Miniseries Siren’s Song, which Globo is taking to LA Screenings 2014, has just had its exhibition rights acquired by one of Australia’s largest broadcast channels, SBS (Special Broadcasting Service). The Australian channel reaches more than 6 million people and its programming offers a mix of programmes with news, entertainment, sports, and national and foreign productions. Siren’s Song will be aired with English subtitles.

Siren’s Song was an audience success in Brazil. The show beat its predecessors in its timeslot and reached an average of 23 rating points with 50% of the share, the equivalent of around 20 million people per minute watching each episode. The show repeated its success in Portugal, where it was shown on Globo’s channel.

Siren’s Song

The miniseries, which is one of the new items in the Brazilian broadcaster’s catalogue, tells the story of Sereia (Ísis Valverde, Brazil Avenue), considered the queen of pop music, whose world fame and wealth are intertwined with feelings of envy and hate. Her murder in the middle of Carnival shocks the country and the hunt for the criminal reveals a new suspect every day.

Based on the novel O Canto da Sereia – Um Noir Baiano, by Nelson Motta, the miniseries is a thriller set in Salvador, in the northeast of Brazil. Sereia’s murder takes place early in the first episode and the story is unveiled in flashback scenes. The further the investigations advance, the more the public learns about the protagonist’s true personality and her many enigmas.

Siren’s Song is a contemporary miniseries that has big-name actors in its cast such as 2013 International Emmy nominee for Best Actor, Marcos Palmeira (Sparkling Girls), Gabriel Braga Nunes (Irrational Heart), Camila Morgado, and Marcos Caruso (Brazil Avenue).