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TV · 2016–2020 · Created by Pedro Aguilera. Starring Bianca Comparato, João Miguel, Rodolfo Valente, Michel Gomes, Vaneza Oliveira, Cynthia Senek, Laila Garin, Bruno Fagundes

When the system says only 3% deserve a good life, maybe the problem isn't the 97%.

Who it's for

3% dramatizes meritocracy at its most extreme: 20-year-olds from the poor Inland get one chance, the Process, to earn a place in the wealthy Offshore, and almost everyone fails.

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What it is

3% is a Brazilian Netflix series created by Pedro Aguilera that ran for four seasons from 2016 to 2020. In an unspecified future, 20-year-olds from the impoverished Inland get a single chance to pass the Process and move to the wealthy Offshore, where only 3% of candidates succeed.

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Netflix original (Brazil's first Netflix original series). Streaming availability rotates; check JustWatch.

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Heads up: Suicides and violent killings.

Age: Not verified (suggested 16+)

And what is fear of need but need itself?Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet, “On Giving”

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