Exclusive: Rakontur has wrapped production on The Last of the Cocaine Cowboys, a four-part documentary miniseries on Medellín Cartel co-founder Carlos Lehder.
Described by the U.S. Department of Justice as “the Henry Ford of the cocaine industry,” Lehder co-founded Colombia’s infamous drug cartel alongside Pablo Escobar, Jorge Ochoa and Jose Rodriguez Gacha in the 1970s. He conspired with heads of state to corrupt entire nations and open cocaine smuggling routes in the Bahamas, Cuba, Panama, Nicaragua and Mexico, also buying his own Bahamian island, Norman’s Cay, and transforming it into an air and sea cocaine shipping hub. Lehder simultaneously rose to political power in Colombia as head of the National Latin Movement and helped elect Pablo Escobar to Parliament, with the cartel at its peak smuggling 300 kilos of cocaine per day, and generating 20 billion a year.
Lehder in 1987 became the first Medellín Cartel leader to be captured and extradited to the United States,...
Described by the U.S. Department of Justice as “the Henry Ford of the cocaine industry,” Lehder co-founded Colombia’s infamous drug cartel alongside Pablo Escobar, Jorge Ochoa and Jose Rodriguez Gacha in the 1970s. He conspired with heads of state to corrupt entire nations and open cocaine smuggling routes in the Bahamas, Cuba, Panama, Nicaragua and Mexico, also buying his own Bahamian island, Norman’s Cay, and transforming it into an air and sea cocaine shipping hub. Lehder simultaneously rose to political power in Colombia as head of the National Latin Movement and helped elect Pablo Escobar to Parliament, with the cartel at its peak smuggling 300 kilos of cocaine per day, and generating 20 billion a year.
Lehder in 1987 became the first Medellín Cartel leader to be captured and extradited to the United States,...
- 9/7/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Netflix’s dominance in the streaming television market is holding strong: 10 of the streaming service’s titles populated the latest Nielsen report on the most-viewed streaming television shows of the week.
Nielsen’s latest report on the 10 most-viewed streaming shows, which was based on viewership from August 9 through August 15, was entirely populated by Netflix titles. “Outer Banks,” the teen drama that premiered its sophomore season on the streamer on July 30, was the most-viewed show on Nielsen’s list, with 1,160 million views. The show was a massive hit during its premiere window and was viewed for an impressive 2.1 billion minutes in Nielsen’s previous report. “Hit & Run,” which premiered on Netflix on August 6, came in second, with 549 million minutes viewed. “Grace and Frankie,” which stars Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin, premiered its seventh season on Netflix on August 13. The comedy series was the third most-viewed show on Nielsen’s latest report,...
Nielsen’s latest report on the 10 most-viewed streaming shows, which was based on viewership from August 9 through August 15, was entirely populated by Netflix titles. “Outer Banks,” the teen drama that premiered its sophomore season on the streamer on July 30, was the most-viewed show on Nielsen’s list, with 1,160 million views. The show was a massive hit during its premiere window and was viewed for an impressive 2.1 billion minutes in Nielsen’s previous report. “Hit & Run,” which premiered on Netflix on August 6, came in second, with 549 million minutes viewed. “Grace and Frankie,” which stars Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin, premiered its seventh season on Netflix on August 13. The comedy series was the third most-viewed show on Nielsen’s latest report,...
- 9/10/2021
- by Tyler Hersko
- Indiewire
In the wake of back-to-back documentaries being released, two of the most watched genres are probably true crime and Narco drama. Viewers just love digging their teeth into outrageous true stories that keep them on the edge of their seats. A new bad boy has recently landed on the shores of Netflix through a docuseries called, Cocaine Cowboys: The Kings of Miami, which explores the Miami drug trade of the late 1970’s to 1980’s, and the rise and fall of its two notorious top dogs. Get ready for another round of mind-blowing stories involving staggering amounts of wealth, tons of
Cocaine Cowboys: The Kings of Miami, Another Narco Series to Binge Watch...
