Netflix announced the third season of the police drama “Criminal Code,” which is inspired by real-life crimes and follows a team of federal police officers who use DNA evidence to track down the perpetrators of the robbery. The series is a fictionalized re-telling of the events, focusing on the investigation and the uncovering of a larger criminal network. And it has reached top positions in Netflix’s Top 10 in Brazil and abroad. In addition to Brazil, where it has remained in the rankings for nearly a month, the show also ranked among the ten most-watched in countries such as Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, Portugal, and Nigeria.
“Every time we announce a new season, we celebrate a major achievement with our audience and our partners. It’s the result of a tremendous team effort driven by the tireless dedication of Paranoïd and incredible talent in writing, directing, producing, and acting. Continuing to invest in these complex narrative universes also reinforces our commitment to Brazilian audiovisual productions and to stories that grow alongside their audiences. We want to keep backing projects that, like Criminal Code, have the potential to endure, with plots that have a profound impact on the characters’ lives,” says Haná Vaisman, Director of Scripted Series at Netflix Brazil.
“It’s incredibly emotional to return to the Criminal Code universe, to revisit the places, characters, and stories of our tri-border region. It’s a new opportunity to reciprocate the love people have shown for the series. Criminal Code always delivers surprises – so here we go again,” adds Heitor Dhalia, the show’s director and showrunner.
Produced by Paranoïd, Criminal Code is available on Netflix. The second season was created by Heitor Dhalia, Bernardo Barcellos, and Leonardo Levis; directed by Heitor Dhalia, Pedro Morelli, and Vellas; and executive produced by Manoel Rangel and Egisto Betti. It stars Alex Nader, Maeve Jinkings, Rômulo Braga, and Thomás Aquino, among others.