El Chapo (2017)

Biography · Crime · Drama

A look at the life of notorious drug kingpin, El Chapo, from his early days in the 1980s working for the Guadalajara Cartel, to his rise to power of during the '90s and his ultimate downfall in 2016.

IMDb rating: 7.8 (22,778 votes)
Episode average: 7.8 matches the IMDb rating
Seasons: 3
Streaming (US): Netflix
Language: ES
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 3 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2017)

7.73 avg 9 episodes 7.5 → 7.8 46 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Episode #1.1	7.5	685
2	Episode #1.2	7.7	550
3	Episode #1.3	8.1	542
4	Episode #1.4	8.0	502
5	Episode #1.5	7.6	481
6	Episode #1.6	7.7	467
7	Episode #1.7	7.8	470
8	Episode #1.8	7.4	407
9	Episode #1.9	7.8	421

Season 2 (2017)

7.81 avg 12 episodes 7.8 → 8.3 44 min avg

Big finale

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Episode #2.1	7.8	413
2	Episode #2.2	7.8	388
3	Episode #2.3	7.9	393
4	Episode #2.4	8.1	402
5	Episode #2.5	7.5	383
6	Episode #2.6	7.5	370
7	Episode #2.7	7.6	359
8	Episode #2.8	7.6	399
9	Episode #2.9	7.9	342
10	Episode #2.10	8.0	345
11	Episode #2.11	7.7	346
12	Episode #2.12	8.3	397

Season 3 (2018)

7.70 avg 13 episodes 7.8 → 7.9 41 min avg

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Episode #3.1	7.8	339
2	Episode #3.2	7.9	309
3	Episode #3.3	7.7	301
4	Episode #3.4	7.7	297
5	Episode #3.5	7.6	288
6	Episode #3.6	7.6	285
7	Episode #3.7	7.7	288
8	Episode #3.8	7.8	286
9	Episode #3.9	7.2	301
10	Episode #3.10	7.9	278
11	Episode #3.11	7.7	273
12	Episode #3.12	7.6	282
13	Episode #3.13	7.9	311