Scripted series · Netflix
3%
3 Percent
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
João Miguel
Ezequiel
18 eps
Bianca Comparato
Michele Santana
33 eps
Michel Gomes
Fernando
18 eps
Rodolfo Valente
Rafael
33 eps
Vaneza Oliveira
Joana
33 eps
Rafael Lozano
Marco Alvarez
33 eps
Luana Tanaka
Ágata
3 eps
Viviane Porto
Aline
18 eps
César Gouvêa
Cesar
8 eps
Samuel de Assis
Silas
10 eps
Bruno Fagundes
André Santana
25 eps
Léo Belmonte
Artur
9 eps
Laila Garin
Marcela Álvares
25 eps
Cynthia Aparecida
Glória Ribeiro
25 eps
Larissa Noel
7 eps
Thais Lago
Elisa
26 eps
Sérgio Mamberti
Mateus
5 eps
Thais Ferrara
Valéria
1 eps
Cacá Ottoni
Carolina Guimarães
1 eps
Carlota Joaquina
Médica Gisele
1 eps
Clarissa Kiste
Luciana
6 eps
Danilo Mesquita
Alexandre Nogueira
1 eps
Júlio Silvério
Otávio
1 eps
Luciana Paes
Cássia
8 eps
Roberta Calza
Ivana
4 eps
Ricardo Gelli
Leonardo Álvares (young)
1 eps
Mayara Constantino
Marcela Álvares (young)
1 eps
Fernando Rubro
Xavier Toledo
1 eps
Zezé Motta
Nair
14 eps
Celso Frateschi
O Velho
10 eps
Rita Batata
Denise
8 eps
Fernando Rubro
Xavier Toledo
6 eps
Amanda Magalhães
Natália
7 eps
Fernanda Vasconcellos
Laís
7 eps
Sílvio Guindane
Elano
7 eps
Ney Matogrosso
Leonardo Álvares
8 eps
Verônica Bonfim
Verônica
7 eps
Geraldo Rodrigues
Bernardo
2 eps
Fernanda Stefanski
Patrícia
1 eps
Thainá Duarte
Tânia
1 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How 3% actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
3% reads strongest on Character Depth, World Building and Emotional Weight.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
In a future where the elite inhabit an island paradise far from the crowded slums, you get one chance to join the 3% saved from squalor.
The run
Seasons
4 seasons · 33 episodes.
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
20168 episodes
6.7IMDbBest episode · S01E04 Chapter 04: Gateway
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
201810 episodes
6.9IMDbBest episode · S02E09 Chapter 09: Necklace
Season 3 · Complete
Season 3
20198 episodes
7.0IMDbBest episode · S03E01 Chapter 01: Sand
Season 4 · Complete
Season 4
20207 episodes
7.9IMDbBest episode · S04E05 Chapter 05: Painting
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E04
Chapter 04: Gateway
Trapped in the dorms without food and water, the candidates race to find a solution. A sudden change in the test brings out a new side of Marco.
- Directed by Jotagá Crema
- Written by Ivan Nakamura, Jotagá Crema
S02E09
Chapter 09: Necklace
While Rafael, Fernando and Joana forge ahead with their plan, Michele discovers a shocking secret about the Offshore's past.
S02E05
Chapter 05: Lamp
Michele and the others discover another side to Ezequiel as he retraces his turbulent journey from Process No. 80 to the present.
- Directed by Philippe Barcinski
- Written by Ivan Nakamura, Pedro Aguilera
S02E08
Chapter 08: Frogs
Joana finds herself at the mercy of a figure from her past, Michele is led to a remote hiding place, and Marcela receives an unexpected invitation.
S01E07
Chapter 07: Capsule
A night of celebration turns chaotic as Process officials realize there's a traitor in their midst and begin interrogating the candidates.
S02E01
Chapter 01: Mirror
With days to go before the next Process, Joana tries to prove herself to the leader of the Cause, and Michele faces an ultimatum from Ezequiel.
- Directed by Philippe Barcinski
- Written by Pedro Aguilera, Denis Nielsen
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S04E03
Chapter 03: Fire
S04E05
Chapter 05: Painting
S04E01
Chapter 01: Moon
S04E02
Chapter 02: Shock
S04E04
Chapter 04: Submarine
S04E06
Chapter 06: Buttons
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
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Pedro Aguilera
Showrunner
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Erik Barmack
Executive producer
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Diego Avalos
Executive producer
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Kelly Luegenbiehl
Executive producer
Tiago Mello
Executive producer
Eduardo Piagge
Executive producer
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Ivan Nakamura
Writer
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André Sirangelo
Writer
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Denis Nielsen
Writer
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Jotagá Crema
Writer
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Cássio Koshikumo
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Erik BarmackExecutive Producer
- Diego AvalosExecutive Producer
- Kelly LuegenbiehlExecutive Producer
- Tiago MelloExecutive Producer
- Eduardo PiaggeExecutive Producer
Writing
- Ivan NakamuraWriter
- André SirangeloWriter
- Pedro AguileraWriter
- Denis NielsenWriter
- Jotagá CremaWriter
- Cássio KoshikumoWriter
Direction
- Daina GiannecchiniDirector
- Philippe BarcinskiDirector
- César CharloneDirector
- Dani LibardiDirector
- Jotagá CremaDirector
Cinematography
- Eduardo PiaggeDirector of Photography
Music
- Andre MehmariOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
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