Best Colombian drama series

Get ready to binge. We've found a collection of must-watch drama shows from Colombia, now streaming on Netflix, HBO, Hulu, Prime Video, and other top services!

  • Poster for One Hundred Years of Solitude

    One Hundred Years of Solitude 2024

    In the mythical town Macondo, seven generations of the Buendía family navigate love, oblivion and the inescapability of their past — and their fate.

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  • Poster for Pablo Escobar, The Drug Lord

    Pablo Escobar, The Drug Lord 2012

    Pablo is a man with a natural ability for business. Early in his life, Pablo is introduced to the business of cocaine and the power it yields. A young life of crime lands Pablo in and out of jail as he builds his criminal empire. Pablo expands his power through politics but it is not long before his conflicts as a Congressman and a drug lord collide. Pablo has his enemies executed, but not before the United States activates its own war on the Medellin cartel.

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  • Poster for Fake Profile

    Fake Profile 2023

    Camila meets her Prince Charming through a dating app. After an idyllic romance, she plans to surprise him — only to end up trapped in a false paradise.

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  • Poster for Medusa

    Medusa 2025

    Somebody wants to kill CEO Bárbara Hidalgo. Can she find the culprit as her family schemes ruthlessly for control of their Colombian business empire?

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  • Poster for Always a Witch

    Always a Witch 2019

    A young 17th-century witch time travels to the future to save the man she loves, but first must adjust to present-day Cartagena and defeat a dark rival.

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  • Poster for Yo soy Betty, la fea

    Yo soy Betty, la fea 1999

    Beatriz Pinzón Solano is a brilliant economist with a master's degree in finance; she has only one flaw: she's ugly. Everything changes when she starts working at Ecomoda, one of the country's largest companies, where she meets and falls in love with Armando Mendoza. This time, life will give her a second chance to prove she can become the most desired and beloved woman in the world.

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  • Poster for The Queen of Flow

    The Queen of Flow 2018

    After spending seventeen years in prison unfairly, a talented songwriter seeks revenge on the men who sank her and killed her family.

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  • Poster for The Great Heist

    The Great Heist 2020

    Based on the 1994 robbery of US$33 million from Colombia's central bank, which turned the country upside down.

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  • Poster for Green Frontier

    Green Frontier 2019

    When a young Bogotá-based detective gets drawn into the jungle to investigate four femicides, she uncovers magic, an evil plot and her own true origins.

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  • Poster for Nicky Jam: El Ganador

    Nicky Jam: El Ganador 2018

    Follow Reggaeton artist Nicky Jam's struggles to overcome drug addiction and rise to international success in this dramatization of his life story.

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  • Poster for Mental

    Mental 2009

    A psychiatrist balances unorthodox treatments and his conservative boss.

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  • Poster for The Hijacking of Flight 601

    The Hijacking of Flight 601 2024

    After a plane is hijacked, two flight attendants must outwit their assailants amid intense negotiations in the air and on the ground. Based on real events.

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  • Poster for Eva Lasting

    Eva Lasting 2023

    A mysterious teen girl arrives at an all-boys school in 1970s Colombia, breaking stereotypes, rules... and a few hearts.

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  • Poster for NooBees

    NooBees 2018

    Silvia was never interested in video games. She prefers the outdoors and plays her favorite sport: basketball. Silvia is the opposite of her father, Hector, and his brother, Erick, for whom video games are the best. When Erick is presented with a unique opportunity to fulfill his greatest dream of winning the e-sports championship, Silvia goes out of his way to make it happen, even if it means to become a professional player

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  • Poster for Surviving Escobar - Alias JJ

    Surviving Escobar - Alias JJ 2017

    As the Medellín Cartel crumbles, Pablo Escobar's No. 1 hit man struggles to stay alive and gain respect in the prison hierarchy.

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  • Poster for Sin Senos Sí Hay Paraíso

    Sin Senos Sí Hay Paraíso 2016

    A young girl faces hard times ahead once she crosses the line her parents drew in order to keep her away from the outside world. In the past this child's mother had her children murdered and to get over this pain she had a baby and named her Catalina, the same name as her former daughter. The story begins to repeat its self as it seem that Catalina is following her older sisters examples in search for easy money through prostitution. Will the story end the same way...? A sequel series to the original Sin Senos No Hay Paraiso. This sequel follows the life of the last protagonists younger sister and how she has to deal with the repercussions of her late brother and sister's trouble with their lives of crime.

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  • Poster for Wild District

    Wild District 2018

    After surrendering to Bogotá police, an ex-guerrilla avoids prison by working undercover to investigate a ruthless enforcer of government corruption.

