Somos.

This series portrays the events leading up to the Zeta Cartel's over the top revenge killings in the Mexican border town of Allende, Mexico in March of 2011. The first several episodes set the stage for the events and some of the people that were involved and affected by those events.

With no prior knowledge of this tragedy, I was curious if possibly some of the scenes were sensationalized for dramatic effect. However, after I read the detailed ProPublica article which is easily found online, it includes, witness accounts, confessions, phone transcripts, etc. So that you quickly realize it is a very accurate telling of events.

The series held my interest from the beginning. Some reviews found the pacing a little slow until the final episode, but for me it was interesting getting a sense for the culture in a small Mexican border town and necessary for the audience to become invested in the people that were affected by these events. I felt the acting was convincing and really helped make the characters believable and interesting. Definitely a worthwhile watch in my book and a 7 rating equals "very good" in my view of how ratings should work.

This is incredibly sad story which actually happened in small Mexican city close to US border.

According to reports up to 500 civilians were murdered by cartel hitmen, many houses were destroyed. Cartel was very cruel, killing children and elderlies.

Last episode really gets you, gives you creeps. The story follow few different families in the city of Allende, ordinary people doing ordinary jobs and paying the ultimate price for just living their life in the most unfortunate place in the world. It is really devastating to see how little human life is worth to cartel.

Normally, I get really tough on bad movies or shoes and I get giddy over a good movie. Mainly, its over insignificant and subjective reactions while I'm constantly checking on my phone.

Since this was in spoken Spanish I had to read the subtitles and got sucked in right away. It's not Narcos which is more action and gripping action. This series taps into your soul and tests your faith in humanity.

At first I chuckled at the amateurish acting but once I got a sense what was coming I was appreciating the actors and direction much more.

I knew nothing about the Allende story and was blown away at what happened. I read the article that detailed the events and just shook my head.

10 stars for shedding light on this. Well done!

This show is carried by:

Excellent acting - the only poorly acted roles are the American ones leading a viewer to believe, given the otherwise flawless direction, this was intentional.

Perfect pacing - the show is neither slow nor a string of meaningless action scenes. The comparison with Narcos is inevitable, in terms of pacing these shows are entirely different beasts, because they cover different timescales. I found the pacing as good as or better than it was in Narcos. The directors found a way to tell more story, across fewer characters but broader community.

Carefully crafted dialogue - that spans the entirety of the show. Character development is rich and concise. There is no wasted interaction or frivolous screen time.

Narcos was excellent but this series was simultaneously more and less brutal. The directors are masterful in their application of offscreen story telling. What you do not see is often worse than what you do. A welcome change in a sea of gratuitously violent hollywood offerings - yours truly, a John Wick fan.

This series evokes a deep emotional response. The hopelessness, both knowing and unwitting, of Somos' characters is pervasive but there is not a single line of lament throughout the series.

The ending is masterful. It is not the one you want, but it is the conclusion the story demands.

The show becomes more predictable as is glides towards its crescendo. This intentional unravelling is truly devastating. On reflection we are forced to reckon with a situation many of us probably feel far removed from.

This series brings home the violent, inhumane repercussions of drug and human trafficking. You will both lose and find your humanity in around 6 hours. The impact will linger.

Any attempted "rehabilitation" of trafficking economy criminals should involve mandatory repeat Somos screenings. I cannot think of a more effective or poignant way to illustrate the evils of this scourge.

This series was very good,although some acting was quite poor,especially the Americans, you will forget it all due to the ending which is one of the most horrific I've ever seen...truly saddening but a must see.