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Season 1 – Cowboy Cartel

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When a rookie FBI agent uncovers a massive money laundering operation in American horse racing, he risks his life to take down the culprits: Mexico's deadliest cartel.
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Cowboy Cartel — Season 1

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A fascinating story larded up with some redundant recreations, Cowboy Cartel is an addictive binge for true crime aficionados.

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Craig Mathieson The Age (Australia) There's a proven framework for a documentary series to build on. But it's dragged down by recreations that are so incremental and banal that they limit the story's potential. Rated: 3/5 Aug 15, 2024 Full Review Margaret Lyons New York Times “Cowboy” is admirably lucid about the ins and outs of money laundering, and it nimbly anticipates all the “is everything a criminal does a crime?” arguments a skeptical viewer or defense lawyer may have. Aug 6, 2024 Full Review Richard Roeper Chicago Sun-Times There are times when Cowboy Cartel gets a bit lost in the weeds of bureaucracy, but directors and executive producers Dan Johnstone and Castor Fernandez do an impressive job of holding our attention. Rated: 3/4 Aug 3, 2024 Full Review Johnny Loftus Decider Cowboy Cartel has a unique angle on the drug war to explore as it delves into the FBI’s case against Miguel Traviño and Los Zetas... Aug 9, 2024 Full Review Andrew Murray The Upcoming After a derivative first episode, Cowboy Cartel opens into an exhilarating and highly entertaining retelling of how a team of agents were able to dismantle one of the most dangerous cartels in history. Rated: 3/5 Aug 5, 2024 Full Review Peter Martin DallasFilmNow.com Impressive in scope ... instantly absorbing ... quickly transforms into an urgent and gripping true story. It feels like a campfire tale told at dusk, gaining power as the darkness falls and the fire burns brighter. Rated: 3.5/5.0 Aug 1, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

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Eric N Cowboy Cartel was a well-done documentary that kept me interested throughout. For me, the best part was seeing how all these law enforcement people worked together, at great risk to their own personal safety, to make a dent in a ruthless Mexican drug cartel. It was fascinating to see how all the pieces went together to make that happen. I've seen several of these well-produced, well-shot Apple TV+ documentaries and they're all good for a watch. Cowboy Cartel was certainly worth my time. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 09/12/25 Full Review Agustin G The interviews were great the reenactments so so, It was interesting but since it was more an actuarial investigation dealing more with numbers and transactions there was almost no action if somebody was looking for something like Narcos this is not it Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/19/25 Full Review Don T I gave it an hour off my life, but I really hated it. Not the genre. The film! Rated 1 out of 5 stars 08/07/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Dan Johnstone

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Castor Fernandez

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Eric Newman

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Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Aug 1, 2024 The Starting Gate Rookie FBI agent Scott Lawson follows through on a hunch and uncovers a shocking connection within U.S. horse racing. Details Episode 2 Aired Aug 1, 2024 The Inside Track As violence starts to spill across the border, Scott teams up with an unlikely partner to bring down the cartel's operation from the inside. Details Episode 3 Aired Aug 1, 2024 Clean Money, Dirty Tricks Scott's investigation has fatal consequences and threats from hired hitmen land at his doorstep. Details Episode 4 Aired Aug 1, 2024 Photo Finish Scott and the team race against the clock to wrap up the investigation before anyone else gets hurt. Details

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Season Info

Director
Dan Johnstone, Castor Fernandez, Eric Newman
Network
Apple TV+
Genre
Documentary, Crime
Original Language
English
Release Date
Aug 1, 2024
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