‘Under Pressure’ Creator Lucas Paraízo on His Big New Hit, Globoplay Original ‘The Others’: ‘Nothing Is What It Seems’

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Holly Jones A violent courtyard scuffle between teens roils into a string of increasingly devious and vengeful acts perpetrated by their parents in creator Lucas Paraízo’s “The Others.” Slated to screen at this week’s Mipcom market in Cannes, the Globoplay original series tackles masculinity and miscommunication with urgency.

Paraízo, whose prior medical drama “Under Pressure” sold to more than 60 countries, expressed an interest in breaking down the intricacies surrounding the frail state of human connection and points to intolerance for a lack of constructive everyday dialogue. “The series brought this idea to a scenario in which neighbors don’t know how to live with differences and are unable to accept the view of the ‘other.’ In that sense, I consider the series to be quite universal.

We all live surrounded by neighbors anywhere in the world, but we’re increasingly less willing to dialogue and negotiate points of view,” Paraízo told Variety. “The consequences of this intolerance are everywhere and cause disagreements and, ultimately, even wars.

What could be resolved with good communication turns into a spiral of anger and revenge.” Directed by Luisa Lima (“Where My Heart Is”), the 12-episode narrative begins as Cibele, played by Adriana Esteves (“Brazil Avenue”), stands stoic and shocked-silent, going through the motions to secure the safety of her family.