Narcos will air on Univision for the first time ever on broadcast television in the U.S.

The first season of Narcos (10×60’) is set to premiere on the Univision Network on Monday, August 22nd at 10pm ET/PT (9pm CT). In an unprecedented collaboration between Univision and Netflix, Narcos will air for the first time ever on broadcast television in the U.S. allowing millions of Hispanic viewers to enjoy the first season of the hit series in advance of the second season, which will be available exclusively on Netflix starting September 2, 2016.Narcos was filmed in Colombia and produced by Gaumont Television for Netflix. The series re-partners creator and executive producer José Padilha (Elite Squad, RoboCop) with acclaimed Brazilian actor Wagner Moura (Elite Squad, Elysium) alongside Boyd Holbrook (Gone Girl) and Pedro Pascal (Game of Thrones) as real-life DEA agents Steve Murphy and Javier Peña. The cast also includes British actress and singer Joanna Christie as one of the female leads playing the role of Connie, the wife of Holbrook’s character, as well as Maurice Compte, André Mattos, Roberto Urbina, Paulina Gaitán, Stephanie Sigman, Ana de la Requera, and Manolo Cardona. Narcos chronicles the gripping, real-life stories of the growth of cocaine drug cartels of the late 1980s and the collaborative efforts of law enforcement to meet them head on in brutal, bloody conflict. Narcos’ opening theme, Tuyo, was written and composed by Brazilian singer-songwriter Rodrigo Amarante.