Gloria: What was the first Portuguese spy series on Netflix based on true events?

The Netflix series coming straight out of Portugal promises to be exciting. Since November 5, Gloria He reveals all his secrets on the streaming platform. This ten-episode mini-series will be set in stone as it is the first original Portuguese production of the American giant. The production is considered more enticing because it must meet the requirements of history buffs and the banner “inspired by real events”, because Gloria It is a leap in time during a key period of the last century.

This series is classified in the spy thriller family, directed by Thiago Geddes (the field) in the 1960s during the Cold War and the dictatorship of Estado Novo, founded by the former statesman Antonio de Oliveira Salazar. During four months of filming and with the help of eight screenwriters, Pedro Lopezthe creator of the series, tried to tell a “deep Portuguese and at the same time universal story.”

Focus on a well-kept secret in Portugal

This story is the story of Joao Vidal. A fictional KGB secret agent, portrayed by Miguel Nunes, who is sent to a Radio Free Europe dispatch center on a spy mission. Also known as RARET, the site was a vehicle for transmitting “Western propaganda to the countries of the Eastern Bloc”. Immediately, the agent will try to compromise the tasks of the CIA and lift the veil on the mysterious disappearance of Mia, a KGB agent.

In addition to being a captivating way to explore all the intricacies of the world of espionage, the series Gloria It takes its title from the name of a small village located in the region of Ribatijo. In the 1960s, the place became an important venue in the chess game that took place during the Cold War: the Americans and Soviets attempted several subversive maneuvers to take control of ‘Europe’. “This project brought an original story, not only to the non-Portuguese, who understand the role that Portugal played as a platform in this period of the Cold War, as well as to the Portuguese, because RARET, despite being a 200-hectare complex where 500 people worked, is still a secret Maintained well all these years,” the series creator explained. What makes you want to look more at this puzzle made in Portugal.