Santo is a Spanish-Brazilian crime action thriller television series with occult detective fiction elements created by Carlos López, directed by Vicente Amorim [pt], and written by Carlo López, Miguel Ángel Fernández, and Gustavo Lipsztein.[1]

Santo
Created byCarlos López
Written byCarlos López, Miguel Ángel Fernández, Gustavo Lipsztein
Directed byVicente Amorim
Starring
Country of origin
  • Spain
  • Brazil
Original languages
  • Spanish
  • Portuguese
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes6
Production
Production companies
  • Nostromo Pictures
  • Prodigo Films
Original release
Release16 September 2022 (2022-09-16)

Premise

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The plot takes place in between Madrid and Salvador.[2] It concerns about two police agents from Spain and Brazil chasing a drug trafficker (Santo) whose face has never been revealed connected to occult-adjacent crimes.[3][4]

Cast

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Production

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Created by Carlos López, Vicente Amorim [pt] took over the direction of the episodes.[3] A co-production for Netflix by companies from Spain and Brazil,[4] Santo was produced by Nostromo Pictures alongside Prodigo Films.[3]

Release

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Netflix set a 16 September 2022 release date for the 6-episode series.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Staff (March 18, 2021). "RAÚL ARÉVALO AND BRUNO GAGLIASSO WILL STAR IN SANTO, THE FIRST NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES FILMED BETWEEN SPAIN AND BRAZIL". Netflix. Retrieved December 3, 2023.
  2. ^ Prieto, Belén (15 September 2022). "Así es 'Santo', dos policías y un asesino sin rostro en la primera serie hispano-brasileña de Netflix". El Español.
  3. ^ a b c d Jones, Holly (15 September 2022). "Netflix's 'Santo,' an Occult Crime Actioner, Broken Down by Carlos Lopez, Vicente Amorim, Bruno Gagliasso (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety.
  4. ^ a b García Higueras, Laura (15 September 2022). "'Santo', el nuevo thriller de Netflix donde no hay oración que sane los infiernos personales". verTele! – via eldiario.es.
  5. ^ a b c d e Osco, Nelly (15 September 2022). "Quién es quién en "Santo", la serie hispano-brasileña de Netflix". mag – via El Comercio.