Justiça (2016)
- Genre
- drama
- Country
- Brazil
- Length
- 2 seasons, 20 episodes
- Rated
- TV-14
- Rating
- 7.3 of 10 from 28 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
Four sets of characters in Recife have their lives intertwined over the course of seven years. The series follows each group through personal crises connected by crime and justice.
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What happens
Justiça (English title: Above Justice) is a Brazilian television series created by Manuela Dias. Its first season aired on Rede Globo from 22 August to 23 September 2016 at 11 pm. It was written by Manuela Dias, co-written by Mariana Mesquita, Lucas Paraizo and Roberto Vitorino, and it was directed by Isabella Teixeira, Luísa Lima, Marcus Figueiredo and Walter Carvalho, with general and artistic direction by José Luiz Villamarim. The first season is set initially in 2009 and then in 2016 in Recife, each weekly episode follows one of four different set of characters whose stories are interconnected. It stars Adriana Esteves, Julia Dalavia, Marina Ruy Barbosa, Drica Moraes, Antônio Calloni, Cássio Gabus Mendes, Cauã Reymond, Marjorie Estiano, Luisa Arraes, Jéssica Ellen, Jesuíta Barbosa and Débora Bloch at the main roles. In Brazil, Justiça was received well by viewers and critics alike. The show had a daily reach of approximately 41 million viewers and a total reach of approximately 134 million viewers. The first four episodes were made available on Globoplay before the miniseries premiered on network television. In 2017, the series was nominated for 45th International Emmy Awards in the best drama series categories and best actress for Adriana Esteves. The second season premiered on 11 April 2024 on the streaming platform Globoplay, and is set to run for 28 episodes. Set in the cities of Ceilândia and Brasília, four more stories are presented. The cast of the second season includes Juan Paiva, Marco Ricca, Maria Padilha, Alice Wergmann, Murilo Benício, Júlia Lemmertz, Belize Pombal, Danton Mello, Nanda Costa, Paolla Oliveira and Marcello Novaes. Leandra Leal is the only one from original cast who has remained on the series since the first season. The second season is written by Manuela Dias with the collaboration of Walter Daguerre and João Ademir, and is directed by Mariana Betti, Pedro Peregrino and Ricardo França. The general and artistic direction of the season was by Gustavo Fernandez. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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