Griselda: the true story behind the violent new Netflix Colombian drug lord series starring Sofía Vergara

Weaving webs, neutralising prey; it's no real surprise that cocaine boss Griselda Blanco, who was linked to 250 murders and sentenced to 35 years in prison for her part running a drug empire, was given the nickname of America's most venomous spider.

The ruthless drug trafficker known as Black Widow (as well as the Cocaine Godmother) made as much as $80 million a month in late Seventies and Eighties Miami – a surprising arc for a five-foot woman born into poverty in Colombia just a few decades earlier.

Now the violent story of her rise to power is told in a new six-episode miniseries starring have both had a go; is reportedly up next) or featured in pop culture (Nicki Minaj, Rick Ross and Yung Thug have all rapped about the drug boss), the new series has been made by Eric Newman, the showrunner of , and is getting the treatment, meaning Blanco's grim story will be introduced to a massive global audience.