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| Genre | Drama Thriller |
| Based on | Niño Santo by
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| Written by | Raphael Draccon Carolina Munhóz |
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| Country of origin | Brazil |
| Original language | Portuguese |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
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| Network | Netflix |
| Release | June 28, 2019 – present |
The Chosen One (Portuguese : O Escolhido)
The Chosen One follows three young doctors who travel to a village in the Pantanal to vaccinate the residents against a new mutation of the Zika virus . They end up trapped in this community full of secrets and whose residents are devoted to a mysterious leader, who has the gift of healing illnesses in a supernatural way. [1]
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
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| 1 | 1 | "Missionaries of Death" | Michel Tikhomiroff | Carolina Munhóz & Raphael Draccon | June 28, 2019 |
| 2 | 2 | "Science and Faith" | Michel Tikhomiroff | Carolina Munhóz & Raphael Draccon | June 28, 2019 |
| 3 | 3 | "The Relic" | Michel Tikhomiroff | Carolina Munhóz & Raphael Draccon | June 28, 2019 |
| 4 | 4 | "Love Thine Enemies" | Michel Tikhomiroff | Carolina Munhóz & Raphael Draccon | June 28, 2019 |
| 5 | 5 | "Holy Refugee" | Michel Tikhomiroff | Carolina Munhóz & Raphael Draccon | June 28, 2019 |
| 6 | 6 | "Gift of Death" | Michel Tikhomiroff | Carolina Munhóz & Raphael Draccon | June 28, 2019 |
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
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| 7 | 1 | "The Serpent's Head" | Max Calligaris | Carolina Munhóz & Raphael Draccon | December 6, 2019 |
| 8 | 2 | "Father, why have you forsaken me?" | Max Calligaris | Carolina Munhóz & Raphael Draccon | December 6, 2019 |
| 9 | 3 | "My Life for Your Death" | Max Calligaris | Carolina Munhóz & Raphael Draccon | December 6, 2019 |
| 10 | 4 | "Healing or Curse?" | Max Calligaris | Carolina Munhóz & Raphael Draccon | December 6, 2019 |
| 11 | 5 | "Written Revelation" | Max Calligaris | Carolina Munhóz & Raphael Draccon | December 6, 2019 |
| 12 | 6 | "Blind Faith" | Max Calligaris | Carolina Munhóz & Raphael Draccon | December 6, 2019 |
The series was officially announced on July 20, 2018. Netflix revealed that the production would be inspired by the Mexican series Ninõ Santo, created by Pedro Peirano and Mauricio Katz and based on the original idea of Pablo Cruz. The Brazilian version was adapted by the couple of writers Raphael Draccon and Carolina Munhóz. [2] [3]
Principal production of the first season commenced on September 22, 2018 in Brazil in the city of Porto Nacional, Tocantins. [4] On October 9, 2018 the production moved to Natividade, with some scenes planned to be shot in some of the city's main touristic sites. [5]
On 17 May 2019, the teaser trailer for the series was released. [6]
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