‘Brutal Pact’ and more: Discover the main series of the week

The documentary on the murder of Daniella Perez will debut Thursday (21) on HBO Max

The program of the series highlights two Brazilian attractions. Both the documentary attraction on the murder of Daniella Perez and the adaptation of Turma da Mônica debut in streaming this Thursday (21/7). There is also an array of real Argentine crime, South Korean supernatural comedies, and several American productions, most of which will be available as of Friday.

Check out the top 10 news streaming series below, in a selection of releases to follow this week.

| BRUTAL PACT: THE KILLER OF DANIELLA PEREZ | HBO MAX

The five-episode documentary series on the case of actress Daniella Perez, murdered in 1992, features painful testimonies from the actress’s mother, author Gloria Perez, her husband, Raul Gazolla, and friends – even Roberto Carlos! – and the experts involved in the investigation.

The brutal death of the Globo star was one of the most famous crimes in Brazil and in more ways than one, as the people involved were famous celebrities. The greatest protagonist of the telenovela “De Corpo e Alma”, written by her mother, Daniella was killed by Guilherme de Pádua, an actor with whom she was a romantic partner in the plot, and by Paula Thomaz, at the time wife of Guilherme. Her body was found in a grove in Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro, pierced with eighteen fatal blows from a white weapon.

According to the lawsuit, the motivation for the crime was that Guilherme believed her role in the soap opera was dwindling because of the actress.

“I always wanted to tell this story as it went. Dani was doing well in his career. Life seemed like a beautiful open road. We only saw good things on the horizon. But suddenly, everything exploded. He was sucked in. . There is only one truth, there are many versions, “sums up Gloria Perez, whose story guides the narrative. She recorded over 20 hours of testimony for the docuseries and, according to her, the behind-the-scenes crew cried during filming.

Directed by Tatiana Issa (“Dzi Croquettes”) and Guto Barra (“Yves Saint-Laurent: My Marrakesh”), who also wrote the screenplay, the project was conceived by Issa, who began her career as an actress and was close to Daniella. . In 1992, the year of the murder, she starred in the soap opera “Deus nos Acuda” with Gazolla.

| TURMA DA MÓNICA: THE SERIES | GLOBOPLAY

A continuation of the “Monica’s Gang” films, the series brings together the same film actors: Giulia Benite (Mônica), Kevin Vechiatto (Cebolinha), Laura Rauseo (Magali) and Gabriel Moreira (Cascão), as well as Milena (Emilly). Nayara), which was introduced in “Turma da Mônica: Lições” and is considered the fifth member of the Turma. But the characters are no longer children – with Mônica and Magali discovering lipstick – but, according to Cebolinha, they have not yet become teenagers.

Who comes to update their little world is Carminha Frufru (Luiza Gattai, who debuts as an actress after “The Voice Kids”), a girl more tied to the expectations of society, who “arrives” in the Limoeiro neighborhood. And along with it comes a mystery, with a reference to a famous horror scene “Carrie the Strange” (1976) – in a chocolate bath version instead of blood.

The attraction is led by Daniel Rezende, who directed “Turma da Mônica: Laços” and “Turma da Mônica: Lições”, and also features the characters Madame Frufru, played by Mariana Ximenes (“Uma Loucura de Mulher”), and Feitoso Araújo, Capitan Brutto, played by Fernando Caruso (“Vai que Cola”).

| MARÍA MARTA, THE MURDERER AT THE COUNTRY CLUB | HBO MAX

A true criminal attraction, the series dramatizes the case of the Argentine María Marta García Belsunce, found dead by her husband in the bathroom of her house, in a luxury apartment building in Buenos Aires, in 2002. What at first seemed like a domestic accident, is become one of the most emblematic crimes in the history of Argentina.

The investigation has already been narrated in the documentary series “Quem Matou María Marta?”, Released in 2020 on Netflix. The actor version, on the other hand, includes two characters blogging to help the accused – and the viewer situate themselves in the plot. Ever since, when everyone thinks that the crime has been solved, new doubts arise.

The series was developed by Martín Méndez (“Maradona: The Conquest of a Dream”), directed by Daniela Goggi (“The Red Line of Destiny”) and features Laura Novoa and Jorge Marrale (both of “Papa Francesco, Conquering Hearts” ) in the cast. “), like María Marta and her husband, as well as Mike Amigorena (” Limbo … Until I decide “), Nicolás Francella (” The great lady of the cinema “), Carlos Belloso (” The odyssey dei matti “)”), Muriel Santa Ana (“Mamãe Foi Viajar”), Valeria Lois (“Very Crazy”), Guillermo Arengo (“Santa Evita”) and Ana Celentano (“Farol das Orcas”).

| ANIMAL KINGDOM 6 | HBO MAX

One of the 10 most watched series on American pay TV, the storyline reaches its sixth and final season after losing some notable members of its cast over the past two years.

Inspired by David Michôd’s “Animal Kingdom” (2010), the series follows the routine of a crime family, which was initially run by the matriarch Smurf (veteran Ellen Barkin). To compensate for the tragic departure from the scenes of the characters of Barkin and Scott Speedman, the fourth season even added Emily Deschanel in her first role since the end of “Bones” (where she lived the title character for 12 seasons). She but she hasn’t even survived the intense conflict of the criminal conspiracy, which ends with the Cody family fighting for the Smurfs’ legacy.

