'Criminal Code', Netflix's First Brazilian Police Action Series, Comes Out on November 14

São Paulo, October 19, 2023 – Can DNA solve a robbery? Starting on November 14, the federal agents on Criminal Code will show that it's possible. The release of Netflix's first Brazilian police action series, inspired by real crimes, will take fans of the genre by storm. The trailer for this mega-production provides a brief glimpse into the tireless hunt for the perpetrators of an unprecedented heist right on Brazil's border.

After a robbery of epic proportions at the premises of a private security firm in Paraguay, federal agents from the Foz do Iguaçu bureau launch a complex investigation. Following the trail of the DNA samples they collect, they discover a trace that connects the robbery in the neighboring country with other recent crimes, unveiling an even larger plan involving criminal elements from both countries.

Starring Maeve Jinkings, Rômulo Braga, Thomás Aquino, and Pedro Caetano, the plot weaves together action, special effects, and breathtaking sequences to portray the top levels of crime and policing in Brazil – on one side, a technologically advanced police force that uses forensic science to solve highly complex investigations, and on the other, criminals who employ sophisticated methods to plan robberies, city-wide blockades, and operations that require years of work and millions of dollars of investment.

"Criminal Code shows a different side of crime in Brazil: criminal activity along the border regions that has barely been explored in movie storytelling. We use a cross-border heist that occurs in Paraguay as our point of reference and inspiration for the beginning of the series, which develops into a dispute between two opposing forces, both highly sophisticated, in a South American panorama with forays into other areas of organized crime," says Heitor Dhalia, the series creator and showrunner. 

With eight episodes, Criminal Code was created by showrunner Heitor Dhalia, produced by Manoel Rangel and Egisto Betti, and developed by Paranoïd.

About Netflix Netflix is one of the world's leading entertainment services with over 238 million paid memberships in over 190 countries enjoying TV series, films and games across a wide variety of genres and languages. Members can play, pause and resume watching as much as they want, anytime, anywhere, and can change their plans at any time.

About Paranoïd Paranoïd is an independent Brazilian audiovisual producer known for audacious cinema, TV, streaming, and advertising projects. Paranoïd is dedicated to delivering creative content and high image quality, working at all stages, from creation to launch, of series and feature films, fictional and non-fictional, with the main platforms, programmers, channels, distributors and collaborators on the audiovisual market.

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