'Narcos' Doesn't End With The End Of Escobar: Netflix Series Renewed For Seasons 3 And 4

Here's a spoiler that's really not a shocker: Pablo Escobar dies at the end of Narcos, season 2.

While many might be cursing at the screen right now, this should come as no surprise to anyone who knows how the true story ends from the news or after hearing it from Netflix itself.

However, just because the drug lord fell from his bloody throne at the end of the new season that was just released a few days ago, that doesn't mean Narcos is ending with the end of Escobar.

Netflix announced on Tuesday that the hit original series will be returning not only for a season 3, but also for season 4.

Before Narcos fans read any further, those who didn't finish streaming the season that premiered on Friday, Sept. 2 should stop here and bookmark this article to come back after episode 10.

Those who took the Labor Day weekend to binge-watch the series know that, although the DEA was able to help catch Escobar (Wagner de Moura), Steve Murphy (Boyd Holbrook) had to do it without his partner-in-crime Javier Peña (Pedro Pascal).

That's because Peña was sent back to the States to face the fact that he was working alongside narcos, too, in order to help take down Escobar. However, working with Judy Moncada (Cristina Umana) and her allies has given Peña some intel that could help take down the latest rising drug traders.

Escobar's end wasn't the beginning of the decline of his Medellin cartel empire. As Escobar went into hiding midway through this season, viewers learn about the rise of the Cali Cartel, with Escobar's former partner Gilberto Rodriguez Orejuela (Damian Alcazar) as its leader.

While the Cali cartel worked with the Castaños brothers and Peña to destroy the Medellin cartel, at the end of the day, they too are cocaine traffickers and violent criminals, aiding in the expansion of the drug into the United States.

However, back in their home of Colombia, their empire continues to grow, with Escobar's wife even reaching out to Gilberto for help in fleeing the country in exchange for everything else Escobar owns.

The season ends with Peña thinking he is in front of a board to discuss his crooked ways in Colombia, only to find out he is being asked what he knows about the Cali cartel.

Now that it's officially been announced that the next chapter of Narcos will pick up in the historical timeline as to where the story leaves off, fans can expect to learn all about the world's most powerful drug suppliers, how they conducted business and how they too eventually fell.

Of course, there is still more story to tell. After all, executive producer Eric Newman revealed that the show has always been about drug trade and that the story in real life continues after Escobar. This is why they never named the series Pablo, or Medellin.

While Escobar's story has come to a conclusion, those itching for more Narcos can get their fix when the series returns to Netflix in 2017.

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