The Snitch Cartel: Origins
The Snitch Cartel: Origins
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The Snitch Cartel: Origins

7.9
Yr 2022
Status Returning Series
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Series Brief

Overview

Over four decades, two brothers in Cali juggle family duties, multiple romances and illicit businesses, transforming from poor kids to cocaine kingpins.

Critical Reception

What critics are saying

Score 52 /100

The Snitch Cartel: Origins received a mixed reaction from critics, who noted that while the show draws from the compelling real-life history of the Cali cartels, it treads familiar ground. Based on the rise of a lower-class family turning to crime to escape poverty, the series centers heavily on family dynamics, though reviewers found the narrative setup to be a retread of stories viewers have seen many times before.

Critiques were largely directed at the show's visual and melodrama-heavy execution. Reviewers pointed out its basic, simplistic camerawork and noted that it carries the melodramatic tone of an old-fashioned soap opera. While some reviewers acknowledged that the narrative holds a degree of power, the presentation makes it difficult to binge-watch, rendering the overall experience somewhat tiresome and charmless.

“has the feel of an old-fashioned soap opera, with cheesy music accompanying the emotional scenes”

“as a binge-watch, it’s a little tiresome and charmless. The Snitch Cartel: Origins does have some power in the story.”

“inspired by the real lives of Colombian drug lords that belonged to the infamous cartels of Cali, Colombia.”

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Why fans love it

The Snitch Cartel: Origins operates on a sprawling scale, tracking the evolution of a cocaine empire through the eyes of two brothers in Cali. By framing the drug war through the lens of family obligation and shifting romances rather than just cold business, the series provides a jagged look at how poverty drives men toward illicit power. The narrative spans four decades, grounding its tension in the slow, agonizing transformation of its protagonists.

Juan Pablo Urrego anchors the production amidst a rotating cast of volatile associates and rivals. Rather than relying on simple moral binaries, the writing focuses on the domestic toll of the trade. It captures the frantic energy of an industry built on instability, showing how the quiet reach of cartel money eventually dictates the rhythm of private lives and public chaos. This is a deliberate study of how small-time neighborhood schemes snowball into lethal legacies.

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based on novel or book drug cartel drugs drug war
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Details

First Aired
June 14, 2022
Status
Returning Series
Origin
CO
TMDB Votes
81