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Narcos: Mexico: First look at Michael Peña and Diego Luna in season 4

The netflix series leaves Columbia for Mexico

Wednesday 18 July 2018 12:45 BST

Michael Peña and Diego Luna (Getty Images)

Late last year, the fourth season of Narcos added two excellent cast members: End Of Watch and Ant Man actor Michael Peña, along with Diego Luna, best known for Rogue One.

Netflix has now offered a first look at both the actors as their new characters, revealing some details about the upcoming season, including the show’s new name: Narcos: Mexico.

Whereas the three other seasons took place in Columbia, the upcoming batch of episodes will take place in Mexico and will “explore the origins of the modern drug war by going back to its roots”.

“Witness the rise of the Guadalajara Cartel in the 1980s as Félix Gallardo (Diego Luna) takes the helm, unifying traffickers in order to build an empire,” reads the official synopsis.

“When DEA agent Kiki Camarena (Michael Peña) moves his wife and young son from California to Guadalajara to take on a new post, he quickly learns that his assignment will be more challenging than he ever could have imagined.”

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12 useful Netflix features you need to know

Secret codes

Netflix has a staggering number of hidden sub-genres, which you can unlock with special codes. You can browse the codes at http://ogres-crypt.com/public/NetFlix-Streaming-Genres2.html. When you find the one you want, paste it at http://www.netflix.com/browse/genre/CODE (replacing “CODE” with the right combination of numbers). Unfortunately, this is only possible on the Netflix website.

12 useful Netflix features you need to know

New features

Everyone likes getting early access to new features for things they love, and Netflix lets you do just that. All you need to do is go to your Account page and select Test Participation.

12 useful Netflix features you need to know

History

We all have our guilty pleasures, though some are guiltier than others. If you really don’t want other people to find out what yours is, you can delete it from your viewing history by visiting Netflix’s Viewing Activity page, which you can find in the Account menu.

12 useful Netflix features you need to know

Rogue users

The Viewing Activity page has an option called See Recent Account Access, which shows you information about your account, such as when it has been used, on what device and where. If you spot any rogue-looking activity, you can knock anyone who isn’t supposed to have access to your account off your account, by going back to your Account page and selecting Sign Out of All Devices.

12 useful Netflix features you need to know

Ratings

Unless you’re binge-watching a series and therefore don’t care about anything else Netflix has to offer, suggestions are important. You can help Netflix improve the recommendations it gives you by actually rating the things you watch. If you hate a film, tell Netflix you hate it. If you love it, say you love it. This tiny bit of extra effort will soon pay off.

12 useful Netflix features you need to know

Manual ordering

If you’re not convinced by the suggestions Netflix automatically adds to your My List section, you can choose to manually order suggestions instead by visiting netflix.com/MyListOrder.

12 useful Netflix features you need to know

Downloads

Netflix pleased a lot of users when it added the ability to download shows for offline viewing. As well as helping yu save mobile data, it’s great for when you’re stuck on a plane or somewhere with terrible reception. Find out what films and TV shows are available to download by opening the menu and selecting Available to Download.

12 useful Netflix features you need to know

Keep an eye on your data

Phone, computer and TV screens are constantly improving, so it’s worth checking your Playback Settings (in your Account page) to ensure you’re watching Netflix in the best quality you can. On the other hand, however, sometimes your web connection can’t keep up. Because nobody likes buffering, you can make a compromise by lowering the playback quality. Doing so could also help you save data if you’re on a limited plan. Low quality burns through roughly 0.3GB of data per hour, Medium burns through roughly 0.7GB per hour and High gets through roughly 3GB per hour for HD content, and roughly 7GB per hour for 4K content.

12 useful Netflix features you need to know

Switch browsers

Google Chrome may be the most popular web browser in the world, but it isn’t great for watching Netflix on - the crown belongs to Microsoft Edge. Believe it or not, Netflix even looks better on Internet Explorer than it does on Chrome. The maximum resolution you can watch Netflix on differs depending on which browser you use. You can go up to 4K on Microsoft Edge, up to 1080p on Internet Explorer and Safari, and up to 720p on Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Opera.

12 useful Netflix features you need to know

Clearer subtitles

You can customise the appearance of subtitles on Netflix to make them easier to read or slightly less prominent - whatever suits you. Go to Subtitle Appearance in your Account menu and play with font, colour, text size and even shadow effects.

12 useful Netflix features you need to know

Requests

Netflix is constantly refreshing its line-up, but there’s always going to be something you want to watch that isn’t available. You can request a TV show or film by visiting help.netflix.com/en/TitleRequest. It’s an outside shot, but it’s worth a try.

12 useful Netflix features you need to know

The end

If you decide to cancel your Netflix subscription early, your Viewing Activity, recommendations and ratings will still be saved for 10 months. That essentially means there’s nothing to lose from closing your account down temporarily - you can pick up where you left off as soon as you resurrect it. It’s a good option to have if you’re about to go on holiday for a while or decide that you need to cut down on the amount of Netflix-bingeing you’ve been doing.

Earlier this year, a location scout for Narcos — Carlos Muñoz Porta — was found dead with multiple gunshot wounds near San Bartolo Actopan, an area said to have some of Mexico’s highest murder rates.

The first two seasons focused on drug kingpin Pablo Escobar and — while creators originally designed to just focus on him — they decided to name the show Narcos so the series could outlive Esboar’s death.

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