Following in the footsteps of Netflix, which has shown that international TV series can crossover in the U.S., Amazon is hoping the next big series for the Prime Video platform is the crime drama “Dom.”
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“Dom” is inspired by the true story of Victor, a police officer who dedicated his life to the war on drugs, and his son Pedro, a drug addict who became one of the most wanted criminals in Rio de becomes a military intelligence agentJaneiro. The show twist of fate becomes a military intelligence agent and embraces the war on drugs as his life mission. Over the years, he comes to face the disillusionment of endless war and watches his own son, Pedro, succumb to the enemy he tirelessly fought against: cocaine. Pedro turns into an addict as well as one of the most wanted criminals in Rio de Janeiro: Pedro Dom.
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The series stars Gabriel Leone, Flavio Tolezani, Filipe Bragança, Raquel Villar, Isabella Santoni, Ramon Francisco, Digão Ribeiro, Fabio Lago, Julia Konrad, and André Mattos, among others. “Dom” is directed by Vicente Kubrusly and Breno Silveira, who also acts as showrunner.The series is produced by Renata Brandão e Ramona Bakker from Conspiração. Antonio Pinto composed the original soundtrack.
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Here’s the synopsis:
Set against two time periods (1999-2005 and 1969-1986), Dom tells the story of Pedro, a handsome boy from Rio de Janeiro’s middle class who is introduced to cocaine in his teen years, eventually becoming an addict, which puts him on the path to emerging as the leader of a criminal gang that dominated the tabloids in Rio in the early 2000s. The visceral, high-adrenaline drama also tells the story of Pedro Dom’s father, Victor Dantas, who, as a kid in the late 60s, makes a discovery at the bottom of the sea, reports it to the authorities, and ends up joining the police intelligence service. The series shows the journey of father and son living opposite lives, often mirroring and complementing each other, while both confront situations that blur the lines between right and wrong.
Directed by Breno Silveira and Vicente Kubrusly, the true-crime drama series debuts on Prime Video on June 4.
