Netflix Announces 'MED', Its First Brazilian Medical Drama, Alongside New Originals Slate
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Stewart Clarke
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Summary
Netflix announced a slate of new Brazilian originals at the Rio2C conference, including 'MED', its first Brazilian medical drama starring Clara Moneke and produced by Paranoid (the label behind 'Criminal Code'). This follows the recent greenlight of Netflix's first Brazilian legal drama 'Habeas Corpus' by Café Royal. The slate also includes a documentary from Maria Farinha Filmes about a Brazilian sailor.
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Clara Moneke will star and Paranoid is the production company, the same label that produced global hit Criminal Code.
The announcement comes soon after Netflix greenlit its first legal drama from Brazil, Habeas Corpus, which is being made by Café Royal and is now in production.
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