The Cartel

The Cartel

Created by Andrés López López

On Caracol TV

2008–20102 seasons107 episodes45 min7.6 / 10

A dark telenovela following a tight-knit group of friends whose rise through a drug cartel inevitably leads to betrayal, violence, and mutual destruction.

The Cartel follows ten friends, all of them members of a dangerous drug cartel, whose ambition for power and money will cause them to eventually kill each other. For it is an undeniable truth that, in this business, you always lose.

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  • Does The Cartel leave you hopeful? No. Less hopeful than 100% of series.

  • Is The Cartel violent? Yes, very. More violent than 98% of series.

  • Is The Cartel sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of series.

  • Is The Cartel easy watching? No. Less comforting than 94% of series.

  • Is The Cartel scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of series.

These describe how the series comes across across its whole run, compared with other well-known series. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked episode by episode, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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Rarity30

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Surprise56

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Love48

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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