La Chasse aux gringos

Forced scenarios. Highly trained professional team that comes off as untrained, unprofessional and many times incompetent. The autistic lady can hunt down criminals with a few key strokes and intense staring at the computer screen, amazing talent. The go into shootouts with back ups or body armor, we'll trained right... The screen writer's must be high school drama students. The dialog is nonsensical and not anything real law enforcement professionals would say.

After Narcos, it had been a long time since I watched a Mexican series that truly captivated me like this. Gringo Hunters is absolutely exceptional. The storytelling is sharp and intense, and every single performance is nothing short of impressive. Each actor fully embodies their character, creating a gripping atmosphere that keeps you on the edge of your seat from the very first episode to the last.

It's rare to find a show where the writing, direction, and acting all align so perfectly, but this one delivers on all fronts. Every detail feels deliberate, the tension is masterfully built, and the emotional depth of the characters makes it impossible to look away.

Five stars feel like too little for what this series achieves. I sincerely hope they continue with more seasons, because this is a story and a cast that deserve to go even further. Truly one of the best shows I've seen in years, highly, highly recommended.

5 August 2025. It is a excellent series with a talented Mexican cast. It's about time to see U. S American born criminals who escape the law and flee to other countries and how they live and survive. Usually, there are films or t.v shows about foreigners sneaking into U. S. A. I hope this series get renewed for at least 3 more years. Two Thumbs up.

As Episode 1 of "The Gringo Hunters" (2025 release from Mexico; 12 episodes ranging from 44 to 53 min each) opens, we are informed this is "Inspired by True Events". We get to know a group of Mexican cops in Tijuana who are chasing down an American guy who fled from the US to avoid arrest. After a long chase, the American is promptly turned over to US Marshalls at the border. In a parallel story, the (billionaire) Mayor if Tijuana in interviewed at a town hall about the upcoming referendum to make Tijuana into another Las Vegas. At this point we are 15 minutes into Episode 1.

Couple of comments: this "inspired by true events" refers to the International Liaison Unit of the Baja California State Police, which for decades have been working, in close coordination with the FBI and other forces to track down people (mostly Americans) who have fled to Mexico to avoid punishment for crimes they have committed. But note: the series is not just about that. In fact, multiple other parallel story lines are developed over the course of the series, making this a surprisingly strong and gritty Mexican crime series that, for once, doesn't mainly focus on the Mexican drug cartels. I've now seen the first 6 episodes (halfway through the series), and I'm looking forward to watching the remainder 6 episodes.

"The Gringo Hunters" recently started airing on Netflix. I was unaware of the series, but happened to see a positive writeup about it in the UK-based weekly The Economist. That was enough for me to check it out. So glad I did. If you are in the mood for s surprisingly strong and gritty Mexican crime drama , I'd readily suggest you check this out, and draw your own conclusion.

Very entertaining series portraying the interesting and dangerous work of a Mexican police unit dedicated to capturing US criminals who have fled to their country.

The actors playing the squad team, led by the brilliant Harold Torres, all play their roles really well and are very believable as a tight-knit bunch of colleagues who have each others' backs. The banter and the care they have for each other is totally believable.

With different cases each episode - along with one big case that features throughout the whole series, it's fun, exciting and thoroughly enjoyable.