Merciless 

A former couple of detective and forensic psychologist strive themselves to catch a serial killer, while his girlfriend doesn't know his other side.

Creator:

Glória Perez

Stars:

Bruno Gagliasso, Luana Piovani, Débora Falabella

1 win & 3 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Bruno Gagliasso	...	Brian Borges / ... 13 episodes, 2014
Luana Piovani	...	Vera Muller 13 episodes, 2014
Débora Falabella	...	Rayane Gurgel 13 episodes, 2014
Marcello Novaes	...	Delegado Alexandre Dias 13 episodes, 2014
Marisa Orth	...	Silvia Veiga 13 episodes, 2014

Storyline

A former couple of detective and forensic psychologist strive themselves to catch a serial killer, while his girlfriend doesn't know his other side.

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Plot Keywords:

serial killer | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Brazil]

Country:

Brazil

Language:

Portuguese

Release Date:

19 September 2014 (Brazil)

Also Known As:

Merciless

Company Credits

Production Co:

Central Globo de Produção

Technical Specs

Runtime:

45 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo (5.1 surround)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 widescreen

Did You Know?

Trivia

Both Bruno Gagliasso and Débora Falabella debuted their careers in Chiquititas Brasil (1997).

User Reviews

Improves Despite Early Faults

I had almost the exact opposite reaction from the reviewer who thought it fell apart. I started watching and feared that I'd have to give up, something I rarely do, being more stubborn than practical. But I thought the last three episodes were wonderful and the ending note perfect. I'm very picky about endings and I just loved this one. I was thinking 5* or 6* until the last few episodes. The last episode alone would have been 9*, but earlier problems dragged the net net down.

Bruno Gagliasso was exceptional throughout. Débora Falabella was very good in a role which could have been extremely annoying. Alas, Luana Piovani & Marcello Novaes were let down by an appallingly cliched backstory and some painfully cliché dialog relating to that backstory. To be fair, that may have been in the subtitles more than the original writing. I don't understand much Portuguese, but what I did get made it seem as if they went overboard on translating idiomatically. My personal preference is for a more literal translation. I can figure out what the characters meant without needing it dumbed down to UK or US cliched language. Most of the other actors were good.

The plot was a bit overstuffed, and at times seemed to be more of a class in the history of serial killers, rather than following the exploits of just one. There was a sort of, kind of, hand waving explanation for that in the last episode. Whatever. It didn't ruin the show for me. More of an issue were some face palm level dumb moves on the part of the lead detectives. That is always an problem for me. If I wanted to watch people making poor decisions, I'd watch reality TV. But in the later episodes the drive of the plot compensated.