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  • Poster for Crime Diaries: Night Out

    Crime Diaries: Night Out 2019

    After going to a Halloween party, college student Luis Andrés Colmenares is found dead. Was it an accident or murder? Inspired by true events.

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  • Poster for Hasta que la plata nos separe

    Hasta que la plata nos separe 2022

    Alejandra and Rafael come from completely different worlds, but a life-changing accident brings them together. A massive debt forces them to stay close, sparking a relationship full of tension, passion, and unexpected emotions. Between jealousy, heartbreak, and fate’s twists, their story takes unpredictable turns that will test their connection.

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  • Poster for Rosario Tijeras

    Rosario Tijeras 2010

    This is the story of the legendary Rosario Tijeras, the beautiful warrior from a slum who fell in love with Antonio and Emilio, two handsome and wealthy young men. Antonio, a young architect, desperately rushes the dying Rosario Tijeras to a nearby hospital. The beautiful Rosario has been shot four times by a hitman. While he waits for his beloved Rosario to be saved from her wounds, Antonio recalls how Rosario, a beautiful teenager, became the murderer Rosario Tijeras. And how he, a dashing young man, makes her his obsession. The woman of his dreams.

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  • Poster for El Cartel de los Sapos

    El Cartel de los Sapos 2008

    Two friends enter the illegal drugs business, thinking it is the fastest way to become rich. The illegal drugs trafficking world seems to be attractive to all these middle-class people who just want to grow up in a safe way without legal problems. Ignoring this choosing is just the beginning of a turbulent and troubled life that is going to change his fate forever, Martín alias "Fresita" gets a job in a drugs lab sponsored by the big boss Óscar Cadena. Martín learns really fast and he starts to send illegal drugs to the United States, while his boss makes an alliance with the Villegas Brothers, from the West Cartel, to take down the biggest drug dealer ever: Pablo Escobar.

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  • Poster for Betty la Fea, the Story Continues

    Betty la Fea, the Story Continues 2024

    While an empowered and wiser Betty works hard on rebuilding her relationship with her teenage daughter Mila, her relationship with Armando begins to deteriorate, making her question if she made the right decision 20 years ago.

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  • Poster for It Was Always Me

    It Was Always Me 2022

    When Lupe is 22 years old, her life suddenly changes after she learns that her father, a famous Colombian singer-songwriter, has died. Upon arriving in Colombia, Lupe meets Noah, a mysterious character who turns out to be her father's assistant. Instead of returning to Mexico, Lupe decides to stay as she suspects that the musician's death was not an accident. Together with Noah, she will embark on a musical adventure full of danger, mystery and romance, in the Caribbean region of Colombia.

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  • Poster for Without Breasts, There Is No Paradise

    Without Breasts, There Is No Paradise 2008

    Sin Senos No Hay Paraiso tells the tragic story of a young woman named Catalina Santana who's ambition is so strong she'll risk her life, because of her obsession with having larger breasts in order to attract drug lords and have all the luxuries in this world.

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  • Poster for A Thousand Fangs

    A Thousand Fangs 2021

    An elite commando is on a mission, deep in the jungle, to find and destroy a powerful and mysterious leader.

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  • Poster for The Snitch Cartel: Origins

    The Snitch Cartel: Origins 2021

    In Cali during the '60s and '70s, two brothers juggle family, romance and the joint pursuit of a burning ambition: to rule Colombia's drug industry.

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  • Poster for Yo Soy Franky

    Yo Soy Franky 2015

    An experimental robot attempts to navigate life as a teenage girl.

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  • Poster for Juanpis González - The Series

    Juanpis González - The Series 2022

    A Colombian snob forays into the uncharted territories of dirty politics and true love while attempting to pass a test to inherit the family business.

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  • Poster for Bolívar

    Bolívar 2019

    This dramatization depicts the life -- and loves -- of Venezuelan Gen. Simón Bolívar who helped liberate several Latin American countries from Spain.

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  • Poster for La Hija Del Mariachi

    La Hija Del Mariachi 2006

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  • Poster for Savage Rhythm

    Savage Rhythm 2022

    The opposite worlds of two dancers in Colombia clash on and off the dance floor when their ambition to succeed leads them down a treacherous path.

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  • Poster for Cumbia Ninja

    Cumbia Ninja 2013

    In a major slum called La Colina, young idealist Hache and his friends will confront the drug dealers who control the neighborhood. They will succeed with the help of music, an old Chinese ninja master and a mythical character who also lives in La Colina. Simultaneously, Juana will find shelter there as she runs away from her family's assassins.

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  • Poster for Rigo

    Rigo 2023

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  • Poster for The Final Score

    The Final Score 2022

    The complicated relationship of several of the Colombian national team players with drug trafficking, one that culminated in the own goal and murder of one of the most beloved defenders in the world.

