60 Days In: Narcoland (2019) User Reviews

Not as good as the original

[wiredmonk · 6/10 · 17 February 2020]

The difference between this and the original is that in Narcoland, people don't just go into jails but into the streets as well to "find drugs". The street parts are pretty uninteresting and I usually fast forward it to get the to jail parts. The jail parts are alright, it's filmed using the same style and it's pretty much the same as the original in that regard. All in all it's an alright time filler but it's not as good as the real "60 Days In".

If you're a fan of the original, just skip the street parts and you'll get some enjoyment out of it.

If you need your 60 days in fix, I guess

[gummy-99568 · 5/10 · 18 August 2021]

The undercover nonsense is downright unwatchable. Richie or whatever his name is is so awkward and if you're any big time dealer, you could sniff him out in 5 min. Jackie thinks she's working for the fbi and really she knows bare minimum street smarts. The jail scenes are alright but overall it won't give you that fix, we all want.

Wonderful, eye opening show

[investinagirl · 10/10 · 19 July 2021]

Not every tv show about drugs needs to come out of the gate running. This show is informative on what is really happening and how people get caught up in things. It seems some are forced into crime to prove they're not narcs. That's not just in jail. I could really see how poverty makes you do things, evidenced of the two undercover in jail. It's an either you're in or you're out attitude. If you're determined not to be a narc, they want to know what they can get from you, like sex. To survive you have to be like the others. I just kept thinking, if these people were given the same money and the same chances, their life would be different although I understand there are a variety of circumstances that cause addiction. People don't really look at things as their fault, their not responsible, but we're all responsible for the amount of poverty in the U. S. There are ways to be a part of another person's life to make each other feel important and heard. People in the U. S. are trapped in individuality. We don't like people in our business, but we miss out on being close to each other. Also, this is the only country in the world that pushes our kids out of the home to survive on their own at 16 yeas old. How can we possibly survive and be well adjusted caring people?

Should be called "60 Days of Trying to Make Friends with Drug Users"

[paul-230-718133 · 1/10 · 14 May 2020]

There is nothing qualitative about the undercover work that these people are doing. They are trying to basically just fit in and make friends with a bunch of drug users who have zero contacts. Trying to buy a joint from somebody at a gas station will not land you Pablo Escobar. There is absolutely nothing qualitative about the work these people are doing. They all look incredibly awkward around the drug users, And the one guy in jail is called out immediately for being a plant. I can't imagine how hanging around a bunch of drug users when you don't use drugs yourself will lead to any really big leads. This show is basically about a bunch of cops who try to make friends with the lowest level drug users in society thinking that it will yield them some contacts into the Mexican drug cartel.

Dangerous and pointless

[DebraIonaVogel · 2/10 · 7 October 2020]

Why would anyone sign up for this? The problem is too big, too far reaching for a few individuals. Volunteers, at that. Not trained under-cover agents.

They put a few people in seedy locations, for 60 days, to gather as much information as they could from low level addicts and dealers, hoping to find the missing Mexican Cartel link.

What??

Does anyone remember Enrique "Kiki" Camarena? The DEA agent tortured to death over 36 hours, may he rest in peace. What exactly do the volunteers think is going to happen when A&E leaves? Unless they're in witness protection programs, which they most certainly are not....um, good luck.

This ratings grab, to me, is just crazy. This was unnecessarily dangerous for no yeild whatsoever. While I admire the volunteers' eagerness and enthusiasm, I would not want to be in their shoes.

I hope the "Where are they now" update show isn't an actual question as we try to guess where their bodies are.

Stupid idea, A&E.

Cheese and corn

[rmorris-89514 · 3/10 · 8 August 2020]

60 Days in Narcoland is the epitome of all the cheesy & corny reality shows. Like most other reality shows, this program is so cut up (no pun intended) that one wonders how these scenarios played out versus how the show portrayed it. It reminded me of why I don't watch "reality" tv. From the Typical camera cuts with the overdone dramatic, tense music to repeating the same scenes repeatedly, this show pulls no stops. However, I will give it some credit because It was interesting watching how awkward the undercover people were. The only thing that kept it halfway interesting was the dude who was planted in the jail. His awkwardness was so cringing worthy that it made it somewhat entertaining. Whoever came up with the bright idea to place ex-junkies with junkies deserves a gold medal for ignorance.

For entertainment purposes only

[sexyvixen-13713 · 4/10 · 28 November 2021]

That's it. Strictly for entertainment purposes only, because these people have no idea what they're talking about or what they're doing. Minimal research and these people could have almost made it realistic. Action movies on TV are more realistic than this show is.

No.

[taishaleese · 2/10 · 19 August 2022]

This is def not how the real world is. I was a user, husband a dealer, (both "out of the game" and non users currently) but being from this and been in it, none of this feels even remotely real and unscripted. You can smell.the cop.on all of them from a mile or more away. This ain't gonna work. Being honest, so folks don't get hurt out there ... If this was even real at all.

Was Criminal How Unprepared these "plants" Were

[sharronp-09559 · 2/10 · 15 May 2023]

Being a recovering addict or a cop does not make one qualified to be an undercover operative. Even worse, two of these people had never done drugs and had no law enforcement background.

Why were these people even cast for this show?

How on earth did they not educate the cop (in jail) about how to fit in with drug users? On the reunion episode he stated that he was surprised how easily the inmates were able to sus him out.

So no one educated him on what drug addicts look like or behave?

And then there is the woman living in the trailer park. Someone is shot near her trailer so what does she do? Takes her camera and goes outside (at night) to walk trails (alone) looking for information.

What?

Either this whole show was scripted...down to the inmates.

Or A&E is criminal for irresponsibly allowing these people to be put in harm's way.

Several of these people are lucky to be alive.

This show is a disgusting display of how little value the entertainment industry values people and cares only about ratings.

Boring

[davidfio-78803 · 1/10 · 27 March 2022]

As with most of these type of shows the producers fall in love with the people going in and the law enforcement officers and focus on them instead of chasing the bad guys. I literally saw one law enforcement officer say the same exact thing three times as if we didn't hear it the first time, they kept replaying it. It was a completely boring show and big disappointment. I wish plain old Cops would come back.

Poverty + addiction exploitation (again)

[katherinehadar · 2/10 · 18 January 2024]

Exploitative, incredibly dangerous. The editing is ok- otherwise we wouldn't make it through the first 10 minutes. 2 episodes in and I'm horrified- there's no regulation here.

The 'talent' is risking everything for the producer's profits. I turned it off when the couple was introduced- they walk into a trailer and announce how 'disgusting' it is.

These are real life living situations where people from disadvantaged backgrounds scratch out a method of survival. And camera operators catch a tiny, handheld slice of the interaction.

Putting recovering addicts back into an environment of addiction cycles is irresponsible. Dazzling the people with shiny cameras and hidden mics is low-level, industry trash behavior.

There is essentially no story here. Addiction and poverty are a really boring lifestyle. The scoring is one of those stupid bulk-purchase 'soaring' punctuated riffs over and over again in an attempt to disguise the fact that nothing really happens.

A modern Roman Colosseum where low income and addicted persons are thrown to the lions because they are ultimately expendable. A disgrace, A&E.