Behind the Scenes: Narcos

If you haven’t seen Narcos, don’t read this. Unless you already know he dies, then feel free to read away.

Netflix have just brought out a short, new featurette on the final episode of the series. It’s only about three minutes long, but seeing the actors come out of their Latin American personas and discuss the angle at which they approached their roles and filming is very interesting. None more so than the brutal Pablo Escobar (Wagner Moura); it’s an almost surreal experience to see Pablo talking in a non-fear-stirring manner, without any of the pent-up anger, frustration and rage that is increasingly visible in his character in Season 2. An eloquent Wagner Moura discusses the ins and outs of his performance, and it's slightly bizarre to watch, having only ever associated him with the murderous king of cocaine.

What’s more, the choice of location for the final scene of the series is also very poignant (I won’t give it away), but it appears to have inspired and motivated the actors to produce what is an immensely moving, intense and sad goodbye to the Colombian drug-lord at the end of the second season.

Hopefully more of these to come from Netflix, but for now, roll on Season 3 and Javier Peña. Watch the featurette here.