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Brazil’s Globoplay Renews ‘Dissident Archangel’ as Streamer Hits a Franchise Bonanza Making Crime Action Thrillers (EXCLUSIVE)

South America’s top local streamer Globoplay and AfroReggae hit pay dust crafting brutal, realistic, questioning crime action thrillers.

Globoplay, the freemium streaming service of Brazilian media giant Globo, has renewed flagship series “Dissident Archangel” for a fourth season as Latin America’s biggest local streamer is hitting pay dust forging franchises of its own making, led by stylish crime action thrillers which question their own brutality. Based on true facts, the series – “Anti-Kidnapping Unit,” “Dissident Archangel” and now “The Game” (“O Jogo que mudou e historia”) – touch a national nerve, playing to Brazilians’ fear of and fascination with violence and a deep distrust of its political elites. And right now our shows are attracting a lot of international attention and all the foreign streaming players that are producing drama in Brazil (Disney, Warner, Netflix, Amazon) have their own local crime series.

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