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Seen it?2023 | 2 seasons | Drama, Crime
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a small audience and a quick end and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime-drama fans. If you loved Power Book IV: Force or Animal Kingdom, start here.
- The mood
- Dark and gritty.
- The pace
- 2 seasons: a few weeks of evenings.
- What might put you off
- Rated TV-MA: meant for adults.
- It was cancelled, so the story may not get a proper ending.
- It's in Portuguese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
Adrift and desperately needing money to pay for his ailing adoptive father's care, Ubaldo, a bank clerk who's unable to remember his childhood, receives an inheritance that will change his destiny for good. He goes to Cratará, in the heart of the northwest desert, where he'll become the leader of a pack of ruthless bandits, fulfilling the legacy of his biological father - a mythical cangaceiro.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Ran for 2 seasons and reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 2K people sought it out in the past year, and interest is climbing
Season by season
The show overall is a Monday Morning Maybe. Here's how each season stacks up; Season 2 is the high point.
Season 12023 · 8 episodes · 7.3 out of 10Sunday
Season 22026 · 7 episodes · 10.0 out of 10Friday
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Cast & crew
Created by Eduardo Melo, Mariana Bardan
- Allan Souza LimaUbaldo
- Alice CarvalhoDinorah
- Bruno BellarminoGastão
- Thainá DuarteDivânia
- Marcélia CartaxoZeza
- Hermila GuedesLeillane
- Lucas CarvalhoAlfredinho
- Heraldo de DeusBoto Fé
- Alaylson EmanuelFilete
- XamãCarioca