Cocaine Cowboys: The Kings of Miami, Another Narco Series to Binge Watch...
- 8/18/2021
- by Michelle Siy
- TVovermind.com
Fifteen years after the release of his cult-classic film, Cocaine Cowboys, director Billy Corben is returning to Miami’s cocaine wars with a new docuseries. For Corben, this subject matter comes naturally: a lifelong Miamian, he grew up seeing the headlines and hearing the tales from local reporters. Where his previous work looked broadly at the […]
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- 8/11/2021
- by Shania Russell
- Slash Film
One to hit the market that is creating the sniff of an auction for film and TV rights: The Last Kilo: Willie Falcon and the Cocaine Era That Seduced America. The book proposal is about to hit the market through Verve, and it is written by T.J. English. His previous work, The Corporation: The Epic Story of the Cuban-American Underworld, sold to Paramount in a seven-figure deal with Benicio Del Toro attached to star and Appian Way producing.
The Last Kilo tells the story of Augusto “Willie” Falcon, who, along with partner Sal Magluta and a crew known as Los Muchachos, became the biggest cocaine smugglers in American history — more than $20 billion worth in a two-decade run. The book is based on exclusive interviews with Falcon, who, after serving a 27-year prison term, is currently living under an assumed name in an undisclosed country — to be revealed for the first time in the book.
The Last Kilo tells the story of Augusto “Willie” Falcon, who, along with partner Sal Magluta and a crew known as Los Muchachos, became the biggest cocaine smugglers in American history — more than $20 billion worth in a two-decade run. The book is based on exclusive interviews with Falcon, who, after serving a 27-year prison term, is currently living under an assumed name in an undisclosed country — to be revealed for the first time in the book.
- 8/3/2021
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
We’re deep into the dog days of summer, but Netflix’s list of new releases for August 2021 feels like fall.
That is to say that Netflix has some really good library TV titles this month that harken back to the glory days of the fall TV network calendar. August 1 sees the arrival of two of the best NBC shows of all time: Tina Fey comedy 30 Rock, and life-affirming (American) football drama Friday Night Lights. If you’ve not seen either, catch up with them both. That’s an order.
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That is to say that Netflix has some really good library TV titles this month that harken back to the glory days of the fall TV network calendar. August 1 sees the arrival of two of the best NBC shows of all time: Tina Fey comedy 30 Rock, and life-affirming (American) football drama Friday Night Lights. If you’ve not seen either, catch up with them both. That’s an order.
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- 8/1/2021
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
its August 2021 release schedule on Wednesday, revealing a number of new original movies and series will debut next month, alongside the arrival of numerous library series and films.
The full list of arrivals as well as departures is below, but here are some highlights for what’s new on Netflix for August 2021.
30 Rock and Friday Night Lights
The full series runs of both beloved NBC shows will arrive on Netflix in August.
Catch Me If You Can and Inception
While “The Departed” is among the big movies leaving Netflix at the end of August, the platform will have more than enough to keep Leonardo DiCaprio fans from scrolling endlessly through the app.
The Kissing Booth 3 and He’s All That
Netflix has increasingly programmed to the youth demographic with its slate, and August will feature a pair of movies that double as Gen Z bait: “The Kissing Booth 3...
The full list of arrivals as well as departures is below, but here are some highlights for what’s new on Netflix for August 2021.
30 Rock and Friday Night Lights
The full series runs of both beloved NBC shows will arrive on Netflix in August.
Catch Me If You Can and Inception
While “The Departed” is among the big movies leaving Netflix at the end of August, the platform will have more than enough to keep Leonardo DiCaprio fans from scrolling endlessly through the app.
The Kissing Booth 3 and He’s All That
Netflix has increasingly programmed to the youth demographic with its slate, and August will feature a pair of movies that double as Gen Z bait: “The Kissing Booth 3...
- 7/29/2021
- by Christopher Rosen
- Gold Derby
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