Narcos
Shares rank 47 of 60 TV series by recommenders
People recommend it as a dramatization of Pablo Escobar's story that shows details many viewers did not know about.
People recommend it as a dramatization of Pablo Escobar's story that shows details many viewers did not know about.
6 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 6
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 2 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 6 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 2 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Dramatizes Pablo Escobar's story well
“Watch Narcos if you want to see a pretty good dramatization of how Pablo Escobar buried his money”
Comment from 30 Oct 2026 in “The $6.3B Binance hack was pulled off in just 20 minutes” Shows details viewers did not know
“really captures a lot of details that I had no idea about”
Comment from 5 Dec 2025 in “Netflix to Acquire Warner Bros”
Other TV series people recommend
The four most recommended other TV series, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halt and Catch Fire | 166 | 20 | 89% | 7 | — | Approved |
| Babylon 5 | 86 | 21 | 80% | 7 | — | Approved |
| Silicon Valley (TV series) | 52 | 1 | 98% | 12 | — | Approved |
| Andor | 52 | 5 | 91% | 9 | — | Approved |
| NarcosThis page | 6 | 0 | 100% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
3 of the 6 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Watch Narcos if you want to see a pretty good dramatization of how Pablo Escobar buried his money”
“Adolescence, Narcos, The Crown, Godless”
“really captures a lot of details that I had no idea about”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.