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The Mechanism as a series over 8 episodes is probably just enough of the series and hopefully that’s where it ends. Look there’s some great true based threads from Brasil and the corruption. However, the little intricacies that were really unrealistic were the jail scenes w…
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The Mechanism
70%
Series
2
16
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The Mechanism (2018) — AI TV series analysis
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Story & themes: A scandal erupts in Brazil during an investigation of alleged government corruption via oil and construction companies. Loosely inspired by true events. Our models also surface themes such as power from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for weekend binge sessions. Expect fast-paced storytelling across 2 seasons.
Community signal: TMDb members rate The Mechanism 70% (131 votes) — solid community ratings for this TV series.
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Synopsis
A scandal erupts in Brazil during an investigation of alleged government corruption via oil and construction companies. Loosely inspired by true events.
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- Series
- Status
- Ended
- Release date
- 2018-03-23
- Seasons
- 2
- Episodes
- 16
- TMDB rating
- 7.0
- TMDB ID
- 76954
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A scandal erupts in Brazil during an investigation of alleged government corruption via oil and construction companies. Loosely inspired by true events.
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Selton Mello
Marco Ruffo
Caroline Abras
Verena Cardoni
Enrique Díaz
Roberto Ibrahim
Jonathan Haagensen
Vander
Osvaldo Mil
Luis Carlos Guilhome
Lee Taylor
Claudio Amadeu
Antonio Saboia
Dimas Donatelli
Emílio Orciollo Netto
Ricardo Brecht
Otto Jr.
Juiz Paulo Rigo
Júlia Svacinna
Beta Ruffo
Susana Ribeiro
Regina Ruffo
Alessandra Colasanti
Wilma Kitano
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The Mechanism as a series over 8 episodes is probably just enough of the series and hopefully that’s where it ends. Look there’s some great true based threads from Brasil and the corruption. However, the little intricacies that were really unrealistic were the jail scenes where the entire syndicate were detained in a most unlikely jail setup. Reminded me of the jail cells in a an western film. Male and female prisoners in the same jail row. It was pretty captivating for the first 5 episodes then I found it a bit tedious and repetitive. Although it was refreshing to see a series that hadn’t come off the Hollywood machine. And it wasn’t the ‘ready mix’ formula we’ve been Force fed.
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