'Narcos' season 3 spoilers news: Boyd Holbrook on possible Murphy return in season 3

The death of Colombian drug kingpin Pablo Escobar (Wagner Moura) at the end of "Narcos" season 2 seemed to indicate that the series has ended for good. But now that the show has been renewed for two more seasons, fans see the conclusion of Escobar's story as an opportunity for "Narcos" to reinvent itself.

Following the season 2 finale, "Narcos" showrunner Eric Newman said in interviews with various media outlets that "Narcos" isn't limited to the stories of Escobar and the Medellin cartel. According to the "Narcos" boss, the Netflix series is about cocaine and will thus continue to tell the stories of the various cartels involved in its production and distribution. These include the Cali Cartel and the Mexican Cartels.

Apart from confirming that the show will focus on a different cartel in the next season, the season 2 finale also seemed to set up at least one character for a season 3 return. Javier Peña, played by "Game of Thrones" alum Pedro Pascal, was one of the real-life DEA agents who succeeded in taking down Escobar. In the season 2 finale, Peña was informed about the escalating cocaine production while everyone else was celebrating the death of Escobar. In "Narcos," Peña worked alongside Steve Murphy, another real-life DEA agent. Murphy was played by "Gone Girl" actor Boyd Holbrook, who also narrated the series.

In a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Holbrook teased his character's possible return, saying that while the real-life Murphy left Colombia shortly after Escobar's death, he continued to work for the DEA for many years.

"Steve didn't retire from the DEA until, I believe, two years ago," the actor shared. "He was very active in the DEA for a long time so I'll leave that up to you to find out," he added.

But while Holbrook's Murphy provides the English-speaking voice for "Narcos" and anchors Pascal's Peña, the actor also implied that the show can do without Murphy, as there are many others anchors in "Narcos."

"It's just really interesting how every character works off each other and I think that's really where you're going to see the show evolve, is creating these new relationships," he explained.

While "Narcos" follows a chronological timeline of real-life events, much of it is fiction, which means that Murphy and Peña can indeed show up in seasons 3 and 4, even if they had no real-life involvement in the DEA's investigations of the Cali Cartel.

Speaking with THR, Newman explained how much of the show is true and how much is made up. "It's probably 50-50," he said. "Even when we had to stray from reality, we tried to be consistent with what the reality would be and how people would react to things," he added.

Netflix has not announced the official release date for "Narcos" season 3 but season 2 is currently streaming online.