Pico da Neblina (TV series)

Pico da Neblina (transl. Joint Venture) is a Brazilian 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]

Pico da Neblina
Also known asJoint Venture
GenreDrama
Created byCauê Laratta
Chico Mattoso
Marcelo Starobinas
Mariana Trench Bastos
Written byCauê Laratta
Chico Mattoso
Marcelo Starobinas
Mariana Trench Bastos
Directed byQuico Meirelles
Fernando Meirelles
Luis Carone
Rodrigo Pesavento
StarringLuis Navarro
Henrique Santana
Teca Pereira
Daniel Furlan
Maria Zilda Bethlem
Country of originBrazil
Original languagePortuguese
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes20
Production
Executive producersAndrea Barata Ribeiro
Bel Berlink
Fernando Meirelles
Roberto Rios
Eduardo Zaca
Luis Peraza
Production companies HBO Latin America Originals
O2 Filmes
Release
Original networkHBO Brazil
HBO Latin America
Original releaseAugust 4, 2019 (2019-08-04) - present

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
  • Luis Navarro as Biriba
  • Henrique Santana as Salim
  • Teca Pereira as Irene
  • Daniel Furlan as Vini
  • Maria Zilda Bethlem as Suzette Tortoriello
  • Leilah Moreno as Kelly
  • Dexter as CD
  • William Costa as Piolho
  • Bruno Giordano as Fernão
  • Sabrina Petraglia as Nanda
  • Bruce de Araújo as Digão
  • Lenita Oliver as Marcela
  • Fabio Marcoff as Joselo
  • Renata Carvalho as Carmen
  • Alex Gruli as Sargento Lopes
  • Ivan de Almeida as Bigode
  • Nathalia Ernesto as Laura
  • Inara as Gabriela
  • Che Moais as Pescoço
  • Henrique Brandon as Torneira
  • Gabriel Salazar as Buiú
  • Nayobé Nzainab as Amanda
  • Fabio Nepô as Bigato
  • Jorge Neto as Rick
  • JB Oliveira as Nelsinho
  • Irayó as Caniço

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]

References
  1. "HBO to Premiere Brazilian Original, Pico de neblina, on August 4". todotvnews. June 10, 2019. Archived from the original on June 20, 2019. Retrieved June 10, 2019.
  2. Giannini, Alessandro (March 19, 2019). "Série de Fernando Meirelles vai mostrar São Paulo com maconha liberada". O Globo (in Portuguese). Retrieved June 11, 2019.
  3. Lisboa, Daniel (October 22, 2018). ""Pico da Neblina": Série da HBO imagina como seria Brasil com maconha legalizada". Universo Online (in Portuguese). Retrieved June 10, 2019.
  4. Branco Cruz, Felipe (August 4, 2019). "Em Pico da Neblina, da HBO, legalização da maconha prejudica traficantes de drogas". Universo Online (in Portuguese). Retrieved August 6, 2019.
  5. Cajueiro, Marcelo (April 6, 2019). "HBO Latin America Orders 'Hard,' 'The American Guest,' 'Pico da Neblina' in Brazil". Variety. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
  6. Queirós, Amanda (August 2, 2019). "Série Pico da Neblina imagina Brasil onde maconha é legalizada". Metro Jornal (in Portuguese). Retrieved August 5, 2019.
  7. "HBO España estrena la serie brasileña "Pico de neblina"". neeo.es (in Spanish). August 3, 2019. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
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