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  • Poster for La Viuda Negra

    La Viuda Negra 2014

    La viuda negra (The Black Widow) is a 2014 Spanish-language telenovela produced by RTI Producciones and Televisa for United States-based television network Univisión and for Colombia-based television network Caracol Television. It is an adaptation of the book La patrona de Pablo Escobar of José Guarnizo based on history from Griselda Blanco.

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  • Poster for Ecomoda

    Ecomoda 2001

    Betty and Armando face new challenges as leaders of Ecomoda, a company in crisis. Between rivalries, betrayals, and the return of the unforgettable "Ugly Quarters," they must balance their family life while fighting to save the company's future.

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  • Poster for The Girl

    The Girl 2016

    A young woman who was part of the guerrilla group is now seeking a better life in the city. She wants to study medicine, to heal rather than harm, but she will face a challenge, because being part of outlaw groups always has consequences.

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  • Poster for Her Mother's Killer

    Her Mother's Killer 2020

    Nearly 30 years after her mom's murder, a political strategist launches a calculated plan to ruin the Colombian presidential candidate who killed her.

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  • Poster for Undercover Law

    Undercover Law 2018

    An action-packed series about several Colombian women who work as intelligence agents. They investigate the perilous criminal activities of drug lords while maintaining their lives outside of work. Undercover Law is based on a true story.

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  • Poster for KLASS 95: The Power of Beauty

    KLASS 95: The Power of Beauty 2024

    An ambitious young woman launches a powerful modeling agency determined to change lives — but power and love are not for the faint of heart.

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  • Poster for El Capo

    El Capo 2009

    El Capo, the most wanted drug dealer in Mexico, has been intercepted while hiding with his trusted men, his wife and his lover. During his escape, he declares war on the government and his own past.

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  • Poster for Love of My Life

    Love of My Life 2024

    The young and fierce daughter of a wealthy landowner falls for a charismatic young laborer—only for their families to tear them apart.

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  • Poster for Until You Burn

    Until You Burn 2024

    After his brother's death, an ex-convict launches an intricate web of lies and revenge against the privileged family he believes is behind the murder.

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  • Poster for The Mafia Dolls

    The Mafia Dolls 2009

    Based on the book "Las Fantásticas," this exciting telenovela follows the tumultuous lives of five women who get mixed up with the Mafia.

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  • Poster for To The Rhythm of Love, Rafael Orozco

    To The Rhythm of Love, Rafael Orozco 2012

    From a very young age, Rafa had a very special talent for “Vallenato” music, but he was also charming which made him irresistible to women. From the moment he saw Clara Cabello he was captivated and knew that love would make his songs immortal taking him to stardom.

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  • Poster for Iguanas

    Iguanas 2021

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  • Poster for The Dandy

    The Dandy 2015

    Inspired by the 1997 American drama Donnie Brasco, El Dandy tells the story of a law professor who has been hired by the Attorney General, to participate in a program of special operations, where you must infiltrate one of the most notorious drug cartels of Mexico City. Under the false name Daniel "El Dandy" Bracho, begins the task of identifying all the members of this clandestine network. However, he quickly finds that his acute ability to police work is only comparable with the exciting sense of danger that experiences living life to the fullest. Along the way, it avails itself of the help of a criminal's petty, loyal, even corrupt, called El Chueco, who quickly befriends Bracho and comes dangerously close to discover his true identity. Much deeper Bracho is involved in the mafia, more work tells him to get out, and the professor once incorruptible has to choose between returning to a normal life as a respectable citizen or fully embrace his criminal life.

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  • Poster for Not My Fault: Colombia

    Not My Fault: Colombia 2022

    The story is woven by Ángela Iregui, a fearless lawyer who finds herself involved in the disturbing cases that touch women – irrespective of age, social status, or place of birth. Each episode reaches a powerful conclusion that countless victims know all too well: the very worst that life has to offer can happen to you just for being a woman.

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  • Poster for The Cry of the Butterflies

    The Cry of the Butterflies 2023

    This series examines the events leading up the brutal murder of Dominican activist Minerva Mirabal and her two activist sisters, on the orders of dictator Rafael Leónidas Trujillo. The heinous crime would set in motion not only the end of a vicious regime, but also come to mark the global fight against gender-based violence.

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  • Poster for The Billis

    The Billis 2023

    Inspired by real events, this series narrates the coming of age of a group of friends in the 80's in Bogotá. The series follows a generation's search for identity through the unlikely friendship between David and Leo, the younger brother of Andrea, one of the group's leaders.

