Overview
- Episode 5, “The Pirate Dinner,” premiered Dec. 14 on Paramount+, marking the Season 2 midpoint, with new episodes arriving Sundays through the Jan. 18 finale.
- Insurers and lenders intensify pressure with a 45‑day requirement to restart an offshore operation, escalating the legal and financial jeopardy facing M‑Tex.
- Reports outline that about $400 million from a prior payout is spread across private funds, making immediate access punitive and legally thorny.
- The narrative weighs restructuring through bankruptcy against taking outside capital from a cartel‑linked financier, highlighting the season’s moral and legal peril.
- Paramount+ cites record premiere views and has officially renewed the series for Season 3, as new cast standouts Sam Elliott and Andy Garcia broaden the show’s scope.