Pablo Escobar: The Drug Lord (2012)

Pablo is a man with a natural ability for business. Early in his life, Pablo is introduced to the business of cocaine and the power it yields. A young life of crime lands Pablo in and out of jail as he builds his criminal empire. Pablo expands his power through politics but it is not long before his conflicts as a Congressman and a drug lord collide. Pablo has his enemies executed, but not before the United States activates its own war on the Medellin cartel.

Genres: Crime, Drama

What to watch after Pablo Escobar: The Drug Lord

• Narcos: Mexico (2018) — Same subject: drug lord
• Criminal Novel (2008) — Same subject: organized crime
• Narcos (2015) — Same subject: drug lord
• The Deuce (2017) — Similar consistency, episode to episode
• Gomorrah (2014)
• One Hundred Years of Solitude (2024) — Carlos Moreno and Laura Mora directed both