TV series

The Cartel

2008–2010 · 2 seasons

A grim, propulsive rise-and-fall saga where ambition curdles into paranoia and every friendship feels like a countdown.

Overview: The Cartel follows ten friends, all of them members of a dangerous drug cartel, whose ambition for power and money will cause them to eventually kill each other. For it is an undeniable truth that, in this business, you always lose.
How it feels: Dark, tense, cynical and melancholic. Brisk and needs your attention.
About: Crime, greed, betrayal, power
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: crime
greed
betrayal
power
death
Places: big city
countryside
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild