“House of Cards”, “Designated Survivor” and others are available on streams such as Netflix, HBO Max and Globoplay
In elections general occur in the Brazil next Sunday, October 2, 2022. Taking advantage of the political climate that occupies most of the conversations in the coming days, check out below for a list of 10 political series to remember.
Between faithful portraits or cartoons, fictional stories or based on real events and foreign or domestic productions, there are several options for programs on the subject, even on streaming services such as Netflix, HBO Max And Globoplay.
Designated survivor (Netflix)
Tom Kirkman (Kiefer Sutherland) is a minor portfolio minister in the executive branch of the United States when, on the eve of leaving office, he is chosen to be the “designated survivor,” a person who is isolated in a secret location on the occasion. of major events, in the event of a catastrophe, stand before the government.
An explosion kills all members of the government and parliament, including the president and vice president, causing Tom to fall into the office of head of the world’s largest economy, which will have to change his entire lifestyle, as well as that of the his family, to overcome the greatest crisis in the history of their country.
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Special emphasis on the first two seasons, produced by ABC. The third was made by Netflix, but the farewell of a large part of the cast is felt.
Fans of Korean culture can also watch the South Korean-made version available on the platform. In addition to the changes to the origin of the plot, to adapt to the legislation of the Asian country, some points are also adapted. For example, instead of mediating a conflict between a conservative state governor and Muslim immigrants, the president must resolve the issue between a major city mayor and North Korean immigrants.
Servant of the people (HBO Max)
In three seasons, aired between 2015 and 2019, the series tells how a history teacher manages to be elected president of his country after a video in which he criticizes the government went viral on social media.
Despite not having such brilliant interpretations or scripts, Servo do Povo draws attention for one particular reason: it was the production that elevated Volodmyr Zelensky to the presidency of Ukraine, receiving 30.4% of the votes in the 1st round and the 73.22% in the 2nd round of the 2019 elections.
The mechanism (Netflix)
With the first season launched in March 2018 and the second in March 2019, the series, based on Operação Lava-Jato, has been criticized for portraying an operation that has yet to be concluded and for putting phrases from some politicians in their mouths. people, others.
Despite the controversy, the production has good actors, such as Selton Mello, Enrique Diaz, Jonathan Haagensen, Carol Abras and Otto Jr., and plays, albeit not directly, characters from recent Brazilian politics such as Lula, Dilma Rousseff, Michel Temer and Sergio. Moro.
Vep (HBO Max)
The political satire centers on Selina Meyer (Julia Louis-Dreyfus, who won breast cancer that interrupted her filming during the series), a US vice president who ends up taking office unexpectedly. Critically acclaimed, the production won numerous Emmy Awards during its 7 seasons, which aired between 2012 and 2019.
House of cards (Netflix)
One of the most watched political series in recent times, House of Cards sees Kevin Spacey as cold and calculating Frank Underwood, on his way through the intricacies of politics to get to where he wants to be.
Before the airing of the sixth and final season, allegations of sexual harassment erupted against Spacey. The solution was to remove him from the series, transforming Claire (Robin Wright), his wife, vice president and political heir, into the president of the United States, giving him an air totally different from the others.
Renegade archangel (Globoplay)
In addition to the main plot, which involves the life of Mikael, a member of an elite team of the Rio de Janeiro military police, the series addresses the intricacies of Rio politics with deals, betrayals and “apparition” characters at the head of the executive power. and of the Legislative Assembly of the State. The second season was recently released.
marseille (Netflix)
Gérard Depardieu plays Robert Taro, an “old school” politician who was mayor of the French city of Marseille for 25 years. Now he will have to seek re-election against a new candidate, who was once his ally in the not-too-distant past.
arowana (Globoplay)
In the second season of the series about a group of environmental activists, there are several scenes set at the National Congress of Brasilia, where, in the story, the “MP [Medida Provisória] of the trillion “, which would exempt R $ 1 trillion from taxes to facilitate the use of polluting energy in the country. Among some caricature plots, there is also room for negotiations and questionable characters, such as that of Lázaro Ramos.
JK
A production missing from Globoplay’s current catalog, the series addresses the life and political trajectory of Juscelino Kubitschek, president of Brazil between 1955 and 1960, when he founded the city of Brasilia. The protagonist is played by Wagner Moura, in his youth, and by José Wilker, in old age.
The west wing
Aired between 1999 and 2006, the story portrayed Josiah Bartlet (Martin Sheen), a US president who represented the Democratic Party. The name, West Wing, refers to the “west wing” of the White House, where the presidential office is located and most of the events of American power take place. While not currently available on streaming services, the production scored some Brazilian fans when it aired on pay TV and also SBT in the 2000s.
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