REAL PEOPLE AND EVENTS

Netflix’s Narcos, which tracked drug kingpin Pablo Escobar in its first two seasons, opened in 1979 and spanned the ’80s. Its third season (Sept. 1) moves into the early 1990s and focuses on the Cali cartel.

NBC’s Law & Order True Crime: The Menendez Murders (Sept. 26, 10 ET/PT) explores the trials of Lyle and Erik Menendez, who were ultimately convicted of the 1989 murders of their parents.