Starring Malvino Salvador and Bárbara Reis, the crime-thriller is set to premiere on Prime Video Latin America on July 21.
Spiral International, Fremantle, Boutique Filmes and Prime Video have announced new crime-thriller Negotiator will premiere on July 21 in Latin America.
The news is accompanied by the release of the series’ official poster featuring Malvino Salvador as Captain Gabriel Menck and Bárbara Reis as lieutenant Chacur, setting the tone for this upcoming action-packed drama. The series will be available on Prime Video in Latin America. Fremantle is handling global sales outside of Latin America and Portugal.
Negotiator tells the story of Captain Gabriel Menck (Malvino Salvador) who is head of negotiations for GATE, a special police unit charged with resolving crisis situations across São Paulo. In each episode, robberies, kidnappings, suicide bids and terrorist threats take place – these are volatile cases full of life-or-death decisions. Following a leave of absence from GATE, Menck finds himself dealing with the loss of his wife, his son’s post-traumatic stress disorder, and his intense work routine.
The series is co-produced by Spiral International and Boutique Filmes together with Executive Producers Zasha Robles and Gustavo Mello, respectively. The show is created by Gustavo Mello, Thomas Stavros and Thiago Faelli, directed by Isabel Valiante and written by Thomas Stavros, Gabriela Giffoni, José Guertzenstein and Ronaldo Lasmar. Global producer and distributor Fremantle is handling global sales outside of Latin America and Portugal.
“As we are in the middle of a Storytelling renaissance, particularly regarding stories told by US episodic series, yet embracing the local reality, we are thrilled to bring Negotiator to the international market, together with Boutique Filmes. Negotiator is a cinematic Brazilian-Noir series with all the right elements to cast a net across a wide audience, and the ability to play in any Basic Cable, Free TV, and/or Streamer. Fremantle is the right partner to help the series travel outside Latin America and we couldn’t be happier to work on another project with their team. And last but not least, Amazon Brazil/Latin America has been a wonderful partner to work with and we anxiously look forward to their premiere coming up in July,” Zasha Robles, from Spiral International.
“It is great to partner with Spiral and Fremantle and an immense pleasure for us here at Boutique Filmes, to be able to bring to the world a show created and produced in Brazil. A powerful local story that will conquer the audience around the globe. One important step in the consolidation of Boutique’s and Brazil’s presence in the international market,” says Gustavo Mello, from Boutique Filmes.
Jill Kellie, VP Scripted Acquisitions, Fremantle said: “Inspired by real events, Negotiator is a slick, high-stakes police thriller set in the vibrant city of São Paulo. We’ve no doubt viewers will be hooked by its rich episodic storylines and stunning visual quality, and couldn’t be happier to be partnering with Spiral International and Boutique Filmes to help take this impressive series to international audiences.”
