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Netflix unveils the first images and the poster for Habeas Corpus, a series featuring Marjorie Estiano and Any Gabrielly, which premieres September 23
São Paulo, August 20, 2026 - When the past comes back to judge you, is there still room to make amends? That is the question at the heart of Habeas Corpus, a new scripted series and Netflix Brazil's first legal drama, which has just unveiled its first images, its poster and its premiere date - September 23. Starring Marjorie Estiano and Any Gabrielly, the series combines courtroom tension with an emotionally charged melodrama, gradually revealing secrets, rivalries, moral ambiguities and relationships that grow more intense with each episode.
The story follows Inez (Marjorie Estiano), a respected law professor who leads a wrongful-conviction review group seeking to prove the innocence of a young man convicted of a crime he claims he did not commit. What Inez doesn't know is that her brightest student, Marina (Any Gabrielly), had a secret agenda when she sought her out - to right an injustice that deeply affected her family in the past. Against the backdrop of a system shaped by inequality and power, Marina and the other students in the group find themselves caught in a dilemma driven by justice and the desire to make amends, as each new discovery triggers another twist.
The story is inspired by the work of Innocence Project Brasil, an organization that investigates and overturns wrongful convictions in Brazil, many of which have resulted in innocent people spending years behind bars. The series uses this reality as a starting point to build a fictional story that humanizes these cases and broadens the conversation around the justice system's failings.
Overall director Luiz Villaça also co-created the series with Leonardo Moreira and Donna Oliveira. Habeas Corpus is produced by Café Royal, with Adriana Tavares as executive producer. The episodes are directed by Villaça and Flávia Lacerda. The final scripts are by Leonardo Moreira. The cast also includes Hypólito, Naruna Costa, Paula Cohen, Renata Gaspar and Tato Gabus Mendes.
About Café Royal
Café Royal is an entertainment and advertising production company known for its creative, collaborative approach and commitment to social impact, working across film, documentaries, series and theater. Led by Adriana Tavares, Luiz Villaça, Julio Hey and Moa Ramalho, the company is currently finishing up the documentary Mulheres Crônicas, featuring Tati Bernardi, for Aquarius, and beginning production on the feature film The Last Chance, about basketball players Paula and Hortência. Its film credits include 45 do Segundo Tempo, directed by Luiz Villaça and starring Tony Ramos, as well as Angicos, a project about the life of Paulo Freire, developed by the company and directed by Felipe Hirsch. Its documentary work includes From Love No One Escapes and Samadhi Road, by the Ahimsa brothers, as well as Homeland Is the Place Where We Are Loved, directed by Felipe Hirsch, in partnership with Sesc and the Museu da Língua Portuguesa and Radical Love, directed by Julio Hey and produced by Aquarius, about the life and legacy of Satish Kumar. The company is also completing a documentary about the play Eu de Você, starring Denise Fraga. For television, it produced the series Justiça por Elas, for GNT, and in theater it co-produced the plays Eu de Você, starring Denise Fraga and O Que Só Sabemos Juntos, starring Denise Fraga and Tony Ramos.
About Netflix
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