The Mechanism (TV series)
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O Mecanismo (transl. The Mechanism) is a Brazilian political drama television series created by José Padilha and Elena Soarez, directed by Padilha, Felipe Prado, and Marcos Prado, and written by Elena Soarez. The show depicts Operation Car Wash (Portuguese: Operação Lava Jato), an ongoing police taskforce that discovered a widespread corruption scheme involving the Brazilian government and several prominent engineering firms.[1][2] The series premiered all episodes of the first season March 23, 2018, worldwide, on Netflix.[3]
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Genre | Political drama |
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Country of origin | Brazil |
Original language | Portuguese |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 16 (list of episodes) |
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Production company | Zazen Produções |
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Network | Netflix |
Release | March 23, 2018 (2018-03-23) – May 10, 2019 (2019-05-10) |
On May 28, 2018, the series was renewed for a second season.[4] The second season premiered on Netflix on May 10, 2019.