A 2016 true crime film, starring Bryan Cranston, will not be part of Netflix’s expansive catalog from next month. The film centers on a U.S. Customs officer who goes undercover to help expose the infamous drug lord Pablo Escobar’s money laundering infrastructure.
The Infiltrator leaves Netflix in May
The Infiltrator is set to depart from Netflix’s streaming library on Thursday, May 7, 2026.
The film is based on Robert Mazur’s 2009 autobiography of the same name. It chronicles Mazur’s life as an undercover agent as he infiltrates the Medellín Cartel during the late 1980s. He spends years in disguise while collecting crucial evidence against the cartel members and other corrupt officials. His work exposed Pablo Escobar’s financial infrastructure and the Bank of Credit and Commerce International’s illegal hold over First American Bankshares.
Brad Furman, known for The Lincoln Lawyer and City of Lies, directed The Infiltrator with a screenplay from his mother, Ellen Furman. The cast features Bryan Cranston as Robert Mazur, Juliet Aubrey as Evelyn, Diane Kruger as Kathy, Jason Isaacs as Mark, John Leguizamo as Emir Abreu, and Amy Ryan as Bonni Tischler, among others.
Broad Green Pictures handled The Infiltrator’s distribution and premiered it at the Tampa Theatre on July 6, 2016. The film was later released in theaters on July 13, 2016, and received a favorable reception from critics and audiences alike. Most viewers praised Cranston’s powerful and authentic performance.
On Rotten Tomatoes, it currently holds a 72% Tomatometer score and a 71% Popcornmeter. Similarly, on Metacritic, it has a weighted-average score of 66 from critics and 7.1 from users. Sadly, the film was a commercial failure. Made on a reported $47.5 million budget, it made approximately $21 million at the global box office.
In addition to The Infiltrator, Cranston’s crime series, Your Honor, is also leaving Netflix at the end of next month. Viewers have a limited time to watch both projects on the platform.
