The Mechanism
Seen it?2018 | 2 seasons | 60 min | Crime, Drama
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a small audience and a quick end and almost no lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
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 Goliath, start here.
- The mood
- Dark and gritty.
- The pace
- 2 seasons: a few weeks of evenings, hour-long episodes, about 16 hours in all.
- What might put you off
- Rated TV-MA: meant for adults.
- It's in Portuguese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
A scandal erupts in Brazil during an investigation of alleged government corruption via oil and construction companies. Loosely inspired by true events.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesBelow par
7.0 out of 10
- AwardsWeak
0 wins and 3 nominations from smaller awards and festivals
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Ran for 2 seasons and reached a small audience so far; interest faded quickly after launch
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 11K people sought it out in the past year
Season by season
The show overall is a Weeknight Watch. Here's how each season stacks up; Season 2 is the high point.
Season 12018 · 8 episodes · 7.4 out of 10Sunday- Season 22019 · 8 episodes · 7.6 out of 10Sunday
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Cast & crew
Created by José Padilha, Elena Soarez
- Selton MelloMarco Ruffo
- Caroline AbrasVerena Cardoni
- Enrique DíazRoberto Ibrahim
- Jonathan HaagensenVander
- Osvaldo MilLuis Carlos Guilhome
- Lee TaylorClaudio Amadeu
- Antonio SaboiaDimas Donatelli
- Emílio Orciollo NettoRicardo Brecht
- Otto Jr.Juiz Paulo Rigo
- Júlia SvacinnaBeta Ruffo