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I am always on the lookout for the latest documentaries on true crime or related subjects, and I found this one, despite having never heard about this case (which always makes reading or watching something about the subject that much more interesting).

You can sense the Netflix production values and skills of those involved - it is very well edited, spaced and the interviews are very well interspersed with footage and a cohesive story-line.

During the first couple of episodes, I still had no idea regarding the protagonist's innocence or guilt, the series will lead your opinion one way, then completely drop a bombshell pointing to the other way (currently on the final episode and I am still on the fence) but both sides are really well portrayed and give the viewer a very tumultuous yet informed viewpoint of the entire picture, and what was going on.

It provides a great insight on both the raw violence, and effects of murders and drug-related fatalities, as much as it highlights the deficiencies of the media portrayal of these events, and the political tactics and string-pulling in the background.

The final two/three episodes seem a little drawn out and I feel it could have been condensed into 4 or 5 episodes. I have to laud the unbiased viewpoint of the series (compare it to something terribly biased such as the likewise Netflix-produced 'Knox' documentary), it is refreshing and really unusual subject, a highly recommended watch!

Did the people that wrote Netflix's synopsis even watch the documentary? I had never heard of this case before watching this and I don't think anyone who does watch it can state that this guy was guilty and that he actually ordered the killing of people for ratings or for whatever other purpose. The documentary is well made, if a bit too long, but it is unbiased enough to at least leave you in doubt. Yet, Netflix chose to draw their own conclusions and write a misleading, inacurate and plain dishonest synopsis... all in the name of ratings, I guess.

Brilliant way to tell a story putting all the perspectives from the characters to the viewer and let them choose what to believe, one of the best Brazilian Documentaries ever made

I've watched many documentaries and fiction series on violent crimes, police investigation and corrosion. This series is so entertaining and interesting that it has grasped my attention and curiosity more than many fiction series could have done. The story-telling, turnarounds, and different points of view are amazing.

I never knew about this guy or his TV show. Excellent storytelling and thumbs up for the creators of this documentary. It was very interesting. At the end of the final episode I cannot say if he was guilty or not. I think the truth was somewhere in the middle. What is clear is that the media dramatized everything and the prosecutors exaggerated the accusations. The sad part of everything is that there is a big problem with the corruption and criminality in Brazil. I don't say that every Brazilian is corrupt or a criminal but they have a big problem there and a lot of innocent people suffer because of that.

This series puts you in the judges seat. You are given all the evidence or even lack of it so the question is who do you believe. I personally couldn't make my mind up knowing how corrupted the cops are. The series started out quite promising. There was a of footage and interviews from both sides etc but the episodes started to feel very dragged out and even though I watched 5 of the 7 episodes and I wanted to know what happened next I just couldn't bare another dragged out episode. I decided to abandon the series and just go online to find out what happened. I think just because you have hours and hours of footage, it doesn't mean you have to include everything in the final cut.

What a surprise! This documentary was unusually well done: very detailed, mostly unbiased (to my non Brazilian eyes at least) and engaging. Some parts were a bit too long but the pacing was overall good: I really wanted to know more about what happened and the interviews were interesting and not just a boring filler.

Now this is how documentaries should be made! The flow is nice and there are many twists. Certainly not biased and let's the viewer decide and best of all it is entertaining. Thank you and thank God I don't leave in Manaus

"Killer Ratings", sensationalism and questioning the integrity of the program / reporter is just as much about Canal Livre's integrity, as it is about the people who covered Wallace's case afterwards.

This is an extremely well paced and detailed documentary which I'm giving the high rating in particular for it's unbiased storytelling. There isn't just one side or one argument being told here, the audience is left to make their own conclusion. Like a jury in a court, you hear all the evidence and then have to conclude who you believe. Each side contradicting each other, with no obvious answer to the question.

