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Netflix released a first look photo (above) of Sofia Vergara as real-life drug queenpin Griselda Blanco from the upcoming limited series, Griselda. The streamer also revealed 10 newly added cast members including Vanessa Ferlito (NCIS: New Orleans, 24) and Juliana Aidén Martinez (Prodigal Son, The Blacklist).

helped turn sunny Miami into a blood-spattered war zone in the 1980s. Blanco also infamously had a penchant for killing — or ordering — the deaths of all of her husbands, which earned her the nickname “The Black Widow.” The upcoming series — which will consist of six 50-minute episodes — is the brainchild of “Empire” scribe Ingrid Escajeda, who is serving as showrunner, writer and executive producer.

Sofia Vergara is taking on an intense new role.

Sofia Vergara is set to portray notorious drug queenpin Griselda Blanco in a new Netflix limited series.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterSofía Vergara is set to star in a Netflix limited series about notorious drug trafficker Griselda Blanco, Variety has learned.Titled “Griselda,” the series chronicles the real life of savvy and ambitious Colombian business woman who created one of the most profitable drug cartels in history.

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She committed her first murder at 11, owned a submachine gun studded with emeralds and counted her three husbands among the 200 people she allegedly killed.

The Handmaid's Tale director Reed Morano is in talks to direct Jennifer Lopez in The Godmother, a movie based on the true-life Colombian drug lord Griselda Blanco, for STXfilms, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. Lopez will star as Blanco and produce alongside Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas, Benny Medina and Julie Yorn.

Emmy winner Reed Morano is in negotiations to direct Jennifer Lopez in the drug lord drama “The Godmother” for STXfilms.

By Anthony D'Alessandro