David Michôd, who wrote and directed the original film, is involved in the production, but the project is by screenwriter Jonathan Lisco (of “Southland”), under the supervision of John Wells (also responsible for the remake of “Shameless”).

| VIRGIN RIVER 4 | NETFLIX

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The romantic streaming hit, starring Martin Henderson (formerly “Grey’s Anatomy”) and Alexandra Breckenridge (formerly “American Horror Story”), reaches its fourth season pregnant, but is in no rush to give birth.

Created by Sue Tenney (who also created “The Good Witch” and wrote “Seventh Heaven”), the series tells the story of Mel Monroe (Breckenridge), a young woman who goes to work as a midwife and nurse in the city of the title. of the show. Before long, she adjusts to her new home and reconciles with herself, and in the meantime she finds love with a local, Jack (Henderson). But since this novel has to last several chapters, this love is marked by inevitable comings and goings and a very very slow passage of time.

The couple have already faced numerous twists and turns and the third year ended with Mel pregnant. However, the plot has left in doubt who the father of the child is, a situation that should create more tension until it is resolved in the new season. Not without first presenting new complications, because the series has been renewed for the fifth year and needs to continue to hold the attention until the happy ending.

| SELL YOUR HAUNTED HOUSE | NETFLIX

The South Korean supernatural horror revolves around Hong Ji A, a woman who inherited from her mother the ability to perform exorcisms and Daebak Real Estate. One day, she runs into a scammer who specializes in fraudulent exorcisms, who makes her a proposal: to sell houses haunted by vengeful spirits at a low price, after a spiritual cleansing, and thus make money that no one would profit, because no other intermediary has the talents. by Hong Ji A.

The cast highlights Jang Na-ra (“Oh My Baby”) and Jung Yong-hwa (“Lucky Strike”).

| ALCHEMY OF SOULS | NETFLIX

Fantasy comedy combines costume drama, romance, political intrigue, martial arts and witchcraft. Set in a fictional country of the feudal era, it follows a sorceress and powerful warrior trapped in the body of a fragile woman, who in order to survive becomes the servant of a misunderstood young lord, whom she teaches to fight.

Hugely successful in South Korea, the production bears the imprint of the Hong sisters, creators of various romantic and fantasy K-dramas such as “Hotel del Luna”, “A Korean Odyssey” and “Master’s Sun”. The cast includes Jung So-Min (“Because This Is My First Life”) and Lee Jae-Wook (“Memories of the Alhambra”) in the lead roles.

| TEST 3 | APPLE TV +

The first UK series of Apple TV + is an adoption drama. Rafe Spall (“Jurassic World 2: Fallen Kingdom”) and Esther Smith (“Cuckoo”) play a couple who cannot conceive children and decide to adopt two. But there are obstacles that can be insurmountable. Even when everything seems to be resolved, new bureaucratic threats emerge in Season 3.

In addition to their interactions with the team responsible for the adoption system, the episodes show the couple’s dysfunctional friends, crazy family and chaotic lives.

Created by Andy Wolton (“The Amazing World of Gumball”), “Trying” also features actress Imelda Staunton (from the “Harry Potter” franchise and “The Crown” series) as an eccentric social worker.

| JURASSIC WORLD: JURASSIC CAMP 5 | NETFLIX

The latest adventure in the series – and as far as is known about the franchise – derived from “Jurassic World” follows the characters in their latest escape attempt. After all, escaping Isla Nublar wasn’t the end of the adventure, just a level change, racking up more dinosaurs and … robot attacks!

The series began in the midst of the events of the 2015 film “Jurassic World” and follows a group of six teenagers who find themselves lost in the middle of the dinosaur escape at the theme park. But as the action continues, the youngsters end up witnessing the behind-the-scenes secrets and genetic experiments of a rival company on nearby islands, led by the father of one of their own. And it all ties into the movies, culminating in the storyline of “Jurassic World: Dominion”.

The animation was developed by Scott Kreamer (“Kung Fu Panda: Legends of the Dragon Warrior”) and Lane Lueras (“Star vs. The Forces of Evil”), and is produced by Steven Spielberg and Colin Trevorrow, respectively directors of “Jurassic”. “. Park” (1993) and “Jurassic World” (2015).

| PRIMAL 2 | HBO MAX

The highly stylized prehistoric series is the new animated creation of Genndy Tartakovsky, father of “Dexter’s Laboratory” and “Samurai Jack”, as well as director of “Star Wars: Clone Wars” and “Hotel Transylvania”. But unlike the previous attractions, the production is for adults and includes a lot of violence.

The central characters are a Neanderthal and a Tyrannosaurus (named Spear and Fang in the credits) struggling to survive against the dangerous fauna and people living in their anachronistic world. Although very different, they share a journey of “friends”, after being reunited by the same tragedy: both have had their families killed by wild creatures.

The second season comes after the production won five Emmy Awards, including Best Animated Series last year.

Source: Terra

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