'Supermax' Prison TV Series: Alejandro Camacho, Cecilia Roth Confirmed For Globo, Azteca Show

Globo, the Brazilian production company and network, has officially announced the start of production of its first original series for the international market. "Supermax" will be produced in Rio De Janeiro at Globo Studios and the powerhouse has aligned itself with major Hispanic networks like Mexico's Azteca and Spain's Mediaset.

“We have two strategic goals with this project," said Globo executive director of international business, Raphael Corrêa Netto. "The first is to reach over 500 million Spanish-speaking viewers with a product specifically tailored to this audience. The second goal is to expand our relationship with key players in this market, such as our partners TV Azteca, Mediaset España and TVP - Argentina, in addition to promoting creative networking among the talent pool. We will continue to work hard to make sure ‘Supermax’ is also aired in other countries of the region."

Rodrigo Fernandez Capdevielle, general firector at Estudio 7 / TV Azteca, said, “At TV Azteca we have set a goal: to be one of the best Latin America producers with high quality content, which turn into more viewers for each of our screens. That is why today, with the key content specialists, such as Globo, we are on the right path. Together we hope to start and continue this relationship to bring to Mexican and globally audience, interesting content and great production, as Supermax is going to be."

International actors that have been announced to be part of the project include Cecilia Roth, Antonio Birabent, Alexa Moyano, Laura Novoa, Guillermo Pfening, Juan Pablo Geretto y Nicolás Goldschmidt, Spanish actor Santiago Segura, Cuban actor Rubén Cortada, Uruguayan actor César Troncoso, Mexican Alejandro Camacho and Brazilian stars Laura Neiva (The Party) and Felipe Hintze (Hidden Truths).

This entire star-studded cast will be directed by the renowned Argentinean filmmaker Daniel Burman for the next two months. Read the official synopsis down below and tell us what you think!

Official Synopsis: "Several years after having been decommissioned following a bloody riot, one of the oldest and most notorious prisons, in the middle of a large desert, is reopened to serve as the setting for a scary reality show. The plot follows, 24 hours a day, the extreme physical and psychological challenges that eight participants must face in order to win a prize of two million dollars. More to the point, they will be tested to the limit by their own obsessions, guilt and fears."

"Completely isolated from the rest of world and not knowing anything about one another, the participants, each with an unsavory past linked to crime, will have to face their own personal demons, rooted in their obsessions, guilt and phobias. In a climate of fear and despair, death is constantly lurking and the suffering is intense, especially after the transmission is unexpectedly interrupted and everything takes a radical change in this game of terror. Even the program’s host is cast to his fate, alongside the participants, and all become entangled in a web of ruthless ambition, madness and violence. From that moment on, each one has to fight just to stay alive."

"This is not a reality show; not even a show. It is a stark tale in which singular characters live an incredible story of adventure, horror and - believe it or not - romance that is capable of shaking anybody’s emotions. It is said that reality is always stranger than fiction. Could it be that Supermax is the exception that proves the rule?"