Scripted series · Netflix
The Mechanism
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Selton Mello
Marco Ruffo
16 eps
Caroline Abras
Verena Cardoni
16 eps
Enrique Díaz
Roberto Ibrahim
16 eps
Jonathan Haagensen
Vander
16 eps
Osvaldo Mil
Luis Carlos Guilhome
16 eps
Lee Taylor
Claudio Amadeu
16 eps
Antonio Saboia
Dimas Donatelli
16 eps
Leonardo Medeiros
João Pedro Rangel (Pepê)
8 eps
Emílio Orciollo Netto
Ricardo Brecht
11 eps
Otto Jr.
Juiz Paulo Rigo
16 eps
Júlia Svacinna
Beta Ruffo
13 eps
Giulio Lopes
Roberval Bruno
8 eps
Susana Ribeiro
Regina Ruffo
16 eps
Caio Junqueira
Henrique Villa Verde (Ricky)
8 eps
Priscila Assum
Shayenne Rangel Villa Verde
8 eps
Alessandra Colasanti
Wilma Kitano
16 eps
Anna Cotrim
Maria Tereza
8 eps
Ravel Cabral
Juliano
10 eps
Milena Melo
Clara
3 eps
Giovanna Rispoli
Alice
2 eps
Heinz Prellwitz
Policial Federal
1 eps
Helena Ranaldi
Eva Balesteri
6 eps
Andy Romero
Reina
1 eps
Cristina Flores
Vanessa Rigo
7 eps
Bruno Pacheco
Rapaz Forte Kitano
1 eps
Alfredo Garcês
Caseiro do Sítio
1 eps
Maria Ribeiro
Andrea Mariano
4 eps
Jayme Periard
Dudinha Souza
8 eps
Mariana Nunes
Liana Nero
4 eps
Leonardo Brício
Milton Gomes
3 eps
Esther Medeiros
Beta (7 anos)
3 eps
Augusto Madeira
Deputado Pena
4 eps
Evelyn Castro
Luz Maria
2 eps
Maria João Bastos
Maria Pia
5 eps
Jean Pierre Noher
Laurent
4 eps
Johnnas Oliva
Alberto
1 eps
César Mello
Jorge
4 eps
Yashar Zambuzzi
Juiz do STF
1 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How The Mechanism actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
The Mechanism reads strongest on Character Depth, Serialized and Emotional Weight.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
A scandal erupts in Brazil during an investigation of alleged government corruption via oil and construction companies. Loosely inspired by true events.
The run
Seasons
2 seasons · 16 episodes.
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
20188 episodes
7.1IMDbA scandal erupts in Brazil during an investigation of alleged government corruption via oil and construction companies. Loosely inspired by true events.
Best episode · S01E08 Doomsday
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
20198 episodes
7.6IMDbDespite changes at home and work, Ruffo resumes his fight, following a corrupt new target and a trail of kickbacks into the upper reaches of politics.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E01
Jet Wash
Police officer Marco Ruffo's family is threatened as he attempts to take down money-laundering criminal Roberto Ibrahim.
- Directed by José Padilha
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Direction
- José PadilhaDirector
- Marcos PradoDirector
- Daniel RezendeDirector
- Felipe PradoDirector
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
- NetflixStreaming
- Netflix Standard with AdsStreaming
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