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  • Poster for Cuando quiero llorar no lloro

    Cuando quiero llorar no lloro 0

    Cuando quiero llorar no lloro was a Spanish language TV series produced by Colombia's R.T.I.. It debuted in April 1991 and concluded in August 1991. It was the subject of much controversy at the time was a huge success which inspired two remakes; Victorinos produced also by R.T.I for Telemundo and Tres Milagros produced by Teleset for RCN TV. It is based on the novel of the same name by Miguel Otero Silva.

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  • Poster for All For Love

    All For Love 2020

    A penniless country boy goes in search of his runaway sister in Bogotá, where he falls for an aspiring singer, but gets tangled up in organized crime.

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  • Poster for The White Slave

    The White Slave 2016

    “The White Slave”, is a production which narrates the story of Victoria, a woman who everyone knows as a marchioness who arrived in America to marry a prosperous merchant from the region. However, the truth is different, because years back in that same city, she was rescued from death and raised in secret by some slaves who became her family. She was taken from the arms of her loved ones and sent to Spain because according to the society of the time, a white woman could not live with slaves. Victoria is an indomitable woman and she will come back pretending to be someone else to seek justice and liberate her family. This woman is determined to face anyone who gets on her way to free her loved ones from slavery, confront her parents killer and reunite with the man she would give her life for. For Victoria everyone is the same colour which is why she won’t rest until she claims justice and becomes a heroine.

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  • Poster for Garzón Vive

    Garzón Vive 2018

    The life story of Jaime Garzón. That lawyer, activist, actor, and journalist, among many other roles, who became the greatest peace mediator in Colombia and a pioneer of political humor on television. A man who knew how to awaken the sensitivity and affection of many through his fight for the liberation of those kidnapped by the FARC. A battle that ultimately cost him his life.

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  • Poster for El Rey, Vicente Fernández

    El Rey, Vicente Fernández 2022

    In this captivating period series, the life and career of Mexican singer Vicente Fernández is dramatized like never before.

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  • Poster for Hugo Chávez, El Comandante

    Hugo Chávez, El Comandante 2017

    The life of Hugo Chavez; from childhood, his arrival to power, confrontations, and loves to his last days as president.

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  • Poster for La saga: Negocio de Familia

    La saga: Negocio de Familia 2004

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  • Poster for Miss Adrenaline: A Tale of Twins

    Miss Adrenaline: A Tale of Twins 2023

    A competitive biker takes the identity of her long-lost identical twin sister to bring her killers to justice and get the truth behind their separation.

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  • Poster for Newly Rich, Newly Poor

    Newly Rich, Newly Poor 2025

    A wealthy businessman and a working-class dreamer discover they were switched at birth. Now, they must swap lives to learn what truly matters.

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  • Poster for Blood Ties

    Blood Ties 2022

    In early-1800s Colombia, three high-society sisters act as spies to help rebels fight against Spanish rule, and to seek justice for their mother's death.

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  • Poster for Kdabra

    Kdabra 2009

    A 17-year-old boy finds himself involved in a series of supernatural phenomena.

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  • Poster for Café con Aroma de Mujer

    Café con Aroma de Mujer 1994

    Café con aroma de mujer is a 1994 Colombian telenovela, produced by then programming company RCN TV on state-owned Canal A. It was written and created by Fernando Gaitán. It was broadcast in several countries throughout Latin America, North America and Europe.

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  • Poster for Nurses

    Nurses 2019

    María Clara González works as head of nurses in one of the most recognized hospitals in the city: the Santa Rosa. Life would seem to smile at her were it not for the monotony into which her ma rriage with Román has fallen, with whom she has two children. On the day of her anniversary, María Clara makes the decision to win her husband back and reserves a hotel room to spend the night with him. However, Román suffers a heart attack at the scene and is transferred to an emergency to receive medical help. María Clara spends the night at his side. The next day, a woman named Paula arrives, accompanied by her young son, and tells the nurse that it is Román's first-born son. From there, Maria Clara becomes increasingly disillusioned with her husband, to the point of planning their divorce.

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  • Poster for Filthy Envy

    Filthy Envy 2022

    Four great friends turn a celebration dinner into a complete nightmare; things turn toxic when friendship and envy sit together at the table.

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  • Poster for Hasta que la plata nos separe

    Hasta que la plata nos separe 2006

    Rafael Méndez and Alejandra Maldonado are salesmen from opposite sides of life. While Méndez depends on informal sales, and that without any higher education degree, Alejandra carries her duties as the Commercial Manager of a car dealership with an MBA degree and a hard attitude up her sleeve. An unfortunate car accident will bring them together, and they will have to get the best of each other in order to survive their respective realities.

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  • Poster for The Unbroken Voice

    The Unbroken Voice 2022

    Against all odds, a young Arelys Henao pursues her dream of a singing career in this music-packed drama inspired by the Colombian icon's early life.

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