Netflix has renewed `Narcos: Mexico` for a third season, but showrunner Eric Newman is handing over the reins to Carlo Bernard.

Newman had been showrunner for all five seasons of the `Narcos` franchise, including the first three that centered on Pablo Escobar. The two most recent seasons, called `Narcos: Mexico,` shifted both the setting and time period, along with the majority of the cast.

Newman is under an overall deal with Netflix and will transition to overseeing the streaming service's upcoming opioid drama `Painkiller,` `Escape From Spiderhead` with Chris Hemsworth, and `The Upper World` with Daniel Kaluuya. He will remain executive producer on `Narcos` alongside Bernard and Jose Padilla.

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`I am grateful for my five years at the helm of 'Narcos' and 'Narcos: Mexico' and am immensely proud of what this spectacular team has achieved with these shows,` Newman said. `Carlo Bernard is the first person I ever spoke to about this project, over ten years ago, and I am extremely pleased to leave the steering of Season 3 of 'Narcos: Mexico' in his very capable hands.`