It also goes through just the sickening level of crime, drugs and corruption in Brazil. Really astonishing, even provoking. The problems are so deep rooted. Highly recommend giving this a watch if you're serious about crime documentaries. Yes it is a bit long, but it also goes into extensive details. It's not just repeating same information over and over or getting sidetracked - as some documentaries do.

The power of the media. Not ONE single shred of evidence was brought against Wallace. I can't understand how the justice system works in Brazil.... Looks like the police are really corrupt.

It was very interesting at first, but there is just way too much non-sense thrown at you for so many minutes (and even hours) on end that just bores you.

I understand Wallace's sons standpoint after the first interview clip, we don't need to see another 60 minutes of interview content of his son saying nothing but how baffled he is at the accusations and how sad he is and so on. At some point, after seeing his son talk about the same thing for the 5th time in episode 5, I just abandoned the "documentary" because it was just way too tilting to watch.

You have an amazing story at hand here, like what else could you even dream of? You could have made an incredible documentary just based on the plot and information at hand.

It's actually super interesting but the documentary doesn't do this wicked story any justice simply because I was forced to watch emotional nonsense for way too long. My patience ran out! Such a shame. I think the viewer would get more satisfaction by reading about this through wikipedia since we wouldn't need to get numbed by the countless of pointless interviews with the Wallace family members.

After watching all 7 episodes I'm still not sure that this guy was guilty! The Police blamed him for everything and anything. Stacks of evidence against but question marks throughout. Corruption? You decide!

Brilliant documentary.... But I still can't decide if he's guilty or not, which shows what a great job the documentary makers made of creating an unbiased program. I'm leaning towards he was innocent, and the Families of the North were responsible..... What do YOU think?

7 episodes full of interesting information, footage, interviews and still once I came to the end of the series I could not really figure it out if the guy was innocent or guilty. And that's a good sign actually, because the story is told from a quite neutral point of view, balancing well the different sides - prosecution and defence - and not taking a clear stand for one or the other. The theory of him killing to improve the audience of his tv show is quite disturbing but potentially plausible unless he fell victim of a huge political conspiracy.

Definitely a documentary that I recommend watching, a bit too long in my opinion but worth the time.

The story itself is great but there are some things that shouldn't be drawn out into a series or "season". This story could have been told in 90 - 120 minutes.

They've drawn this out into a number of episodes which, by the time the second episode is done, feels like it's dragging.... I stopped watching.

Dragging....

Now I realize I knew nothing other than what people liked to believe about this story - just another spicy horror tale from the wild, wild South. In the end, Wallace Souza's story is just as enigmatic and powerful as the Amazon itself. And everyone makes of it what they choose. It's not very pleasing but it's a challenge for the viewers to respect the truth and not take things lightly. It's good to have everything cleared up at the end but it's better to learn living with life's uncertainties and respecting the truth. I would say this version does some justice to the family because, after all, they don't deserve such a heavy burden.... I will also admit it was really boring for me because I already knew many things about the story and could forsee the aftermath but however, was worth waiting for the last episode.

I'm still processing the last episode I can't believe what the heck was that!

The documentary is a masterpiece the way they tell the story they keep you guessing and can't decide who is right and who is wrong... But in the end you can see from all the accusations from the police is that Wallace was a threat to the power politicians and as long as he kept attacking them with their corruption, they made sure to finish him with this scenario I'm not saying he is a saint but in that parliament he was defending for the people, and about the his show I don't buy it.

Great documentary and also a shocking insight into Brasil's 'justice' system. The manipulation of 'investigators' is so obvious that at a certain point I could barely watch anymore to see a man being completely destroyed by a system that made me think of Kafka's The Trial. Justice systems are less or more flawed all over the world. This documentary however depicts a 'justice system' that does not even deserve the name. Shocking but a must watch.

Really great documentary show. Full of twist ......

This would have been so much better if they'd shortened it down to no more than 4 episodes. It felt repetitive, by episode 5 I was skipping through to get to the key bits.