# Drug Lords

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{{Infobox television
| genre              = [Documentary](/source/Documentary)
| starring           = Quinn Dalton<br>Jordan Lawson<br>Razor Rocco Rizzotti
| country            = United States
| language           = English
| num_seasons        = 2
| num_episodes       = 8
| executive_producer = Mike Welsh
| runtime            = 42-47 min.
| network            = [Netflix](/source/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](/source/Pablo_Escobar), [El Chapo](/source/El_Chapo), the [Cali Cartel](/source/Cali_Cartel), [Frank Lucas](/source/Frank_Lucas) and the [Pettingill family](/source/Pettingill_family).<ref name="decider">{{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}}</ref><ref name="thedailydot">{{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}}</ref><ref name="readysteadycut">{{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}}</ref>

==Premise==
''Drug Lords'' explores real-life drug-dealing cartels and kingpins such as [Pablo Escobar](/source/Pablo_Escobar), [El Chapo](/source/El_Chapo), the [Cali Cartel](/source/Cali_Cartel), [Frank Lucas](/source/Frank_Lucas) and the Pettingill Clan by interviews from officers, gang members and journalists as well as dramatized re-enactments of certain events.<ref name="decider" /><ref name="thedailydot" /><ref name="readysteadycut" />

==Cast==
* Justin van Dijk
* Quinn Dalton
* Jordan Lawson
* Razor Rocco Rizzotti
* Winter Dunn

==Episodes==
{{Series overview
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| link1      = #Season 1 (2018)
| episodes1  = 4
| released1  = {{Start date|2018|1|19}}

| color2     = #FFFFFF
| link2      = #Season 2 (2018)
| episodes2  = 4
| released2  = {{Start date|2018|7|10}}
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===Season 1 (2018)===
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber       = 1
| EpisodeNumber2      = 1
| Title               = Pablo Escobar
| OriginalAirDate     = {{Start date|2018|1|19}}
| LineColor           = 000000
| 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.
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber       = 2
| EpisodeNumber2      = 2
| Title               = The Cali Cartel
| OriginalAirDate     = {{Start date|2018|1|19}}
| LineColor           = 000000
| ShortSummary        = Gilberto and Miguel Rodríguez Orejuela use violence and guile to turn the Cali Cartel into a $7 billion-per-year criminal operation.
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber       = 3
| EpisodeNumber2      = 3
| Title               = Frank Lucas & The Country Boys: Heroin Kings of New York
| OriginalAirDate     = {{Start date|2018|1|19}}
| LineColor           = 000000
| 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.
}}
{{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.
}}
}}

===Season 2 (2018)===
{{Episode table |background=#FFFFFF |overall= |season= |title= |airdate= |episodes=
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber       = 5
| EpisodeNumber2      = 1
| Title               = El Chapo
| OriginalAirDate     = {{Start date|2018|7|10}}
| LineColor           = FFFFFF
| 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.
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber       = 6
| EpisodeNumber2      = 2
| Title               = Jemeker Thompson: Crack Queen of L.A
| OriginalAirDate     = {{Start date|2018|7|10}}
| LineColor           = FFFFFF
| ShortSummary        = Once the undisputed crack queen of LA, Jemeker Thompson speaks about her unorthodox reign and how her maternal instinct led to her downfall.
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber       = 7
| EpisodeNumber2      = 3
| Title               = Christopher Coke: Jamaica’s Narco Prince
| OriginalAirDate     = {{Start date|2018|7|10}}
| LineColor           = FFFFFF
| 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.
}}
{{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.
}}
}}

==Release==
The series was released on January 19, 2018 on [Netflix](/source/Netflix) streaming.<ref>{{cite AV media |url=https://www.netflix.com/title/80177803 |title=Drug Lords |publisher=Netflix}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==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:English-language American television shows
Category:Netflix original documentary television series
Category:Works about Mexican drug cartels
Category:Works about Colombian drug cartels

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