Pablo Escobar: A Son’s Childhood Recreated in Dear Killer Nannies
In a sunlit courtyard staged to resemble Medellín of decades past, a small boy plays while stern young guards linger at the edges of his world — a moment at the heart of Dear Killer Nannies, a new series inspired by the life of pablo escobar and told from the perspective of his son.
What is Dear Killer Nannies about?
Dear Killer Nannies: criado por sicarios is a dramatic retelling of a childhood lived amid luxury and violence. The series follows the experiences of Juan Pablo Escobar as a child and adolescent, exploring his relationship with his father and with the armed men contracted to protect the family, who function as improvised “nannies. ” Presented in drama tone, the production recreates Colombia in the 1980s and 1990s and concentrates on how the actions of the father affected the lives of those around him.
The project comprises eight episodes of roughly 35 minutes each and frames the tension between a child’s innocence and a dangerous adult world. It traces the gradual disintegration of an idealized household as the true scale of the family’s illegal operations and the role of the sicarios become evident to the boy who once saw his father as a benefactor and a successful businessman.
How does the series portray Pablo Escobar’s family life?
The narrative centers on Juampi, the son who grows up surrounded by guards and privileges. Children close to power appear insulated by wealth yet profoundly affected by the moral and physical risks that surround them. The custodians who protect the family are portrayed as young men whose presence is at times parental and at other times lethal: companions in play, but also members of a sicariato prepared to give their lives for their employer and his family.
The series emphasizes the clash between the child’s perception — of a father as benefactor to the poor and a provider of comfort — and the harsher reality revealed as the boy matures. By telling the story from Juan Pablo’s vantage point, the production aims to show not only the luxury and social ascent that working for Pablo Escobar could bring, but also the human cost inflicted on family and community.
Who made it, and when will audiences see it?
Dear Killer Nannies was developed with the firsthand accounts of Juan Pablo Escobar, who is credited as a creator of the fiction alongside Sebastián Ortega and Pablo Farina. Sebastián Ortega serves as showrunner. The production is a collaboration among Telemundo Studios, Underground Producciones and TIS Studios. John Leguizamo appears as Pablo Escobar Gaviria, with Janer Villareal, Miguel Tamayo, Miguel Ángel “Orion” García and a broad supporting cast portraying the family and those around them.
Filming took place in Bogotá and Medellín, and the project benefited from the CINA incentive. Direction is credited to Pablo Fendrik and Felipe Cano Ibañez, with writing by Alejandro Quesada, Ana María Parra, Martín Méndez and Sebastián Ortega. The series is slated to arrive on April 1 on Disney+ in Latin America; listings also place it on Hulu in the United States and on HBO Max in other references.
The decision to base the drama on Juan Pablo’s recollections shapes both its intimacy and its tensions: the camera lingers on household detail and on the uneasy bonds between child and guardian, between family ritual and the instruments of protection that double as instruments of violence.
Back in the courtyard from the opening scene, the boy no longer plays without weight. The same image now carries memory and consequence: toys at his feet, armed men in the shade, and a story that asks viewers to consider how innocence survives — or is altered by — life in the shadow of a notorious figure. For audiences encountering this retelling, the series offers an intimate lens on the human costs behind a well-known name and invites reflection on the people who grew up in its orbit and the legacy they carry.
