EXCLUSIVE:Criminal Codeis a breakout hit forNetflix.
The Brazilian action drama, based on real events, has landed well at home and internationally.
Season 2 drops soon and Deadline got some time with series director and showrunnerHeitor Dhalia.
The first pictures from ‘Criminal Code’ Season 2 have landedAlexandre Schneider e Ana Pazian/Netflix
We can also exclusively share the first pictures from the upcoming season.
Criminal Codescaled Netflixs top 10 in 70 countries, including the U.S. and Canada.
Dhalia and theCriminal Codeteam are breaking new ground with a Brazilian action drama inspired by true crime.
Alexandre Schneider e Ana Pazian/Netflix
The team went to lengths to check that their series, although fictionalized, felt authentic.
Criminal Codestars Maeve Jinkings, Romulo Braga, Thomas Aquino and Alex Nader.
We have many former inmates in the cast, which brings a unique truth to the show.
Dhalia is a Partner at the production company Paranoid.
That will follow the Rio de Janeiro gambling mafia.
He says it has similar core principles asCriminal Code.
Brazil has a storied filmmaking history.
In TV, meanwhile, it is known internationally for long-running melodramas.
Dhalia says: I hope this marks a new chapter for Brazilian productions to shine on the world stage.
As one of the characters in this new show says: Only those who play win.
