The Chosen One (2019 TV series)

*The Chosen One*
The Chosen One
Genre	Drama; Thriller
Based on	Niño Santo; by Pedro Peirano; Mauricio Karz;
Written by	Raphael Draccon ; Carolina Munhóz
Directed by	Michel Tikhomiroff; Max Calligaris;
Starring	Nedelea Dragos Gabriel; Nedelea Mihaela Gabriela; Nedelea David Alexandru; Nedelea Cattleya Maria; ;
Country of origin	Brazil
Original language	Portuguese
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	12
Production
Executive producers	Raphael Draccon; Lanna Marcondes; Carolina Munhóz;
Cinematography	Hélcio Alemão Nagamine; Rodrigo Reis;
Production company	Mixer Films;
Original release
Network	Netflix
Release	June 28, 2019 –; present

The Chosen One (Portuguese: O Escolhido)

Premise

The Chosen One follows three young doctors who travel to a village in the Pantanal to vaccinate the residents against a new mutation of the Zika virus . They end up trapped in this community full of secrets and whose residents are devoted to a mysterious leader, who has the gift of healing illnesses in a supernatural way.^[1]

Cast and characters

Shahar Isaac as Simon
Renan Tenca as "The Chosen One"
Pedro Caetano as Pharisee Pedro
Gutto Szuster as Young Shepherd Vergani
Mariano Mattos as Young Shepherd Mateus
Alli Willow as Mary
Tuna Dwek as Zulmiro
Kiko Vianello as Dr. Lorenzo Emanuel
Francisco Gaspar as Pharisee Silvino
Aury Porto as Pharisee Vicente
Lourinelson Vladmir as Rabbi

Episodes

Season	Episodes		Originally released
1	6		June 28, 2019 (2019-06-28)
2	6		December 6, 2019 (2019-12-06)

Season 1 (2019)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	1	"Missionaries of Death"	Michel Tikhomiroff	Carolina Munhóz & Raphael Draccon	June 28, 2019 (2019-06-28)
2	2	"Science and Faith"	Michel Tikhomiroff	Carolina Munhóz & Raphael Draccon	June 28, 2019 (2019-06-28)
3	3	"The Relic"	Michel Tikhomiroff	Carolina Munhóz & Raphael Draccon	June 28, 2019 (2019-06-28)
4	4	"Love Thine Enemies"	Michel Tikhomiroff	Carolina Munhóz & Raphael Draccon	June 28, 2019 (2019-06-28)
5	5	"Holy Refugee"	Michel Tikhomiroff	Carolina Munhóz & Raphael Draccon	June 28, 2019 (2019-06-28)
6	6	"Gift of Death"	Michel Tikhomiroff	Carolina Munhóz & Raphael Draccon	June 28, 2019 (2019-06-28)

Season 2 (2019)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
7	1	"The Serpent's Head"	Max Calligaris	Carolina Munhóz & Raphael Draccon	December 6, 2019 (2019-12-06)
8	2	"Father, why have you forsaken me?"	Max Calligaris	Carolina Munhóz & Raphael Draccon	December 6, 2019 (2019-12-06)
9	3	"My Life for Your Death"	Max Calligaris	Carolina Munhóz & Raphael Draccon	December 6, 2019 (2019-12-06)
10	4	"Healing or Curse?"	Max Calligaris	Carolina Munhóz & Raphael Draccon	December 6, 2019 (2019-12-06)
11	5	"Written Revelation"	Max Calligaris	Carolina Munhóz & Raphael Draccon	December 6, 2019 (2019-12-06)
12	6	"Blind Faith"	Max Calligaris	Carolina Munhóz & Raphael Draccon	December 6, 2019 (2019-12-06)

Production

Development

The series was officially announced on July 20, 2018. Netflix revealed that the production would be inspired by the Mexican series Ninõ Santo, created by Pedro Peirano and Mauricio Katz and based on the original idea of Pablo Cruz. The Brazilian version was adapted by the couple of writers Raphael Draccon and Carolina Munhóz.^[2]^[3]

Filming

Principal production of the first season commenced on September 22, 2018 in Brazil in the city of Porto Nacional, Tocantins.^[4] On October 9, 2018 the production moved to Natividade, with some scenes planned to be shot in some of the city's main touristic sites.^[5]

Release

On 17 May 2019, the teaser trailer for the series was released.^[6]

References

^ Prado, Pedro (March 16, 2019). "O Escolhido: Nova série brasileira da Netflix apresenta elenco". MSN (in Portuguese). Retrieved April 26, 2019.
^ "Netflix anuncia thriller brasileiro "O Escolhido"". Correio do Povo (in Portuguese). July 20, 2018. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
^ "'O Escolhido': Elenco dá detalhes sobre enredo da nova série brasileira de suspense da Netflix". Jovem Pan (in Portuguese). June 18, 2019. Retrieved June 19, 2019.
^ "Netflix grava série 'O Escolhido' em Porto Nacional e Natividade no Tocantins". AF Notícias (in Portuguese). September 11, 2018. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
^ "Pontos turísticos de Natividade são fechados para as gravações da serie da Netflix". Natividade City Hall (in Portuguese). October 20, 2018. Retrieved April 26, 2019.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ "O Escolhido Anúncio de Estreia Netflix". YouTube (in Portuguese). May 17, 2019.

External links

The Chosen One on Netflix
The Chosen One at IMDb

[1] Prado, Pedro (March 16, 2019). "O Escolhido: Nova série brasileira da Netflix apresenta elenco". MSN (in Portuguese). Retrieved April 26, 2019.

[2] "Netflix anuncia thriller brasileiro "O Escolhido"". Correio do Povo (in Portuguese). July 20, 2018. Retrieved April 26, 2019.

[3] "'O Escolhido': Elenco dá detalhes sobre enredo da nova série brasileira de suspense da Netflix". Jovem Pan (in Portuguese). June 18, 2019. Retrieved June 19, 2019.

[4] "Netflix grava série 'O Escolhido' em Porto Nacional e Natividade no Tocantins". AF Notícias (in Portuguese). September 11, 2018. Retrieved April 26, 2019.

[5] "Pontos turísticos de Natividade são fechados para as gravações da serie da Netflix". Natividade City Hall (in Portuguese). October 20, 2018. Retrieved April 26, 2019.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[6] "O Escolhido Anúncio de Estreia Netflix". YouTube (in Portuguese). May 17, 2019.

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