The son of Colombian drug trafficker Pablo Escobar, Juan Pablo Escobar, will premiere the series “Dear Killer Nannies: Raised by Hitmen” on April 1, 2026, on the streaming platform Disney+. The production will feature eight episodes and will offer an intimate look into the childhood of the son of the leader of the Medellin cartel.
The series tells the story from the personal perspective of Juan Pablo Escobar, who also participates as the narrator and producer of the project. Through this audiovisual production, he aims to show what it was like growing up surrounded by luxury, violence, and the constant danger related to his family during the height of drug trafficking in Colombia.
The project offers a different approach to the already well-known stories about the Medellin cartel. Instead of focusing on criminal operations, the narrative explores the human and psychological impact of growing up as a child under the shadow of one of the most notorious criminals of the 20th century.
About the series ‘Dear Killer Nannies: Raised by Hitmen’
“Dear Killer Nannies: Raised by Hitmen” addresses one of the lesser-known aspects of Pablo Escobar’s family life: The way his son spent his childhood surrounded by the armed men who protected the drug lord. According to the story, many of the hitmen responsible for the family’s security eventually became a kind of “nannies,” which inspired the title of the series.
The production explores the contrast between the life of privilege the family enjoyed and the constant fear caused by threats, persecutions, and conflicts stemming from Colombia’s war on drug trafficking. This duality between wealth and danger is one of the central themes of the story.
Another key element is the relationship between father and son within a context marked by violence. The series attempts to show how a child tried to understand the figure of his father while the outside world labeled him as one of the most wanted criminals on the planet.
The production also seeks to avoid glorifying drug trafficking, focusing instead on the emotional and psychological consequences of growing up in that environment.
Juan Pablo Escobar: A life rebuilt away from drug trafficking
Juan Pablo Escobar, whose birth name is Juan Pablo Escobar Henao, was born on Feb. 24, 1977, in Medellin. After his father’s death in 1993, he decided to rebuild his life far from the criminal legacy that marked his childhood.
Today, he lives in Buenos Aires, Argentina, under the name Sebastian Marroquin Santos, an identity he adopted to start a new chapter in his life. There, he studied architecture at the University of Palermo and developed a career as an industrial designer, writer, and speaker.
Over the years, he has published several books reflecting on his father’s life and the consequences of drug trafficking, including Pecados de mi padre (Sins of My Father) and Pablo Escobar, My Father. He has also participated in audiovisual projects and international conferences where he promotes messages of reconciliation, historical memory, and peacebuilding.
A series that reopens the debate about the memory of drug trafficking
The release of “Dear Killer Nannies: Raised by Hitmen” has also sparked debate in Colombia. Some critics argue that productions like this revive a painful period in the country’s history and may contribute to keeping the narrative of drug trafficking alive in popular culture.
However, Juan Pablo Escobar has defended the project as a personal testimony aimed at telling his own truth and revealing the human impact of growing up in that environment.