Exclusive: The plight of ‘Confederados’ who left the U.S. for Brazil after the American Civil War will provide the backdrop to Disney drama series Americana.
We’ve learned the streaming series, which is for Disney’s Star+ in Brazil, is shooting in São Paulo with a cast including Den of Thieves and American Violence actor Kaiwi Lyman. São Paolo production house CineFilm is making the show based on scripts from Maurilio Martins and Manuel Moruzzi. Two six-episode seasons have been ordered ahead of a 2024 launch date.
Brazilian actors Caco Ciocler, Andre Ramiro, Bruno Gissoni, Larissa Nunes, Zeze Motta, Thalma de Freitas, David Júnior, Maria Luiza Mendonça, Luciano Quirino, Zahy Tentehar, Lucila Gandolfo, Diego Leske, Arthur Garbe and Ditte Marie le-Fèvreare also part of an ensemble cast.
The series is set in Americana, a municipality in the state of São Paulo, during the late 19th century and follows the Confederates who left the U.
We’ve learned the streaming series, which is for Disney’s Star+ in Brazil, is shooting in São Paulo with a cast including Den of Thieves and American Violence actor Kaiwi Lyman. São Paolo production house CineFilm is making the show based on scripts from Maurilio Martins and Manuel Moruzzi. Two six-episode seasons have been ordered ahead of a 2024 launch date.
Brazilian actors Caco Ciocler, Andre Ramiro, Bruno Gissoni, Larissa Nunes, Zeze Motta, Thalma de Freitas, David Júnior, Maria Luiza Mendonça, Luciano Quirino, Zahy Tentehar, Lucila Gandolfo, Diego Leske, Arthur Garbe and Ditte Marie le-Fèvreare also part of an ensemble cast.
The series is set in Americana, a municipality in the state of São Paulo, during the late 19th century and follows the Confederates who left the U.
- 5/25/2023
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
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