Samantha! (2018)

Genre

comedy television program

Country

Brazil

Length

2 seasons, 14 episodes

Rated

TV-MA

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 20 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A former child star named Samantha tries to get back into show business. She hatches schemes to regain fame decades after her 1980s TV show.

comedicquirkyenergeticsatiricalbittersweetnostalgicupbeatlightly farcical

What happens

Samantha! is a Brazilian comedy television series. It is the first Brazilian comedy produced by Netflix and the third Netflix series produced in Brazil, after 3% and O Mecanismo. The first season was released on July 6, 2018. It is directed by Luis Pinheiros and Julia Jordão, and scripted by Roberto Vitorino, Patricia Corso, Rafael Lessa and Filipe Valerim. The series follows Samantha, a former child star who had her own TV show and led the children's musical group Turminha Plimplom in the 1980s, and now schemes to launch herself back into the spotlight. Netflix confirmed the production of the series in February 2017, during a press conference given by its founder. Its official teaser was released in June 2018, announcing its debut for the 6 of July of the same year. Months earlier, the service confirmed the production of season two which premiered on April 19, 2019. On March 4, 2020, the series was canceled by Netflix. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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