All the Same... or Not

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All the Same... or Not
PortugueseTudo Igual... SQN!
Genre Comedy drama
Based onNa porta ao lado
by Luly Trigo
Written by
  • André Rodrigues
  • Luly Trigo
Directed byJuliana Vonlanten
Starring
  • Gabriella Saraivah
  • Ana Jeckel
  • Duda Matte
  • Clara Buarque
  • Guilhermina Libanio
  • Guthierry Sotero
  • Ronald Sotto
  • Daniel Botelho
  • Kiko Pissolato
  • Miá Mello
Country of originBrazil
Original languagePortuguese
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes18
Production
Production location Rio de Janeiro
Running time35–46 minutes
Production companyCinefilm
Original release
Network Disney+
ReleaseMay 25, 2022 (2022-05-25) 
September 27, 2023 (2023-09-27)

All the Same... or Not (Portuguese : Tudo Igual... SQN!) is a Brazilian comedy-drama television series for children and adolescents, which is produced by Cinefilm for Disney+. [1] The series is based on the youth book novel Na porta ao lado by the Brazilian writer Luly Trigo. [2] In Brazil and Portugal, the ten-part first season of the series was released on May 25, 2022, on Disney+. [3] In the rest of the world, the show premiered on July 20, 2022. [4]

Contents

The series has been renewed for a second season, which premiered in 2023. [5]

Plot

16-year-old Carol is going through a period of major changes in her life. On one hand, Carol has to deal with her mother's marriage to her new boyfriend and the impending relationship with her future stepbrother. On the other hand, a new school year begins in high school, in which Carol starts her first real relationship and experiences various situations with her long-time friends that also put their friendship to the test. Carol faces the typical challenges of being a teenager and experiences feelings that she has never felt in this form before and learns that the first step to happiness is to know yourself and also to respect your own feelings, even if you make one or two mistakes on the way there.

Cast

Episodes

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date
11"Just one More Year… or Not"
"É Só Mais Um Ano... SQN!"
UnknownUnknownMay 25, 2022 (2022-05-25)
22"Everything Will Be Okay… or Not"
"Vai Dar Tudo Certo... SQN!"
UnknownUnknownMay 25, 2022 (2022-05-25)
33"Just a Friendship… or Not"
"É Só Amizade... SQN!"
UnknownUnknownMay 25, 2022 (2022-05-25)
44"Everything Went Wrong… or Not"
"Deu Tudo Errado... SQN!"
UnknownUnknownMay 25, 2022 (2022-05-25)
55"The Best Decisions… or Not"
"As Melhores Escolhas... SQN!"
UnknownUnknownMay 25, 2022 (2022-05-25)
66"No Secrets... or Not"
"Sem Segredos... SQN!"
UnknownUnknownMay 25, 2022 (2022-05-25)
77"Best Friends Forever… or Not"
"Amigas Para Sempre... SQN!"
UnknownUnknownMay 25, 2022 (2022-05-25)
88"Completely Lost… or Not"
"Completamente Perdida... SQN!"
UnknownUnknownMay 25, 2022 (2022-05-25)
99"Things Begin to Calm Down… or Not"
"A Poeira Baixou... SQN!"
UnknownUnknownMay 25, 2022 (2022-05-25)
1010"The End… or Not"
"É o Fim... SQN!"
UnknownUnknownMay 25, 2022 (2022-05-25)

Production

The series was announced in December 2020 by series protagonist Gabriella Saraivah. In the video, Gabriella and the author of the series Lully Trigo, talk about the experience of recording for Disney+. [1] The series adaptation was developed by André Rodrigues and Luly Trigo with production by Cinefilm. The recordings officially started in March 2021, in São Paulo. Due to the worsening of the COVID-19 pandemic, the recordings were suspended and resumed on May 17 and ended on July 8 of the same year. On May 6, 2022, Disney confirmed the production's premiere for May 25 of the same year. [2] On May 10, the official poster and trailer was released. [3]

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