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Metástasis (2014)

Metástasis poster
Directed by
Andrés Baiz
Genre
police film
Country
Colombia, United States
Length
5 seasons, 62 episodes
Rated
TV-MA
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 99 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A high school chemistry teacher in Colombia is diagnosed with terminal lung cancer. He turns to making and selling methamphetamine to secure his family's financial future.

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What happens

Metástasis is a Colombian telenovela series, a Spanish language remake of the American crime drama Breaking Bad that transposes the events of the original from the United States to Colombia. It follows the storyline for all five seasons of Breaking Bad, with alterations to its pacing, visual style, and subplot elements. All five series were shown between June 8 and September 18, 2014; for a total of 62 episodes. It has been broadcast in Chile, Venezuela, Peru, the United States, Costa Rica and Mexico, among other countries, by Fox Latin America. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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