In this week’s International TV Newswire Brazil’s supreme court overturns Netflix holiday special ban, Variety catches up on Mediamétrie’s 2019 Glance Scripted Series Report, Stv acquires stake in Two Cities Television, Wildscreen revamps it’s prizes and the La Liga animation collective opens a new call to Ibero-American projects.
Brazilian Supreme Court Overturns Ban on Netflix Gay Jesus Holiday Special
Brazil’s Supreme Court president Dias Toffoli has overturned Rio de Janeiro judge Benedicto Abicair’s ban from earlier this week of the Netflix Christmas special “The First Temptation of Christ,” in which Jesus is depicted as a gay man. The series has faced criticism from Brazil’s Catholic right and many conservative public figures, including President Bolsonaro’s son who tweeted that the show was “garbage.” Offices of the special’s producers Porta dos Fundos were even firebombed on the morning of Dec. 24. Supreme Court president Dias...
Brazilian Supreme Court Overturns Ban on Netflix Gay Jesus Holiday Special
Brazil’s Supreme Court president Dias Toffoli has overturned Rio de Janeiro judge Benedicto Abicair’s ban from earlier this week of the Netflix Christmas special “The First Temptation of Christ,” in which Jesus is depicted as a gay man. The series has faced criticism from Brazil’s Catholic right and many conservative public figures, including President Bolsonaro’s son who tweeted that the show was “garbage.” Offices of the special’s producers Porta dos Fundos were even firebombed on the morning of Dec. 24. Supreme Court president Dias...
- 1/10/2020
- by Jamie Lang and John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
The Netflix Christmas comedy special, The First Temptation of Christ, from a popular Brazilian comedy troupe Porta dos Fundos, has outraged a number of conservative groups in the country with its depictions of a gay Jesus and a pot-smoking Mary. Made in Brazil but available in other countries, including United States, the show is described by Netflix as “a Christmas special so wrong, it must be from comedians Porta dos Fundos.” The troupe has been a phenomenon in Brazil since its founding in 2011. In 2013, it became the largest comedy channel on Brazilian Youtube, where it ...
- 12/17/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
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