'Narcos' Season 3 Spoiler: Wagner Moura Might Return As 'Pablo Escobar,' Report Says

Actor Wagner Moura will return to "Narcos" Season 3 in 2017 as the famous Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar. Although in the previous two seasons, the rise and fall of Escobar was wrapped up and the show will now focus on the Cali Cartel, there are reports that Netflix will continue to show scenes involving Escobar.

One report says that the two seasons have not thoroughly told the tale between the Medellin Cartel headed by Pablo Escobar and the Cali Cartel, and the encounter between these two cartels will be part of season 3 in a "flash back" or transitory style, before "Narcos" will focus on Cali Cartel. This may be true considering that Wagner Moura's outstanding portrayal of Escobar is one reason why the show enjoys high ratings.

The speculation that Moura is still part of season 3 cast anchors on the statement given by Eric Newman, the show's producer, in an interview when the team started its production in September for "Narcos" season 3 and 4. In the interview, Newman hinted that some members of previous seasons would still be part of the upcoming season.

"We're working on that now and as many of them as dramatically makes sense is the rule that we live by," Newman was quoted by The Hollywood Reporter, and added that season 3 will not have a single personality as the center of the plot. "Narcos" will also shift its storyline from centering on a drug lord's life to telling the story of cocaine as a business.

"We are going to look deeper into the systemic effects within Colombia of cocaine and corruption," Newman elaborated. Another character that will be returning to season 3 is Javier Pena portrayed by Pedro Pascal, while his sidekick, Agent Steve Murphy played by actor Boyd Holbrook remains unconfirmed.

"Narocs" has had good ratings from audience since it began airing in August 2015. It initially centered on the life of Pablo Escobar before and after he took over the Medellin Cartel, and on his death.