S2·E5 Core

The Enemies of My Enemy

Sep 2, 2016

The Search Bloc gets a new leader. Javier loses faith in the system. Pablo brings Tata's brother Carlos down from Miami to cheer her up.

S2·E6 Core

Los Pepes

Sep 2, 2016

The newly-formed Los Pepes want to destroy Pablo and his empire. Tata's brother urges her to leave and seek safety with her children.

S2·E7 Core

Deutschland 93

Sep 2, 2016

As the danger intensifies for the Escobars, Pablo sends his family to another country. Gaviria weighs the opportunity to use them as leverage.

S2·E8 Core

Exit El Patrón

Sep 2, 2016

Colombia begins to turn on Escobar after his latest terrorist attack. Tata receives help from an unlikely ally. Quica gets increasingly anxious.

S2·E9 Mytharc

Nuestra Finca

Sep 2, 2016

Pablo is reunited with an estranged family member. Judy Moncada's life is put in danger. The DEA and CIA clash over how to handle Los Pepes.

S2·E10 Mytharc

Al Fin Cayó!

Sep 2, 2016

Javier deals with the repercussions from Judy's interview. Tata tries to convince Pablo to surrender for the sake of his children.