'Narcos' season 2 rumors: Series to continue after Pablo Escobar's Death
The character of Pablo Escobar is confirmed to die in the upcoming season of "Narcos," and producer Eric Newman confirmed that the show will push through without him.
In a report by Slashfilm, Newman discussed how they storyline for season 2 will take shape. "Trust me, if we could find a way to keep him alive and keep Wagner on the show," Newman said. "He will die. The design of the show is we told 15 years of history in season one. At the point of Escobar's escape which is the summer of 1992, Escobar has 18 months to live. That's not something we can change. To stretch that out beyond another season would be disingenuous of us. That story was always designed to have an ending."
Despite the show having Pablo Escobar as the lead role, it's main theme about drugs will keep the show going. "There are any number of things that can happen after. We have not committed to one or the other. Obviously there are a lot of other stories in this world that continue on beyond him. In some ways, for me, what they've done with Homeland after losing Damian Lewis after season three is sort of amazing," the showrunner explained. " To tell you the truth, most of my thinking is about season two because we're in the middle of it and I haven't thought that much about where do we go from here. I just want the best version of season two."
For the uninitiated, "Narcos" is an American crime TV series featuring the life of Pablo Escobar during the late 1970s. The series chronicles the time when he was manufacturing cocaine up to the time when he escaped prison. It also focused on how Columbia was back then, and what happened during his stay there. The story is told through the perspective of a DEA agent named Steve Murphy, who also works in Columbia. No word yet as to when the second season of "Narcos" will premiere, but there are rumors that it will be around August this year.
