Desperate Lies
Brazilian drama television series
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Desperate Lies (Portuguese: Pedaço de Mim, lit. 'Piece of Me') is a Brazilian drama television series created by Ângela Chaves.[2] It stars Juliana Paes, Vladimir Brichta, Felipe Abib and Paloma Duarte.[3] It premiered on Netflix on 5 July 2024.[4]
Brazilian PortuguesePedaço de Mim
GenreDrama
Created byÂngela Chaves
Written by
- Ângela Chaves
- Guilherme Vasconcelos
- Laura Rissin
- Marina Luísa Silva
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| Brazilian Portuguese | Pedaço de Mim |
| Genre | Drama |
| Created by | Ângela Chaves |
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| Creative director | Maurício Farias´ |
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| Country of origin | Brazil |
| Original language | Portuguese |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 17 |
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| Running time | 36–59 minutes[1] |
| Production company | A Fábrica |
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| Network | Netflix |
| Release | 5 July 2024 |
Plot
Liana leaves her husband, Tomás, after finding out he had an affair with a friend. During a night out, Liana consumes drugs provided by Oscar, who subsequently sexually assaults her. Upon learning she is pregnant, Liana attempts to uncover the identity of the father, only to be shocked to learn she's carrying two babies with DNA from two different men.
Cast
- Juliana Paes as Liana Azevedo Rosenthal[5]
- Vladimir Brichta as Tomás Rosenthal[5]
- Felipe Abib as Oscar Oliveira[6]
- Antonio Carrara as 19-year-old Oscar
- Paloma Duarte as Silvia Rosenthal França
- Martha Nowill as Débora Oliveira
- Jussara Freire as Norma Azevedo
- João Vitti as Vicente França
- Yohama Eshima as Cláudia Aguilar Nakamura
- Claudia Porvedel as Nina
- Joana Kannenberg as Patrícia
- Felipe Ricca as Kiko
- Rodrigo Cardozo as Isaias
- Antonio Grassi as Jonas Rosenthal
- José Beltrão as Marcos Azevedo Rosenthal
- Theo Almeida as 10-year-old Marcos
- Pedro Manoel Nabuco as Mateus Azevedo Rosenthal
- Enzo Diniz as 10-year-old Mateus
- Bento Veiga as Inácio Rosenthal
- Vitor Valle as 12-year-old Inácio
- Dani Ornellas as Betina Camargo
- Nando Cunha as Sergio Camargo
- Agatha Marinho as Julia Camargo
Episodes
| No. | Title | Original release date |
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| 1 | "More Than I Ever Wanted" | 5 July 2024 |
| 2 | "Eyes Wide Open" | 5 July 2024 |
| 3 | "A Love Divided" | 5 July 2024 |
| 4 | "In Pieces" | 5 July 2024 |
| 5 | "Tough Choices" | 5 July 2024 |
| 6 | "The Writing on the Wall" | 5 July 2024 |
| 7 | "Secrets and Shadows" | 5 July 2024 |
| 8 | "Uncomfortable Truths" | 5 July 2024 |
| 9 | "Never Again" | 5 July 2024 |
| 10 | "Picking Up the Pieces" | 5 July 2024 |
| 11 | "The Truth Will Set You Free" | 5 July 2024 |
| 12 | "Love and Fear" | 5 July 2024 |
| 13 | "Settling Scores" | 5 July 2024 |
| 14 | "The Truth Hurts" | 5 July 2024 |
| 15 | "Can Lies Heal?" | 5 July 2024 |
| 16 | "Cause and Effect" | 5 July 2024 |
| 17 | "My Other Half" | 5 July 2024 |
