Disney’s Star+ To Track Confederates Who Left U.S. For Brazil In Period Drama Series ‘Americana’

Disney streamer Star+ in Brazil is working up Americana, about U.S. Confederates who left the country after losing the American Civil War.

May 25, 2023 · 1 min · 66 words · Brendan Murillo

Sao Paolo production house CineFilm is making the show based on scripts from Maurilio Martins and Manuel Moruzzi.

Two six-episode seasons have been ordered ahead of a 2024 launch date.

About 20,000 Confederate subjects known as Confederados left America to emigrate to Brazil in the 19th Century.

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Gonzaga has been in Cannes appearing on a panel about filming in Brazil and meeting industry figures.