Because it was based on the true story of Pablo Escobar, every fan of “Narcos” already knew that the character shall meet his demise in Season 2.
Those who are familiar with the drug war on Columbia knew right from the start that Pablo Escobar already has a sealed fate.
Escobar was an unforgettable force in Season 1 because of the great performance of Wagner Moura. In fact, the Brazilian actor was even nominated for a Golden Globe early this year.
While Moura is a very important anchor in “Narcos,” showrunners Eric Newman and Jose Padilha made the hard call to move the story forward without the show’s main actor. They explained that the TV series is titled “Narcos” for a reason because had the show is to be about the Columbian drug lord, they should have titled it as “Pablo Escobar.”
In an interview during the TCA press tour, Wagner Moura said that he knew that Pablo was going to die at some point. He explained that in the first season, the TV series covered 15 years of the drug kingpin’s life which made it a very epic season in that sense. But from the day that Pablo escaped from La Catedral prison to the day he dies in Medellin, it was only less than one year.