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📊 Series Specifications
Network TV Globo
Episode Runtime ~45 min
Total Seasons 1
Total Episodes 12
Original Language PT
Creator Mauro Wilson
Forbidden City (2017)
Created by Mauro Wilson
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Canceled Series Status:
Currently airing weekly on international broadcast networks.
Synopsis
Inspired by film noir and North American pulp fiction from the 1930s and 1940s, “Forbidden City” follows the adventures of a former police officer turned private eye. Specialized in adultery cases, the detective employs his power of seduction and ends up mixing his personal and professional lives, getting involved in complex plots that might be a threat to his own life.
Seasons & Episodes
Season 1 (Minisseries)
12 Episodes E1 Lídia
A husband suspicious of infidelity hires Zózimo to investigate Lídia. However, she is a past love of the detective.
E2 Laura
Zózimo finds himself in Fagundes's crosshairs. At the bar, he meets Laura, the victim of a police case. Arlindo surprises Marli.
E3 Paula
Zózimo is hired by Dr. Bezerra. Marli, his mistress, is suspicious of the beautiful lady. The handsome private eye is in danger.
E4 Leon
Leon makes a proposal to Zózimo, and photos of compromising moments yield money. A fighter assaults the detective. Paranhos suggests a deal.
E5 Suzana
An accountant is murdered. Suzana and her husband are accomplices in a robbery. A handsome man meets the perfect woman.
E6 Celeste
Paranhos meets Celeste. A police chief is accused of a crime. Zózimo will have to help his friend.
E7 Vera
Zozimo becomes involved with the mysterious Vera, a widow who seems to have many secrets.
E8 Glória
Gloria believes her husband committed suicide because of her. The dead man seems to be haunting the widow. Zozimo suspects the case.
E9 Daisy
Zozimo becomes the target of a jealous husband who blames the detective for the death of his wife and decides to take revenge; an eye for an eye a tooth for a tooth.
E10 Lupi
Director distrusts the fidelity of his wife, a famous actress. Zozimo participates in farce to investigate Lupi. Situation is beyond control.
E11 Violeta
Paranhos is in love with Violeta. Dealer makes proposal to the delegate. Zózimo and Marli end up involved in a family crisis.
E12 Marli
Zózimo tries to make a proposal to Marli, who is excited. Detective gets her life by a thread and remembers how it all began.