''Killer Ratings'' is a

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series that was released on

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on May 31, 2019, about the Brazilian television presenter and politician Wallace Souza, who was accused of ordering a series of murders to improve the ratings of his popular television news program Canal Livre''. The series present stories and testimonies of professionals who worked on the program, authorities who acted in the case, Wallace's relatives and people who met the politician. The complex plot includes accusations of conspiracy, revelations about political disputes and how violence struck and reaches Manaus in several ways.

Premise

Wallace Souza was the host of '' Canal Livre'', a program that ran for 10 years in Manaus, Amazonas, on TV Rio Negro. The success of his program - which specialized in exposing and 'outing' murders, kidnapping, and anti-trafficking operations - made Wallace Souza very popular and led him to eventually be elected congressman in the Amazonas state. In 2009, police began to investigate Souza on charges of ordering murders to increase the audience ratings of his program.

Production

Conception and development

The director Daniel Bogado mentioned that he first learned about the story of Wallace Souza when the case was reported in the international press, after a report of ''

Fantástico ''Fantástico'' (originally known as ''Fantástico: O Show da Vida'', Portuguese for ''Fantastic The Show of Life'') is a Brazilian weekly television news program broadcast on Sunday nights on Rede Globo since August 5, 1973, created by José Bo ...

'', from

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. It took more than two years between research and production, until the release of the docuseries.

Music

The original score of ''Killer Ratings'' was composed by Beto Villares. The series also features several songs from Brazilian musicians including "Hienas na TV", by

Elza Soares Elza da Conceição Soares ( née Gomes; 23 June 1930 – 20 January 2022), known professionally as Elza Soares (), was a Brazilian samba singer. In 1999, she was named Singer of the Millennium along with Tina Turner by BBC Radio. Elza was ...

, used in the opening.

Episodes

References

External links

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