El Chapo follows the life of notorious drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, tracing his path from his early days in the 1980s working for the Guadalajara Cartel to his rise in the 1990s as a powerful figure in the Sinaloa Cartel. Season 3 continues the account of his expanding power, the pressures around his empire, and the events leading toward his ultimate downfall in 2016.