The_Chosen_One_(2019_TV_series)
The Chosen One (2019 TV series)
Brazilian thriller drama web television series
The Chosen One (Portuguese: O Escolhido)
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| Genre | Drama Thriller |
| Based on | Niño Santo by
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| Written by | Raphael Draccon Carolina Munhóz |
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| Country of origin | Brazil |
| Original language | Portuguese |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
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| Network | Netflix |
| Release | June 28, 2019 (2019-06-28) – present |
The Chosen One follows three young doctors who travel to a village in the Pantanal to vaccinate the residents against a new mutation of the Zika virus . They end up trapped in this community full of secrets and whose residents are devoted to a mysterious leader, who has the gift of healing illnesses in a supernatural way.[1]
- Shahar Isaac as Simon
- Renan Tenca as "The Chosen One"
- Pedro Caetano as Pharisee Pedro
- Gutto Szuster as Young Shepherd Vergani
- Mariano Mattos as Young Shepherd Mateus
- Alli Willow as Mary
- Tuna Dwek as Zulmiro
- Kiko Vianello as Dr. Lorenzo Emanuel
- Francisco Gaspar as Pharisee Silvino
- Aury Porto as Pharisee Vicente
- Lourinelson Vladmir as Rabbi
Season 1 (2019)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
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| 1 | 1 | "Missionaries of Death" | Michel Tikhomiroff | Carolina Munhóz & Raphael Draccon | June 28, 2019 (2019-06-28) |
| 2 | 2 | "Science and Faith" | Michel Tikhomiroff | Carolina Munhóz & Raphael Draccon | June 28, 2019 (2019-06-28) |
| 3 | 3 | "The Relic" | Michel Tikhomiroff | Carolina Munhóz & Raphael Draccon | June 28, 2019 (2019-06-28) |
| 4 | 4 | "Love Thine Enemies" | Michel Tikhomiroff | Carolina Munhóz & Raphael Draccon | June 28, 2019 (2019-06-28) |
| 5 | 5 | "Holy Refugee" | Michel Tikhomiroff | Carolina Munhóz & Raphael Draccon | June 28, 2019 (2019-06-28) |
| 6 | 6 | "Gift of Death" | Michel Tikhomiroff | Carolina Munhóz & Raphael Draccon | June 28, 2019 (2019-06-28) |
Season 2 (2019)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
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| 7 | 1 | "The Serpent's Head" | Max Calligaris | Carolina Munhóz & Raphael Draccon | December 6, 2019 (2019-12-06) |
| 8 | 2 | "Father, why have you forsaken me?" | Max Calligaris | Carolina Munhóz & Raphael Draccon | December 6, 2019 (2019-12-06) |
| 9 | 3 | "My Life for Your Death" | Max Calligaris | Carolina Munhóz & Raphael Draccon | December 6, 2019 (2019-12-06) |
| 10 | 4 | "Healing or Curse?" | Max Calligaris | Carolina Munhóz & Raphael Draccon | December 6, 2019 (2019-12-06) |
| 11 | 5 | "Written Revelation" | Max Calligaris | Carolina Munhóz & Raphael Draccon | December 6, 2019 (2019-12-06) |
| 12 | 6 | "Blind Faith" | Max Calligaris | Carolina Munhóz & Raphael Draccon | December 6, 2019 (2019-12-06) |
Development
The series was officially announced on July 20, 2018. Netflix revealed that the production would be inspired by the Mexican series Ninõ Santo, created by Pedro Peirano and Mauricio Katz and based on the original idea of Pablo Cruz. The Brazilian version was adapted by the couple of writers Raphael Draccon and Carolina Munhóz.[2][3]
Filming
Principal production of the first season commenced on September 22, 2018 in Brazil in the city of Porto Nacional, Tocantins.[4] On October 9, 2018 the production moved to Natividade, with some scenes planned to be shot in some of the city's main touristic sites.[5]
On 17 May 2019, the teaser trailer for the series was released.[6]
- Prado, Pedro (March 16, 2019). "O Escolhido: Nova série brasileira da Netflix apresenta elenco". MSN (in Portuguese). Retrieved April 26, 2019.
- "Netflix anuncia thriller brasileiro "O Escolhido"". Correio do Povo (in Portuguese). July 20, 2018. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
- "'O Escolhido': Elenco dá detalhes sobre enredo da nova série brasileira de suspense da Netflix". Jovem Pan (in Portuguese). June 18, 2019. Retrieved June 19, 2019.
- "Netflix grava série 'O Escolhido' em Porto Nacional e Natividade no Tocantins". AF Notícias (in Portuguese). September 11, 2018. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
- "Pontos turísticos de Natividade são fechados para as gravações da serie da Netflix". Natividade City Hall (in Portuguese). October 20, 2018. Retrieved April 26, 2019.[permanent dead link]
- "O Escolhido Anúncio de Estreia Netflix". YouTube (in Portuguese). May 17, 2019.
