'Narcos: Mexico' Season 2 'coming soon' to Netflix

Michael Peña (L) and Diego Luna play Kiki Camarena and Felix Gallardo on "Narcos: Mexico." File Photo by Sven Hoogerhuis/UPI Michael Peña attends the New York premiere of "12 Strong" on January 16. File Photo by Dennis Van Tine/UPI Diego Luna attends the Venice Film Festival premiere of "At Eternity's Gate" on September 3. File Photo by Rune Hellestad/UPI

Dec. 5 (UPI) -- Narcos: Mexico says Season 2 is "coming soon" to Netflix.

The streaming company announced in a news release Wednesday that it renewed the series for a second season.

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Netflix confirmed the news on its See What's Next official Twitter account, writing, "#NarcosMexico has been renewed for Season 2." It shared a promo for the new season on the Narcos account.

"We're building an empire. Why stop now?" the post reads.

We’re building an empire. Why stop now? pic.twitter.com/1e1JY5L6ye
— Narcos (@NarcosNetflix) December 5, 2018

Tenoch Huerta, who plays Rafael Caro Quintero on the show, celebrated the renewal by thanking the cast and crew on Twitter.

"@netflix @NarcosNetflix Each director, actor, staff, food, makeup, costumes, editing, production, screenwriters, transport, delegates, assistants, electrical.... etc, etc. All, infinite thanks," he wrote Wednesday.

#NarcosMexico

¡A huevo!

Nos rifamos como los grandes.@netflix @NarcosNetflix

Cada director, actores, staff, alimentación, maquillaje, vestuario, edición, producción, guionistas, trasporte, delegados, asistentes, eléctricos.... etc, etc.

Todos, gracias infinitas. pic.twitter.com/FXQKEMwmLL
— Tenoch Huerta Mejía (@TenochHuerta) December 5, 2018

Narcos: Mexico was originally envisioned as the fourth season of the Netflix series Narcos, which was set in Columbia. The show is a companion series that focuses on the illegal drug trade in Mexico.

Narcos: Mexico stars Huerta, Michael Peña, Diego Luna and Alyssa Diaz.