Sofia Vergara is set to play Griselda Blanco, the infamous Colombian drug lord widely known as the “Black Widow,” for an upcoming six-episode limited series on Netflix.
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According to a recent report from The Hollywood Reporter, Vergara will portray the character in a series titled Griselda, which will come from Eric Newman, the showrunner for Narcos and Narcos: Mexico. Newman will write and executive produce Griselda while working on the upcoming third season of Narcos: Mexico. The series will be directed by Andrés Baiz, a Colombian native who is also attached as an executive producer alongside Doug Miro and Carlo Bernard.
While the series will have a ton of Narcos members attached to it, the report mentions that Netflix has been consistent in saying that Griselda will have no connection to the highly popular series. “Griselda Blanco was a larger-than-life character whose ruthless but ingenious tactics allowed her to rule a billion-dollar empire years before many of the most notorious male kingpins we know so much about,” says Vergara. “We are thrilled to have found the perfect partners in Eric, Andrés and Netflix to help us bring this story of her life to the screen.”
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“Griselda chronicles the real-life of savvy and ambitious Colombian business woman, Griselda Blanco, who created one of the most profitable cartels in history,” reads the logline from Netflix. “A devoted mother, Blanco’s lethal blend of charm and unsuspecting savagery helped her expertly navigate between family and business leading her to become widely known as the Black Widow.”
