# Netflix’s Answer to Taylor Sheridan’s ‘Sicario’ Officially Makes Streaming History

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/netflixs-answer-to-taylor-sheridans-sicario-officially-makes-streaming-history/
- Published: 2026-10-22T02:01:29+00:00
- Original publisher: Collider
- Original article: https://collider.com/netflix-sicario-replacement-facing-el-chapo-streaming-success-october-2026/
- Topics: Entertainment, TV

## Key points

- *Facing El Chapo* has amassed 58 million Netflix views this year.
- The film has remained in Netflix’s top 10 for nine weeks.
- *Sicario 3* is expected to start production in 2027.

## Summary

Netflix’s *Facing El Chapo*, a Mexican crime thriller about two police officers who stop Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán during a routine traffic check, has become one of the platform’s most-watched non-English films this year. Its sustained popularity matters to the *Sicario* franchise, whose films have found a lasting audience at home despite modest cinema returns, and whose third instalment is due to begin production in 2027.

*Facing El Chapo* has reached 58 million views and spent nine weeks in Netflix’s top 10, adding 1.3 million views in its ninth week. It is the second-biggest Mexican title on the service, behind *Counterstrike*, which has about 69 million views and spent 12 weeks in the top 10. *Sicario* and *Sicario 2* have earned more than $170 million worldwide; the new film will reunite Emily Blunt, Benicio del Toro and Josh Brolin, with Steven Knight writing and Padraic McKinley directing.

## Coverage

- [Collider: Netflix’s Answer to Taylor Sheridan’s ‘Sicario’ Officially Makes Streaming History](https://collider.com/netflix-sicario-replacement-facing-el-chapo-streaming-success-october-2026/)
- [Collider: Florence Pugh’s Netflix Western Is Officially a Colossal Streaming Hit](https://collider.com/netflix-western-east-of-eden-streaming-success-october-2026/)

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