Drugs bust

James Purefoy plays a CIA agent determined to bring down a Mexican cartel kingpin in a dark thriller

- CAREN CLARK, JUDY EWENS

Narcos meets House of Cards in Amazon Prime Video’s tense new crime thriller El Candidato about the impact a drugs cartel has on Mexico City and the ripple effect on the country’s complex politics.

Sex Education and The Following’s James Purefoy heads the cast as gruff veteran CIA agent Wayne Addison. He teams up with eager rookie Isabel Alfaro (