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Created by | Pedro Aguilera |
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Starring |
Bianca Comparato João Miguel Michel Gomes Rodolfo Valente |
Country of origin | Brazil |
Original language(s) | Portuguese |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 8 |
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Executive producer(s) |
César Charlone Tiago Mello |
Location(s) | São Paulo, São Paulo |
Running time | 38-49 minutes |
Production company(s) | Boutique Filmes |
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Original network | Netflix |
Picture format | 4K (Ultra HD) |
Original release | November 25, 2016 |
3% is a Brazilian, dystopian thriller series created by Pedro Aguilera, starring Bianca Comparato and João Miguel. Developed from a 2009 independent pilot episode, it is Netflix's first original Brazilian production and the second produced in Latin America, after Club de Cuervos.
The show is set in a future wherein people are given a chance to go to the "better side" of a world divided between progress and affluence in the Offshore, and devastation and poverty in the Inland, but only 3% of the candidates succeed. Netflix gave the show a one-season order with an 8-episode first season.César Charlone, an Academy Award nominated cinematographer known for City of God and Blindness, served as director alongside Daina Giannecchini, Dani Libardi, and Jotagá Crema. Tiago Mello serves as executive producer. The first season became available on Netflix worldwide November 25, 2016. The coming of the second season is confirmed, as stated on the 4th of December 2016 on the official 3% Facebook page.