The King of TV
TV Show · Drama · Biography

1988. Silvio Santos, one of the biggest presenters on Brazilian television, is diagnosed with a serious problem with his vocal cords, which will leave him voiceless. The fear of being forced to leave the stage brings back memories of his trajectory: from his childhood as a street hawker to his struggle to obtain the SBT TV channel concession during the military dictatorship.

2022 · 38m
Starring Mariano Mattos Martins, Gui Santana, José Rubens Chachá
Director Marcus Baldini, Júlia Jordão

Season 1

  • EPISODE 1
    The Jelly is Mine
    During a live broadcast, Silvio Santos loses his voice, to the despair of his team at the channel SBT; Santos is advised to hastily promote the young and popular Gugu Liberato to replace him to protect advertising revenue, but is reluctant.
    38 min
  • EPISODE 2
    Sing, Peru!
    Silvio Santos is diagnosed with a throat polyp; Santos seeks refuge from the circus around him.
    46 min
  • EPISODE 3
    The King of Sundays
    In the United States, Silvio Santos discovers that he will have to undergo a risky surgery to repair the throat ailment; in Brazil, Gugu is probed by rival channel Rede Globo.
    52 min
  • EPISODE 4
    Petit Comité
    At SBT, Íris and Stanislau arrange for Gugu to take over the Sunday program, saving the station from bankruptcy, although Santos hasn't been notified of the decision. In 1970, Santos wins the Press Prize for Best Presenter.
    44 min
  • EPISODE 5
    What's the Damage?
    Silvio Santos returns to Brazil and is furious to discover the decisions that SBT has taken during his absence; in 1971, during the recording of the program, Silvio suspects that he will be fired from Rede Globo and outlines plans to stay on air.
    43 min
  • EPISODE 6
    And the Bamboo...?
    Silvio Santos reveals to Íris the seriousness of his health problem; stunned, he feels haunted by something evil while he resumes his activities at SBT.
    40 min

Related

Cast & Crew

  • M‌M
    Mariano Mattos Martins
    Silvio Santos
  • G‌S
    Gui Santana
    Sérgio Mallandro
  • José Rubens Chachá
    Senhor Abravanel
  • Leona Cavalli
    Íris Abravanel
  • Emílio de Mello
    Stanislaw
  • L‌R
    Leandro Ramos
    Young Stanislaw
  • L‌N
    Larissa Nunes
    Young Cleusa
  • A‌R
    Ana Roberta Gualda
    Maria Aparecida
  • G‌B
    Gabriela Borer
    Renata Abravanel
  • Paulo Nigro
    Gugu Liberato
  • C‌M
    Cláudio Márcio
    Roque

About

The King of TV

Drama

1988. Silvio Santos, one of the biggest presenters on Brazilian television, is diagnosed with a serious problem with his vocal cords, which will leave him voiceless. The fear of being forced to leave the stage brings back memories of his trajectory: from his childhood as a street hawker to his struggle to obtain the SBT TV channel concession during the military dictatorship.

Information

Studio
STARMAIS
Released
2022
Rated
NC16

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Original Audio
Portuguese (Brazil)
Audio

Portuguese (Brazil) (AD, ⁨Dolby 5.1⁩), Spanish (Latin America) (⁨Dolby 5.1⁩)

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Chinese (Hong Kong) , Chinese, Simplified , Chinese, Traditional , Czech , Danish , Dutch , Finnish , French (France) , German , Greek , Hungarian , Italian , Japanese , Korean , Norwegian , Polish , Portuguese (Portugal) , Romanian , Slovak , Spanish (Latin America) (Always On), Spanish (Spain) , Swedish , Turkish

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