Rua Augusta (TV series)

Rua Augusta is a Brazilian drama television series based on the Israeli series "Allenby St." that premiered on TNT Brazil on March 15, 2018. It is the first Brazilian original series released by TNT in a co-production with O2 Filmes. It is directed by Pedro Morelli and Fábio Mendonça, and written by Ana Reber, Jaqueline Vargas and Julia Furrer.[1][2]

Rua Augusta
GenreDrama
Based onAllenby St.
Starring
  • Fiorella Mattheis
  • Pathy de Jesus
  • Rodrigo Pandolfo
  • Milhem Cortaz
  • Lourinelson Vladmir
  • Zemanuel Pinheiro
  • Dani Glamour
  • Rui Ricardo
  • Carlos Meceni
  • Rafael Dib
Country of originBrazil
Original language(s)Portuguese
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes12
Production
Executive producer(s)
  • Pedro Morelli
Production location(s)São Paulo
Running time30 minutes
Production company(s)
  • O2 Filmes
  • TNT Brazil
DistributorTurner Latin America
Release
Original networkTNT Brazil
Original releaseMarch 15, 2018 (2018-03-15) –
present (present)
External links
Official website

The series brings as main scenario the underground culture and prostitution in Rua Augusta, one of the most emblematic streets of the city of São Paulo.[3]

Premise

The narrative accompanies the story of Mika (Fiorella Mattheis), who works as a stripper at the nightclub Love. In this bustling scenario, she builds a relatively normal life and hides facts from her past. Throughout the series, she will have a loving involvement and develop a great partnership with Alex (Lourinelson Vladmir), who is the manager at the Hell nightclub.[4]

Cast
  • Fiorella Mattheis as Mika
  • Pathy de Jesus as Nicole
  • Rodrigo Pandolfo as Emílio
  • Milhem Cortaz as Raul
  • Lourinelson Vladmir as Alex
  • Zemanuel Pinheiro as Cézar
  • Glamour Garcia as Babete
  • Rui Ricardo as Dimas
  • Carlos Meceni as Maurício Amaral
  • Rafael Dib as Lucas

Release

The series premiered on TNT Brazil on March 15, 2018. The streaming service Prime Video purchased rights to broadcast the series in Latin America.[5]

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References
  1. "TNT Brazil to Adopt Hit Israeli Drama". Haaretz. November 26, 2014.
  2. "Com 'Rua Augusta', TNT estreia a sua primeira série brasileira". Estadão (in Portuguese). March 12, 2018.
  3. "Com ritmo de thriller urbano, "Rua Augusta" desbrava rotina da noite paulistana". IG (in Portuguese). March 14, 2018.
  4. "'Rua Augusta' e mais 3 séries nacionais para você dar uma chance nesta semana". HuffPost Brasil (in Portuguese). May 6, 2018.
  5. "Amazon Prime Video Licenses Armoza's Rua Augusta". todotvnews. July 25, 2019.
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