Announced as “Netflix’s first original Brazilian soap opera”, the production Piece of mecreated by Ângela Chaves, doesn’t even have a release date yet, but it is already receiving severe changes behind the scenes of the streaming service, aborting the initial idea.
This is because instead of a “soap opera”, the production has now come to be called a “melodrama series”. According to the platform’s executives, the decision to change the format was due to Piece of me differ from the traditional format of soap operas, mainly due to the number of chapters.
While a traditional soap opera, shown on television, traditionally has between 160 and 220 chapters, the new title goes against the grain, concluding its plot in just 18 episodes, causing a direct change in the construction of the narrative, limiting the cores explored in the plot.
In this way, the production is very similar to Asian dramas, which normally have few chapters in their story, focusing on fewer characters. Therefore, Piece of me It could become a differentiator for future soap operas.
More about Piece of Me: plot and cast of the Netflix series
The couple Liana and Tomás have a troubled relationship. While she dreams of becoming a mother, her path ends up being crossed by events of high dramatic force, which causes her plans to be interrupted, causing a major crisis in her marriage.
According to the author, the story of Piece of me “It deals with interrupted dreams, losses, learning and overcoming”. Taking on the central roles, actress Juliana Paes plays Liana, while Vladmir Brichta stars alongside her as her husband, Tomás.
In addition to the main actors, other names such as Paloma Duarte, Vitor Valle, Carolinie Figueiredo, Rodrigo Vidal, Raquel Fabbri, Agatha Marinho, Alcemar Vieira, Analu Prestes, Antônio Carrara, Antônio Grassi and Dani Ornellas are part of the cast. Piece of me yet does not have a release date.
