Former Drug Enforcement Administration agent James Kuykendall is suing Amazon Studios, along with those associated with its docuseries “The Last Narc,” for defamation as a result of his characterization on the show.
The four-part series, released in July, tells the true story of Enrique “Kiki” Camarena, a special agent with the DEA, who was kidnapped, tortured and murdered in Guadalajara, Mexico in 1985. The investigation following Camarena’s death resulted in numerous convictions of drug lords associated with the Guadalajara Cartel behind Camarena’s death.
According to the lawsuit — who names the defendants as star and former DEA supervisor and special agent Hector Berrellez, assistant producer John Massaria, executive producer Tiller Russel, Good Pixel Productions and the Intellectual Property Corporation — “the Show masquerades as a factual documentary, but in reality, it aims to capitalize on Camarena’s tragic murder by scandalizing it for profit and for entertainment value.”
The lawsuit states...
The four-part series, released in July, tells the true story of Enrique “Kiki” Camarena, a special agent with the DEA, who was kidnapped, tortured and murdered in Guadalajara, Mexico in 1985. The investigation following Camarena’s death resulted in numerous convictions of drug lords associated with the Guadalajara Cartel behind Camarena’s death.
According to the lawsuit — who names the defendants as star and former DEA supervisor and special agent Hector Berrellez, assistant producer John Massaria, executive producer Tiller Russel, Good Pixel Productions and the Intellectual Property Corporation — “the Show masquerades as a factual documentary, but in reality, it aims to capitalize on Camarena’s tragic murder by scandalizing it for profit and for entertainment value.”
The lawsuit states...
- 12/22/2020
- by Natalie Oganesyan
- Variety Film + TV
In today’s TV news roundup, Netflix released the “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” interactive comedy special trailer, and the cast of “Melrose Place” is set to reunite on “Stars In The House” April 28.
Dates
NBC has revealed that “America’s Got Talent” and “World of Dance” will have their season premieres back-to-back on May 26. “America’s Got Talent” will air the first episode of its 15th season at 8 p.m., introducing new judge Sofia Vergara along with Heidi Klum, Simon Cowell, Howie Mandel and host Terry Crews. At 10 p.m., “World of Dance” will return for its fourth season to crown a new “best dancer in the world.” Judges Jennifer Lopez, Derek Hough and Ne-Yo are back, as is host Scott Evans.
First Looks
Netflix has unveiled a trailer for “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. The Reverend,” an interactive comedy special premiering on May 12. The viewer will be able to make crucial choices...
Dates
NBC has revealed that “America’s Got Talent” and “World of Dance” will have their season premieres back-to-back on May 26. “America’s Got Talent” will air the first episode of its 15th season at 8 p.m., introducing new judge Sofia Vergara along with Heidi Klum, Simon Cowell, Howie Mandel and host Terry Crews. At 10 p.m., “World of Dance” will return for its fourth season to crown a new “best dancer in the world.” Judges Jennifer Lopez, Derek Hough and Ne-Yo are back, as is host Scott Evans.
First Looks
Netflix has unveiled a trailer for “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. The Reverend,” an interactive comedy special premiering on May 12. The viewer will be able to make crucial choices...
- 4/27/2020
- by Ellise Shafer
- Variety Film + TV
The world of Mexican drug cartels continues to be an interesting gambit for entertainment. Netflix’s “Narcos: Mexico” series has garnered quite the following over its three seasons, in spite of controversy including their location manager being murdered back in 2017, and with “Narcos: Mexico” giving Diego Luna a chance to shine other streaming services are following suit.
Amazon Prime is taking a different route, looking at an element touched on during the first season of “Narcos: Mexico” and telling the true story. “The Last Narc” is a four-part docuseries examining in detail the 1985 kidnap and murder of DEA Agent Enrique “Kiki” Camarena. Camarena was played by Michael Peña on “Narcos: Mexico.”
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Amazon Prime is taking a different route, looking at an element touched on during the first season of “Narcos: Mexico” and telling the true story. “The Last Narc” is a four-part docuseries examining in detail the 1985 kidnap and murder of DEA Agent Enrique “Kiki” Camarena. Camarena was played by Michael Peña on “Narcos: Mexico.”
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- 4/17/2020
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