Carcereiros

Carcereiros (transl. Jailers) is a Brazilian crime drama television series. It was produced by Rede Globo and released by the Globoplay streaming service. The first season debuted on Rede Globo free-to-air television network with 12 episodes on April 26, 2018 and ended on December 6, 2018. It is written by Marçal Aquino, Fernando Bonassi and Dennison Ramalho with collaboration of Marcelo Starobinas, inspired by Dráuzio Varella's book of the same name. Artistic direction is by José Eduardo Belmonte.[1]

Carcereiros
GenreCrime drama
Created by
Written by
Directed by
  • José Eduardo Belmonte
  • Pedro Bial
  • Fernando Grostein Andrade
Starring
Country of originBrazil
Original languagePortuguese
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes29
Production
CinematographyAlexandre Ramos
Production companies
DistributorRede Globo
Release
Original network
Original releaseJune 8, 2017 (2017-06-08)
External links
Website

Plot

Adriano is a graduate in history, who becomes a penitentiary agent to follow in the footsteps of his father, Tibério. His colleagues of profession, Vinícius and Isaías, along with the head of security Juscelino, help him cope up with the problems of the work environment. They have to deal with the grumpy penitentiary agent, Valdir.

The prison, directed by Vilma, is out of control, and becomes the main setting. Adriano must deal with the challenges and ponder the two rival factions that command the place. The main one is led by Binho and his wife Kelly. He must balance his work with time with his family.[2]

Production

The series was supposed to be starred by Domingos Montagner, however, with the death of the actor during the shooting of the telenovela Velho Chico, the role passed to Rodrigo Lombardi.[3]

The first season of the series was shot at the "Votorantim Women's Penitentiary", in Votorantim, São Paulo before its inauguration in March 2017. The shooting took place in 2016 and had participation of local actors.[4]

References
  1. "'Carcereiros' é lançada pelo Globoplay, na íntegra para assinantes, no próximo dia 8 de junho". Globo (in Portuguese). June 6, 2017.
  2. "CARCEREIROS". adorocinema (in Portuguese). June 3, 2017.
  3. "Rodrigo Lombardi homenageia Domingos Montagner no início das gravações de 'Carcereiros'". Folha (in Portuguese). October 24, 2016.
  4. "Curiosidade: série 'Carcereiros' foi gravada na cidade de Votorantim". Globo (in Portuguese). May 9, 2018.
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