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The Mechanism

Brazilian political drama television series
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The Mechanism

Summary

The Mechanism is a television series[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of television_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (89 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Mechanism is the creator of José Padilha[3].
  • The Mechanism's instance of is recorded as television series[4].
  • The Mechanism's director is recorded as José Padilha[5].
  • The Mechanism's director is recorded as Marcos Prado[6].
  • The Mechanism's genre is recorded as political drama[7].
  • The Mechanism's production company is recorded as Zazen Produções[8].
  • The Mechanism's IMDb ID is recorded as tt6873658[9].
  • The Mechanism's original language of film or TV show is recorded as Brazilian Portuguese[10].
  • The Mechanism's language of work or name is recorded as Portuguese[11].
  • The Mechanism's distribution format is recorded as video on demand[12].
  • The Mechanism's original broadcaster is recorded as Netflix[13].
  • The Mechanism's FilmAffinity film ID is recorded as 591117[14].
  • The Mechanism's country of origin is recorded as Brazil[15].
  • The Mechanism's start time is recorded as +2018-03-23T00:00:00Z[16].
  • The Mechanism's end time is recorded as +2019-05-10T00:00:00Z[17].
  • The Mechanism's distributed by is recorded as Netflix[18].
  • Operation Lava Jato inspired The Mechanism[19].
  • The Mechanism's number of episodes is recorded as {'amount': '+16'}[20].
  • The Mechanism's Rotten Tomatoes ID is recorded as tv/the_mechanism[21].
  • The Mechanism's AlloCiné series ID is recorded as 21850[22].
  • The Mechanism's described by source is recorded as O Mecanismo e a midiatização ficcional da Operação Lava-Jato[23].
  • The Mechanism's executive producer is recorded as Marcos Prado[24].
  • The Mechanism's executive producer is recorded as José Padilha[25].
  • The Mechanism's Netflix ID is recorded as 80120485[26].
  • The Mechanism's number of seasons is recorded as {'amount': '+2'}[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Directors include José Padilha[5] and Marcos Prado[6]. The Mechanism is the creator of José Padilha[3].

Publication

The Mechanism's original language of film or TV show is recorded as Brazilian Portuguese[10]. Its language of work or name is recorded as Portuguese[11]. Its genre is recorded as political drama[7].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Operation Lava Jato inspired The Mechanism[19].

Why It Matters

The Mechanism ranks in the top 9% of television_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (89 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

Brazil Netflix

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 25d ago · Zestier · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Executive producer → Marcos Prado, José Padilha
    Start time → —
    Distribution format → video on demand
    Described by source → O Mecanismo e a midiatização ficcional da Operação Lava-Jato
    + 24 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P8600]]: 34437"
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