7.9/104,998 votesLoading...#1 - The Kingpin Strategy
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 9/1/2017
The Gentlemen of Cali gather their associates together for a big surprise announcement about the future of their business.
Director: Andrés Baiz
Writer: Carlo Bernard, Doug Miro, Eric Newman
7.9/104,239 votesLoading...#2 - The Cali KGB
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 9/1/2017
A gas incident threatens to disrupt the Cali-government deal and Jorge is asked to help out. Peña grapples with his former Los Pepes connection.
Director: Andrés Baiz
Writer: Carlo Bernard, Doug Miro, Eric Newman
8.0/104,158 votesLoading...#3 - Follow the Money
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 9/1/2017
The Rodriguez brothers go into hiding during negotiations. Pacho meets with the Lord of the Skies in Mexico. Peña's new DEA team visits Cali.
Director: Gabriel Ripstein
Writer: David Matthews
8.3/106,341 votesLoading...#4 - There Will Be a Future
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 8/28/2015
Pablo's extreme methods put the narcos on the brink of war with Carillo and the government. Peña tries to protect his witness, Elisa.
Director: Andrés Baiz
Writer: Dana Ledoux Miller
8.3/105,640 votesLoading...#5 - Free at Last
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/2/2016
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.
Director: Gerardo Naranjo
Writer: Adam Fierro
8.4/107,583 votesLoading...#6 - The Sword of Simón Bolívar
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 8/28/2015
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
8.4/106,934 votesLoading...#7 - The Men of Always
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 8/28/2015
Murphy encounters the depths of government corruption when he and Peña try to derail Escobar's political ambitions by proving he's a narco.
Director: Guillermo Navarro
Writer: Dana Calvo
8.4/104,059 votesLoading...#8 - MRO
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 9/1/2017
Paranoid about leaks, Miguel cracks down on his security. Pacho makes a decision about his new offer. Peña works on cultivating a witness.
Director: Josef Kubota Wladyka
Writer: Ashley Lyle, Bart Nickerson
8.5/106,102 votesLoading...#9 - You Will Cry Tears of Blood
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 8/28/2015
Pablo goes into hiding as the political tide turns against him, but he finds a way to strike back. Murphy and Peña finally get the CIA to help them.
Director: Fernando Coimbra
Writer: Dana Calvo, Zach Calig
8.5/105,360 votesLoading...#10 - Cambalache
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 9/2/2016
Tata gets impatient with life on the run. Pablo responds to President Gaviria's reward offer. Steve and Javier meet their new boss.
Director: Gerardo Naranjo
Writer: Zachary Reiter
8.5/105,008 votesLoading...#11 - The Enemies of My Enemy
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 9/2/2016
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.
Director: Josef Kubota Wladyka
Writer: N/A
8.5/105,058 votesLoading...#12 - Nuestra Finca
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 9/2/2016
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.
Director: Andrés Baiz
Writer: Julie Siege, Clayton Trussell
8.6/106,832 votesLoading...#13 - The Palace in Flames
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 8/28/2015
Despite a new extradition treaty, the U.S. puts more money into fighting communism, creating new challenges for Murphy and Peña in the hunt for Pablo.
Director: Guillermo Navarro
Writer: Chris Brancato
8.6/106,000 votesLoading...#14 - La Catedral
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 8/28/2015
The hunt for Pablo seems to be over after he makes a deal with the government, but Murphy and Peña -- and the Cali Cartel -- have other plans.
Director: Andrés Baiz
Writer: Nick Schenk, Chris Brancato
8.6/105,246 votesLoading...#15 - Our Man in Madrid
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 9/2/2016
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.
Director: Andrés Baiz
Writer: Zachary Reiter, Steve Lightfoot
8.6/105,113 votesLoading...#16 - Deutschland 93
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 9/2/2016
As the danger intensifies for the Escobars, Pablo sends his family to another country. Gaviria weighs the opportunity to use them as leverage.
Director: Josef Kubota Wladyka
Writer: Carlo Bernard, Doug Miro
8.7/105,089 votesLoading...#17 - Exit El Patrón
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 9/2/2016
Colombia begins to turn on Escobar after his latest terrorist attack. Tata receives help from an unlikely ally. Quica gets increasingly anxious.
Director: Gerardo Naranjo
Writer: N/A
8.7/104,131 votesLoading...#18 - Convivir
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 9/1/2017
David seeks revenge on behalf of his father, putting Enrique in danger. Peña asks Don Berna for help on a rescue mission.
Director: Fernando Coimbra
Writer: Andrew Black
8.8/109,989 votesLoading...#19 - Descenso
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 8/28/2015
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, Doug Miro, Chris Brancato
8.8/106,454 votesLoading...#20 - Despegue
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 8/28/2015
Pablo's activities in prison provoke the government into taking extreme action. Murphy and Peña face a situation of their own.
Director: Andrés Baiz
Writer: Nick Schenk, Chris Brancato
8.8/104,198 votesLoading...#21 - Best Laid Plans
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 9/1/2017
Jorge takes a dangerous risk. An accident in New York threatens to expose Chepe. Peña travels to Curaçao to arrest a potential witness.
Director: Josef Kubota Wladyka
Writer: Jason George
8.9/106,553 votesLoading...#22 - La Gran Mentira
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 8/28/2015
A tragic mistake forces the government to change tactics in the fight against Pablo. But Pablo faces bigger threats from inside his empire.
Director: Fernando Coimbra
Writer: Allison Abner
8.9/104,477 votesLoading...#23 - Checkmate
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 9/1/2017
Peña hatches a plan to try to capture Cali leader Gilberto Rodriguez. Amado proposes a business idea to Pacho.
Director: Gabriel Ripstein
Writer: Andrew Black
8.9/104,269 votesLoading...#24 - Sin Salida
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 9/1/2017
Peña plans another covert operation to take down a key Cali cartel member, but he risks running out of time during his search.
Director: Fernando Coimbra
Writer: Clayton Trussell, Santa Sierra
9.0/107,074 votesLoading...#25 - Explosivos
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 8/28/2015
Peña and Carillo close in on Gacha, while Murphy tries to protect pro-extradition candidate Gaviria from a notorious assassin connected to Pablo.
Director: Andrés Baiz
Writer: Andrew Black
The Worst Episodes of Narcos
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A gritty chronicle of the war against Colombia's infamously violent and powerful drug cartels.
Genres:CrimeDrama
Network:Netflix
Worst Episodes Summary
"The Kingpin Strategy" is the worst rated episode of "Narcos". It scored 7.9/10 based on 4998 votes. Directed by Andrés Baiz and written by Carlo Bernard, Doug Miro, Eric Newman, it aired on 9/1/2017. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "The Cali KGB".