El Señor de los Cielos: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Aurelio Casillas is about to claim his place as Mexico's wealthiest and most powerful kingpin since the notorious Pablo Escobar. Armed with ruthless ambition and animal-like instincts, Aurelio outsmarts the law and, most importantly, his cartel rivals with a fleet of drug smuggling airplanes — earning him the nickname El Señor de los Cielos (The Lord of the Skies). But when revenge-seeking Special Forces police officer Marco Mejía demands personal retribution, Aurelio's guarded anonymity and rising empire fall under attack. The two men plunge into a life-or-death battle of drugs, raw passion, and betrayal that can only end in blood. Inspired by true events, the smash hit El Señor de los Cielos uncovers the looming dangers of the drug underworld in an action-filled drama.

Series details

• Title: El Señor de los Cielos
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Spanish
• Genres: Drama, Romance, Thriller
• Premiere date: 2013-04-15
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Network listed by TVmaze: Telemundo
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 17721
• IMDb ID: tt2777882
• TVDB ID: 279123

Cast and credited roles

• Raúl Méndez — Víctor Casillas "Chacorta"
• Robinson Díaz — Milton Jiménez "El Cabo"
• Rafael Amaya — Aurelio Casillas "El Señor de los Cielos"
• Gabriel Porras — Marco Mejía
• Carmen Villalobos — Leonor Ballesteros
• Ximena Herrera — Ximena Letrán de Casillas

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2013-04-15; final listed air date 2013-08-05.
• Season 2: premiered 2014-05-26; final listed air date 2014-09-22.
• Season 3: premiered 2015-04-21; final listed air date 2015-09-21.
• Season 4: premiered 2016-03-28; final listed air date 2016-07-18; episode order: 80.
• Season 5: premiered 2017-06-20; final listed air date 2017-11-02.
• Season 6: premiered 2018-05-08; final listed air date 2018-09-24.
• Season 7: premiered 2019-10-14; final listed air date 2020-01-31.
• Season 8: premiered 2023-01-17; final listed air date 2023-05-22.
• Season 9: premiered 2024-02-13; final listed air date 2024-06-26.
• Season 10: premiered 2026-07-07; final listed air date 2026-09-14.

Source and licence

Adapted from El Señor de los Cielos on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.