Season 2 • Episode 15
LatestLehder changed the drug trade forever when he decided to buy an island 340 km off the coast of Florida in the 1970s. He was the first major Colombian drug lord to be extradited and tried in the US in 1987: he served a 30-year prison sentence and is now a free man.
Acting
Osorio captures Lehder's megalomaniac charm unraveling.
Production
Period Bahamas detail that makes you smell the salt and corruption.
Creators
Jörg Hiller, Ron Chepesiuk
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Lehder's actual island, Norman's Cay, had its own airstrip and was protected by armed guards—tourists still find remnants today.
This is one of few Colombian productions centering Lehder's story after decades of US-dominated narco-narratives; Osorio reportedly met with Lehder's actual family for research.
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