HBO lines up series on Democracia Corinthiana; find out more | OneFootball

Corinthian Democracy will get a new television version. HBO is preparing an eight-episode series about the movement that marked Corinthians in the early 1980s, when players began taking part in club decisions during the Military Dictatorship.

RTI Esporte Agency has learned that the production will be based on real events, but will include fictional elements. The plot is expected to follow the formation of the movement and the changes within Corinthians, with special emphasis on the 1982 São Paulo state championship campaign.

The project will focus on the players who pushed for greater participation in club decisions. Corinthian Democracy became known for the connection between football, collective participation, and the political context of the 1980s.

HBO brings together well-known names

Pedro Lamin will play Sócrates, while Guthierry Sotero will portray Wladimir and Davi Araújo will play Walter Casagrande. Humberto Carrão will portray Adílson Monteiro Alves, an executive linked to the movement at Corinthians.

Marco Ricca will play Vicente Matheus, president of Corinthians during part of that period. Alessandra Negrini will portray Marlene Matheus, linked to the club’s traditional wing and presented as a voice opposed to the movement.

Production brings together the team behind “The Edge of Democracy”

The series was created by Moara Passoni, who is also co-directing alongside Maria Farkas. Overall direction will be led by Aly Muritiba. The screenplay will be written by Moara Passoni and David Barker.

The two previously worked together on The Edge of Democracy, the documentary released in 2019 that followed major events in Brazilian politics and received an Oscar nomination for Best Documentary.

The production will be handled by Maria Farinha Filmes, in partnership with HBO. The project follows a line of Brazilian productions that combine historical facts and real-life figures with a narrative adapted for television.

Corinthian Democracy will blend football and political context

The series will center on one of the most distinctive periods in Corinthians’ history. At the beginning of the 1980s, players began advocating for decisions about training camp, lineups, schedules, and other aspects of daily life to be discussed collectively.

Sócrates, Wladimir, and Casagrande were among the names most closely associated with the movement, which went beyond the club and gained major attention at a time of political opening in the country.

The 1982 Campeonato Paulista campaign will be another important element of the plot. The title won by Corinthians that year will serve as one of the sporting milestones of the narrative. Despite the information already released, the production still does not have a premiere date.

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