Desperate Lies
| Desperate Lies | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Brazilian Portuguese | Pedaço de Mim |
| Genre | Drama |
| Created by | Ângela Chaves |
| Written by |
|
| Directed by |
|
| Creative director | Maurício Farias´ |
| Starring | |
| Composers |
|
| Country of origin | Brazil |
| Original language | Portuguese |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 17 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers |
|
| Producers |
|
| Running time | 36–59 minutes[1] |
| Production company | A Fábrica |
| Original release | |
| Network | Netflix |
| Release | 5 July 2024 |
Desperate Lies (Portuguese: Pedaço de Mim, lit. 'Piece of Me') is a Brazilian drama television series created by Ângela Chaves.[2] It stars Juliana Paes, Vladimir Brichta, Felipe Abib and Paloma Duarte.[3] It premiered on Netflix on 5 July 2024.[4]
Plot
Liana leaves her husband, Tomás, after finding out he had an affair with a friend. During a night out, Liana consumes drugs provided by Oscar, who subsequently sexually assaults her. Upon learning she is pregnant, Liana attempts to uncover the identity of the father, only to be shocked to learn she's carrying two babies, each with DNA from two different men.
Cast
- Juliana Paes as Liana Azevedo Rosenthal[5]
- Vladimir Brichta as Tomás Rosenthal[5]
- Felipe Abib as Oscar Oliveira[6]
- Antonio Carrara as 19-year-old Oscar
- Paloma Duarte as Silvia Rosenthal França
- Martha Nowill as Débora Oliveira
- Jussara Freire as Norma Azevedo
- João Vitti as Vicente França
- Yohama Eshima as Cláudia Aguilar Nakamura
- Claudia Porvedel as Nina
- Joana Kannenberg as Patrícia
- Felipe Ricca as Kiko
- Rodrigo Cardozo as Isaias
- Antonio Grassi as Jonas Rosenthal
- José Beltrão as Marcos Azevedo Rosenthal
- Theo Almeida as 10-year-old Marcos
- Pedro Manoel Nabuco as Mateus Azevedo Rosenthal
- Enzo Diniz as 10-year-old Mateus
- Bento Veiga as Inácio Rosenthal
- Vitor Valle as 12-year-old Inácio
- Dani Ornellas as Betina Camargo
- Nando Cunha as Sergio Camargo
- Agatha Marinho as Julia Camargo
Episodes
| No. | Title | Original release date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "More Than I Ever Wanted" | 5 July 2024 |
| 2 | "Eyes Wide Open" | 5 July 2024 |
| 3 | "A Love Divided" | 5 July 2024 |
| 4 | "In Pieces" | 5 July 2024 |
| 5 | "Tough Choices" | 5 July 2024 |
| 6 | "The Writing on the Wall" | 5 July 2024 |
| 7 | "Secrets and Shadows" | 5 July 2024 |
| 8 | "Uncomfortable Truths" | 5 July 2024 |
| 9 | "Never Again" | 5 July 2024 |
| 10 | "Picking Up the Pieces" | 5 July 2024 |
| 11 | "The Truth Will Set You Free" | 5 July 2024 |
| 12 | "Love and Fear" | 5 July 2024 |
| 13 | "Settling Scores" | 5 July 2024 |
| 14 | "The Truth Hurts" | 5 July 2024 |
| 15 | "Can Lies Heal?" | 5 July 2024 |
| 16 | "Cause and Effect" | 5 July 2024 |
| 17 | "My Other Half" | 5 July 2024 |
References
- ^ "Desperate Lies". Netflix.com. 5 July 2024.
- ^ Toledo, Mariana (12 April 2023). "Netflix anuncia "Pedaço de Mim", sua primeira novela original". telaviva.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- ^ Moura, Rayane (14 April 2024). "Conheça "Pedaço de Mim", 1ª novela brasileira da Netflix com Juliana Paes e Vladimir Brichta". gizmodo.uol.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- ^ "Pedaço de Mim: Netflix bate martelo e define estreia de novela que não é novela". noticiasdatv.uol.com.br (in Portuguese). 5 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- ^ a b Santiago, Anna Luiza (23 September 2023). "Veja Vladimir Brichta e Juliana Paes caracterizados para 'Pedaço de mim', da Netflix". oglobo.globo.com (in Portuguese). Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- ^ "Felipe Abib é confirmado em "Pedaço de Mim", melodrama da Netflix". oplanetatv.clickgratis.com.br (in Portuguese). 12 August 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
