As long as demand for drugs persists -- and with it, big money dealing them -- someone will always be tempted to supply it.
According to CNN, that's the overall message TV dramas have been sending for decades.
From 'Narcos' to 'Better Call Saul,' the general message is that policing and incarceration doesn't work.
No matter how bold and nuanced, they've reinforced questions about whether a "drug war" can ever really be won.