Samantha!

Samantha! is a Brazilian comedy television series. It is the first Brazilian comedy produced by Netflix and the third Netflix series produced in Brazil, after 3% and O Mecanismo. The first season was released on July 6, 2018. It is directed by Luis Pinheiros and Julia Jordão, and scripted by Roberto Vitorino, Patricia Corso, Rafael Lessa and Filipe Valerim. The series follows Samantha, a former child star who had her own TV show and led the children's musical group Turminha Plimplom in the 1980s, and now schemes to launch herself back into the spotlight.

Netflix confirmed the production of the series in February 2017, during a press conference given by its founder. Its official teaser was released in June 2018, announcing its debut for the 6 of July of the same year. Months earlier, the service confirmed the production of season two which premiered on April 19, 2019.

On March 4, 2020, the series was canceled by Netflix.

Main

 * Emanuelle Araújo as Samantha Alencar
 * Douglas Silva as Douglas "Dodói" Alencar
 * Sabrina Nonato as Cindy Alencar
 * Cauã Gonçalves as Brandon Alencar
 * Daniel Furlan as Marcinho

Recurring

 * Duda Gonçalves as Samantha (young)
 * Ary França as Zé Cigarrinho
 * Lorena Comparato as Laila
 * Rodrigo Pandolfo as Tico
 * Maurício Xavier as Bolota
 * Zezeh Barbosa as Socorro Matias (season 2)
 * Alessandra Maestrini as Carmem Vecino (season 2)

Special guest

 * Alice Braga as Symantha
 * Alessandra Negrini as Liliane / Mushroom girl
 * Maurício Xavier as Bolota (young)
 * Enzo Oviedo as Tico (young)
 * Jean Pierre Noher as Pablo Anton
 * Rosaly Papadopol as Norminha
 * Luciana Vendramini as Lenny K
 * Giovanna Chaves as Valentina Vitória
 * Paulo Tiefenthaler as Flávio Junior

Critical response
Writing to the Cine Pop website, Rafaela Gomes praised Samantha!, giving the series a 4-star rating of 5: "Samantha! Brings with her a rich humor for her authentic contextualizations, playing with the mannerisms of both eras, placing us as spectators who observe these outside universes, and even be able to signal the ridiculous aspects with which we have become accustomed by virtue of familiarization." However, she adds that her first three episodes "stagger", with the series proving to be more interesting in the ensuing episodes, for its symbolic veracity created between the 80's and 2010.

Doktor Bruce of Freak Pop, said that the series "it's simply ingenious", and considers it one of the best Brazilian comedies, addressing the absurdities that occurred on Brazilian TV in the 80's, and that it seeks current elements about those people who try to remain in the media at all costs.