Overview
- A federal lawsuit in Florida names Artists Equity and Falco Pictures, seeks unspecified damages, and does not name Netflix as a defendant.
- Plaintiffs Jason Smith and Jonathan Santana say viewers linked them to the leads after the movie echoed their Miami Lakes bust with nearly $22 million in orange buckets hidden behind a wall.
- The complaint alleges the film invented theft schemes, cartel contacts, and killings that never occurred in their investigation.
- The officers say they sent a cease-and-desist in December 2025 and argue producers paid a different Miami-Dade officer to consult on the film.
- Local officials in Hialeah criticized the movie’s portrayal of the city after its January release on Netflix.