Netflix Nabs 'Games of Thrones' Red Viper for Pablo Escobar Drama

It's out of one deadly duel and into another for Pedro Pascal, who until last Sunday played Oberyn Martell in Game of Thrones.

Netflix has cast the erstwhile Red Viper in the upcoming Narcos drama about Columbian drug lord Pablo Escobar, the streaming service confirmed to Mashable on Friday. The original series will debut in 2015, with Wagner Moura as Escobar.

Pascal will portray Javier Pena, a Drug Enforcement Administration agent tasked with capturing and killing trafficking maestro Escobar, the Netflix spokesperson said.