Shows Like El Señor de los Cielos

If you liked El Señor de los Cielos (2013), a crime and drama series, here are 20 shows with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

1
Pablo Escobar: The Drug Lord (2012)
★ 7.7/10Also crime and drama
Pablo is a man with a natural ability for business. Early in his life, Pablo is introduced to the business of cocaine and the power it yields. A young life of crime lands Pablo in and out of jail as he builds his…
2
El Chapo (2017)
★ 7.5/10Also drama and crime
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.
3
La Reina del Sur (2011)
★ 7.9/10Also drama and crime
After years of blood, sweat and tears, a woman of humble origin ends up becoming a drug trafficking legend, with all that that means...
4
Senora Acero (2014)
★ 7.9/10Also drama and crime
The adventures of Vicenta Acero, the feared coyote who now leads the dynasty of illicit dealings once under the control of her father.
5
Sin senos sí hay paraíso (2016)
★ 7.6/10Also crime and drama
A young woman born in a mafia-controlled town seeks revenge on those who wrongfully harmed and imprisoned her family.
6
The Snitch Cartel: Origins (2022)
★ 7.9/10Also crime and drama
Over four decades, two brothers in Cali juggle family duties, multiple romances and illicit businesses, transforming from poor kids to cocaine kingpins.
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Narcos (2015)
★ 8.1/10Also crime and drama
A gritty chronicle of the war against Colombia's infamously violent and powerful drug cartels.
8
Queen of the South (2016)
★ 7.6/10Also crime and drama
Teresa flees Mexico after her drug-runner boyfriend is murdered. Settling in Dallas, she looks to become the country's reigning drug smuggler and to avenge her lover's murder.
9
El Chema (2016)
★ 7.7/10Also crime and drama
Follow one man's epic journey as he transforms from wily underage drug smuggler to one of the world's most infamous cartel leaders.
10
Narcos: Mexico (2018)
★ 7.9/10Also drama and crime
See the rise of the Guadalajara Cartel as an American DEA agent learns the danger of targeting narcos in 1980s Mexico.
11
Operación Pacífico (2020)
★ 7.7/10Also drama and crime
The story of Captain Amalia Ortega, leader of a secret unit, whose mission is to capture the most wanted Mexican drug trafficker, putting both her profession and family's life at risk.
12
El Inmortal: Gangs of Madrid (2022)
★ 7.3/10Also drama and crime
Consists of the fictionalization of the story of 'Los Miami's', a criminal organization led by 'El inmortal' that controlled the cocaine trade in Madrid in the 1990s.
13
Dexter: Original Sin (2024)
★ 8.1/10Also crime and drama
In 1991 Miami, Dexter Morgan transitions from student to avenging serial killer. When his bloodthirsty urges can't be ignored any longer, Dexter must learn to channel his inner darkness. With the guidance of his…
14
BMF (2021)
★ 8/10Also drama and crime
The drug trafficking drama is inspired by the true story of two brothers who rose from the decaying streets of southwest Detroit in the late 1980s and gave birth to one of the most influential crime families in the…
15
La piloto (2017)
★ 7.5/10Also drama and crime
Yolanda dreamed her entire life of being a pilot. She found a stewardess job, and an unexpected role in drug smuggling.
16
The Penguin (2024)
★ 8.4/10Also drama and crime
With the city in peril following the seawall's collapse, Oswald "Oz" Cobb seeks to fill the power vacuum left by the death of Carmine Falcone and finally give his mother Francis the life he's always promised. But…
17
Surviving Escobar - Alias JJ (2017)
★ 7.8/10Also drama and crime
As the Medellín Cartel crumbles, Pablo Escobar's No. 1 hit man struggles to stay alive and gain respect in the prison hierarchy.
18
The Mafia Dolls (2009)
★ 7.6/10Also drama and crime
Las Muñecas De La Mafia is a 2009 Colombian telenovela produced by BE-TV and broadcast by Caracol TV. It's based on Juan Camilo Ferrand and Andres Lopez's book "Las Fantásticas". They also wrote the scripts for the…
19
Griselda (2024)
★ 7.2/10Also drama and crime
Inspired by real events, this fictional dramatization shows Griselda Blanco's journey from Medellín to becoming "the Godmother" of Miami's drug empire.
20
Silent Cargo (2022)
★ 6.4/10Also crime and drama
November 2019. A semi-submersible loaded with three tons of cocaine is seized off the Galician coast after having crossed the Atlantic. The captain, Nando, a promising young amateur boxer, travels accompanied by a…