SPI/FilmBox Licenses Narcos for Select Markets

SPI International/FilmBox has licensed Narcos for Poland, Benelux, Turkey and the Middle East.

The linear television premiere of the first three seasons of Narcos and the fourth season, Narcos: Mexico, is slated for November. All four seasons will be available on FilmBox channels in Benelux, Turkey, the Middle East and on Stopklatka and Kino TV.

The first three seasons of Narcos explored the rise and fall of Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar and the DEA’s fight against the Cali Cartel. The series’ fourth season is set in the 1980s and focuses on drug lord Félix Gallardo’s rise to unify traffickers and run the Guadalajara Cartel in Mexico.

Magdalena Blasiak-Bielinska, head of acquisitions at Kino Polska, said: “We are very much looking forward to bringing the linear television premiere of Narcos and Narcos: Mexico to Poland, Benelux, Turkey and the Middle East. We are proud to be working together with Gaumont on the launch of Narcos on TV. Narcos has enjoyed worldwide success and we look forward to expanding its reach via linear television in our territories.”