Cocaine Cowboys: The Kings of Miami is a 2021 six part docuseries chronicling the rise and fall of Miami drug lords Sal Magluta and Willy Falcon. The two were eventually indicted in one of the largest drug cases in United States history, accused of illegally smuggling 75 tons of cocaine into the country.[2][3] The series is directed by Billy Corben who previously directed three Cocaine Cowboys features.[4]
Episodes
No.
Title
Original release date
1
"Willy & Sal"
August 4, 2021 (2021-08-04)
2
"75 Tons"
August 4, 2021 (2021-08-04)
3
"Mountain of Evidence"
August 4, 2021 (2021-08-04)
4
"Only in Miami"
August 4, 2021 (2021-08-04)
5
"Femme Fatale"
August 4, 2021 (2021-08-04)
6
"Adios, Muchachos"
August 4, 2021 (2021-08-04)
Reception
On Rotten Tomatoes, the documentary holds an approval rating of 100% based on 5 reviews, with an average rating of 7.4/10. Richard Roeper of Chicago Sun Times reviewed the series positively, describing the series as "brilliant and wildly entertaining".[5] Brian Tallerico, reviewing the series for RogerEbert.com praised the directorship of Corben saying that he "lets the people involved tell their stories, and he gets amazing ones from all sides of this incredible tale, including criminals, authorities, and even a few of the jurors."[6] On Buzzfeed News, Alessa Dominguez critiqued the show for the way it, and other similar Netflix shows, gloss over the tremendous harm wrought by drug kingpins like Magluta and Falcon writing that the show "highlights the glamour and excess of the Miami drug trade, often losing sight of the bigger picture and the people who suffered the fallout".[7]
