Netflix & Univision Story House to Co-Produce El Chapo Series

NEW YORK: Netflix and the recently established Univision Story House are co-producing the new drama El Chapo, based on the life story of the notorious drug kingpin.

El Chapo will be available to Netflix members in the U.S. following its television airing on UniMás in 2017. In the rest of the world, episodes of El Chapo will premiere exclusively on Netflix.

“El Chapo is a great example of how Univision continues to innovate and evolve with premium storytelling formats,” said Randy Falco, president and CEO of Univision Communications Inc. “The IP we’ve developed from more than 50 years of award-winning news and investigations gives us unique and innovative ways to tell stories in a way no other network can. We are pleased to deliver this groundbreaking series to audiences in the U.S. and around the world.”

“We are thrilled to partner with the award-winning Univision Story House on the timely and globally relevant drama series based on the life story of El Chapo,” said Ted Sarandos, Netflix’s chief content officer.