Published May 12, 2026, 7:00 AM EDT

The underappreciated miniseries transforms the global drug trade into nail-biting television

Prime Video's forgotten 8-part thriller is so good you'll finish it in one sitting

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When you watch a movie or a show that fits so comfortably in your wheelhouse, all you want to do is find something that scratches the same itch. Over the years, I’ve experienced serious bouts of Sicario fever. A film about the American government putting together a task force to stop a Mexican drug cartel is an easy sell for crime-thriller enthusiasts, but Sicario is buoyed by impressive A-listers (Emily Blunt, Benicio del Toro, Josh Brolin), a smart script from a pre- Yellowstone Taylor Sheridan, and taut direction from Denis Villeneuve .…