| Genre: | Crime drama |
| Country: | Brazil |
| Language: | Portuguese |
| Num Seasons: | 3 |
| Num Episodes: | 33 |
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| Cinematography: | Alexandre Ramos |
Carcereiros (Jailers) is a Brazilian crime drama television series. It was produced by Rede Globo and released by the Globoplay streaming service. The first season was released on the service on June 8, 2017. The series debuted on Rede Globo free-to-air television network on April 26, 2018, and ended on January 22, 2021. It is written by Marçal Aquino, Fernando Bonassi and Dennison Ramalho with collaboration of Marcelo Starobinas, inspired by Dráuzio Varella's book of the same name. Artistic direction is by José Eduardo Belmonte.[1]
Adriano is a graduate in history, who becomes a penitentiary agent to follow in the footsteps of his father, Tibério. His colleagues of profession, Vinícius and Isaías, along with the head of security Juscelino, help him cope up with the problems of the work environment. They have to deal with the grumpy penitentiary agent, Valdir.
The prison, directed by Vilma, is out of control, and becomes the main setting. Adriano must deal with the challenges and ponder the two rival factions that command the place. The main one is led by Binho and his wife Kelly. He must balance his work with time with his family.[2]
The series was supposed to be starred by Domingos Montagner, however, with the death of the actor during the shooting of the telenovela Velho Chico, the role passed to Rodrigo Lombardi.[3]
The first season of the series was shot at the "Votorantim Women's Penitentiary", in Votorantim, São Paulo before its inauguration in March 2017. The shooting took place in 2016 and had participation of local actors.[4]