Pico da Neblina (TV series) explained

Alt Name:Joint Venture
Genre:Crime, Drama
Creator:Cauê Laratta
Chico Mattoso
Marcelo Starobinas
Mariana Trench Bastos
Director:Quico Meirelles
Fernando Meirelles
Luis Carone
Rodrigo Pesavento
Starring:Luis Navarro
Henrique Santana
Teca Pereira
Daniel Furlan
Maria Zilda Bethlem
Country:Brazil
Language:Portuguese
Num Seasons:2
Num Episodes:20
Executive Producer:Andrea Barata Ribeiro
Bel Berlink
Fernando Meirelles
Roberto Rios
Eduardo Zaca
Luis Peraza
Company:HBO Latin America Originals
O2 Filmes
Channel:HBO Brazil
HBO Latin America
First Aired: - present

Pico da Neblina is a Brazilian crime drama television series that premiered on HBO Brazil and Latin America on August 4, 2019.[1] It depicts a scenario in which marijuana has been legalized in Brazil and following the story of a former drug dealer who needs to find a way to keep working.[2]

The title is a pun on the meaning of 'high', as Pico da Neblina is the highest peak in Brazil.

Premise

The series follows the story of Biriba (Luís Navarro), a young drug trafficker from São Paulo who, after the legalization of marijuana in Brazil, decides to abandon his life on crime and sell his weed legally along with an inexperienced investor partner. But Salim (Henrique Santana), his childhood friend, decides to follow as an old-fashioned drug dealer in the illegality.[3]

Cast and characters

Production

Conception and development

According to the director Quico Meirelles, when Pico da Neblina was being produced, in 2015, he imagined that, when the series would be premiered, in 2019, cannabis would already been legalized in Brazil. But what he saw was a twist in the opposite direction, with the discussions paralyzed in the National Congress of Brazil. The director said he could only imagine what this hypothetical Brazil would be like, based on experiences from other countries that have already legalized the drug, as part of Europe, Uruguay, Canada and the United States.[4]

HBO Latin America announced the production of the series during the 2018 Rio2C (Rio Creative Conference) event. It was revealed that the first season of the series consisting of ten episodes would be produced by Academy Award nominated director Fernando Meirelles.[5]

Release

Broadcast

The series premiered simultaneously on HBO Brazil, HBO Latin America and the streaming service HBO Go on August 4, 2019.[6] In Spain, the series premiered on August 5, 2019, on HBO España.[7]

Notes and References

  1. News: HBO to Premiere Brazilian Original, Pico de neblina, on August 4 . June 10, 2019 . todotvnews . June 10, 2019 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20190620044630/http://www.todotvnews.com/news/HBO-to-Premiere-Brazilian-Original-pico-de-neblina-on-August-4.html . June 20, 2019 .
  2. Web site: Série de Fernando Meirelles vai mostrar São Paulo com maconha liberada . O Globo. Alessandro. Giannini . Portuguese . March 19, 2019. June 11, 2019.
  3. Web site: "Pico da Neblina": Série da HBO imagina como seria Brasil com maconha legalizada . Universo Online. Daniel. Lisboa . Portuguese . October 22, 2018. June 10, 2019.
  4. Web site: Em Pico da Neblina, da HBO, legalização da maconha prejudica traficantes de drogas . Universo Online. Felipe. Branco Cruz . Portuguese . August 4, 2019. August 6, 2019.
  5. News: HBO Latin America Orders 'Hard,' 'The American Guest,' 'Pico da Neblina' in Brazil . April 6, 2019 . . Marcelo. Cajueiro. June 11, 2019.
  6. Web site: Série Pico da Neblina imagina Brasil onde maconha é legalizada . Metro Jornal. Amanda. Queirós . Portuguese . August 2, 2019. August 5, 2019.
  7. Web site: HBO España estrena la serie brasileña "Pico de neblina" . neeo.es . Spanish . August 3, 2019. August 5, 2019.