The best episode directed by José Padilha is "Descenso", rated 8.311/10 from 90 user votes. It was "written by Carlo Bernard". "Descenso" aired on 8/28/2015 and is rated 0.8 point(s) higher than their second highest rated, "The Sword of Simón Bolívar".
Chilean drug chemist Cockroach brings his product to Colombian smuggler Pablo Escobar. DEA agent Steve Murphy joins the war on drugs in Bogota.
Director: José Padilha
Writer: Carlo Bernard
Communist radical group M-19 makes a move against the narcos, while Murphy gets an education in Colombian law enforcement from his new partner Peña.
Director: José Padilha
Writer: Chris Brancato