The End (Brazilian TV series)

The End (Portuguese: Fim) is a Brazilian miniseries produced by Globoplay based on the book of the same name written by actress and writer Fernanda Torres. The production premiered on October 25, 2023, on the streaming service.

Created and written by Fernanda Torres, with adaptation supervision by . Directed by Andrucha Waddington and Daniela Thomas.

The series features performances by Fábio Assunção, Marjorie Estiano, , Débora Falabella, , , David Junior, Heloísa Jorge, and Laila Garin in the leading roles.

Plot

The plot takes place between 1968 and 2012 and is divided into four phases covering the characters' youth, maturity, and old age. Over the decades, they share loves, betrayals, heartbreaks, joys, quirks, follies, and frustrations.

Cast

Special appearances

Production

In August 2018, the series was first mentioned in the press. It was in November of that year that the first names began to surface, with Otávio Müller being invited to appear in Fim*, a Globo miniseries. However, the negotiations did not move forward.

In 2019, rumors about the series began circulating again. At the time, Marjorie Estiano was set to star in O Selvagem da Ópera, a miniseries by Maria Adelaide Amaral about the Brazilian opera composer Carlos Gomes, but the actress left the cast to star in Fim, becoming the first confirmed cast member for the project. While still in negotiations for the second season of the series ', was cast in the series.

In early 2020, Valentina Herszage, fresh off the miniseries ', and David Junior, who was still appearing in soap opera Bom Sucesso, were confirmed for the cast. Shortly thereafter, Zezé Motta and Alessandra Negrini were also cast in the production. Fábio Assunção took on the role of Ciro, the protagonist, even beginning to prepare for the role by losing 27 kilograms. Already on the air with the miniseries Todas as Mulheres do Mundo, was also confirmed for the series.

In April 2020, Fim was already in its second week of filming when production was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil, leading to the postponement of production until 2021. However, after several delays, the series’ crew filmed the scenes in 2022, taking 14 weeks and covering approximately 290 locations.

Due to delays, Alessandra Negrini left the production because of a scheduling conflict between the Globoplay series and the filming of Netflix’<nowiki/>s, Invisible City, and was replaced by actress Débora Falabella in the role of Irene.

Reception

Critcs

Journalist , in a post on her blog on Universo Online, gave the series a mixed review, saying, “Amid all that frustration and those dysfunctional couples, I found myself sinking deeper and deeper into a state of distress. I kept thinking about those passions, those orgies, that unbridled snorting of cocaine, all that whiskey. [...] I celebrate ‘Fim’ as a work of art. But the truth is too harsh to be viewed that way". Danilo Casaletti, writing for the newspaper O Estado de S. Paulo, gave the series a positive review, saying that it “captured the book’s ‘Rodriguean’ atmosphere”.

Celia Musilli, writing in the ' newspaper, gave the series a positive review, noting that “Fim explores love and loss, friendship and rivalry, freedom and risk, life and death. I highly recommend it!”. Walter Félix, from the website NaTelinha, praised the series and said it is a major asset for Globoplay: “It’s a sign that the platform is improving with every new release and has long since ceased to be merely an online archive of past TV shows.”

Prizes

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