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Dark Days

Dark Days

What history took apart, only love can reunite.

20176.81 Season88 EpisodesEndedNR

Overview

In 1970, with the conflicts in Brazil due to political repression from the military dictatorship as a background, the inquisitive student Alice and the idealistic doctor Renato fall deeply in love. Their worlds are joined by passion, but they are kept apart for many years by family feuds and a country facing a turmoil that affects lives and dreams.

Created by Alessandra Poggi
Written by Alessandra Poggi, Angela Chaves, Guilherme Vasconcelos
NetworksTV Globo

Top Cast

Sophie Charlotte

Sophie Charlotte

Alice Sampaio Pereira

Renato Góes

Renato Góes

Renato Reis

Daniel de Oliveira

Daniel de Oliveira

Vitor Dumonte

Gabriel Leone

Gabriel Leone

Gustavo Reis

Maria Casadevall

Maria Casadevall

Rimena Garcia

Natália do Vale

Natália do Vale

Quitéria Sampaio Pereira (Kiki)

Susana Vieira

Susana Vieira

Cora Dumonte

Cássia Kis

Cássia Kis

Vera Reis

Antonio Calloni

Antonio Calloni

Arnaldo Sampaio

Marcos Palmeira

Marcos Palmeira

Antônio Sampaio (Toni)

Themes & Keywords

romancemilitary dictatorshipbrazilian military dictatorship

About Dark Days

Dark Days is a drama series that first aired in 2017 exploring themes of romance, military dictatorship, brazilian military dictatorship. Created by Alessandra Poggi, it stars Sophie Charlotte, Renato Góes, Daniel de Oliveira. In 1970, with the conflicts in Brazil due to political repression from the military dictatorship as a background, the inquisitive student Alice and the idealistic doctor Renato fall deeply in love. Their worlds are joined by passion, but they are kept apart for many years by family feuds and a country facing a turmoil that affects lives and dreams.

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