The thrilling crime drama series "Narcos" may return for its season 4 with a fair amount of flashback, as the show will be going back in time to tell viewers about the origins of the Juarez Cartel in Mexico.
Pêpê Rapazote, the actor who plays the character of Chepe Santacruz Londoño, one of the Cali godfathers in the show's third season, shared his speculations about the upcoming season. Due to the fact that his character will not be a part of Season 4, the actor thinks that the show may tell stories that occurred in the past, focusing on the early days of the Juarez and Mexican cartels.
Season 3 has dropped some hints about the shift of focus to Mexico. It showed a meeting between the Juarez leader and Cali Cartel's Hélmer "Pacho" Herrera (Alberto Ammann), as well as Pedro Pascal's DEA agent character, Javier Peña, talking with his father about Mexico.
Although streaming giant Netflix has confirmed the show for a fourth season, the production for it has not be confirmed, following the tragic death of the series' location scout in a rural area in Mexico.
Carlos Muñoz, 37, was found shot dead in his car last month. The scout was in Mexico looking for locations for the production of the show's fourth season.
Pascal, who is popular for his role in the HBO fantasy series "Game of Thrones," has said that the production of the show cannot proceed unless Netflix is able to ensure the safety of the cast and crew.
With the loss of Muñoz, the show may ultimately opt to feature a different drug war in the upcoming season. The creators of the show have noted that the series has been named "Narcos" instead of "Escobar" so that it can outlast the story of Pablo Escobar and move its focus to other drug kingpins and cartels in other locations.
"It's about the history of these drug wars," Pascal told Entertainment Weekly. "It's centuries-long. So that's what this show is about. They can go wherever the hell they want, I guess."
