Pedro Cardoso claims to have been excluded from a series created by him: ‘Theft’

Actor Pedro Cardoso decided to make a complaint against the producers and employees of WarnerMedia because of the series “Área de Serviço”. In a video posted on Instagram, he said that the production written in partnership with his wife, actress Graziella Moretto, for the streaming platform HBO Max was “murdered” and that the duo still had “the leadership of the authorship stolen by Dueto Produções “Graziella and I became employees of the work we had done. Isn’t that a robbery anymore?”, began the artist in the outburst.Pedro still accuses

Monique Grandenberg, co-producer of the series, to exclude him from the project and assume the position of director general after a negotiation that would have been secret with WarnerMedia. The actor also complains that the couple became mere actors in the production. “It is a crime that this project has been destroyed. A crime against Graziella and against me, but also a crime against the public interest”, said the actor who played the character Agostinho in “A Grande Família”, on Globo, for 13 years. (2001 to 2014).

“Service Area” is a series presented as satirizing social differences. In it, Jacinto, a Brazilian raised in Portugal, returns to the country and stays at an aunt’s mansion. There, he experiences unusual situations in the property with the people who live and work in the property. Cardoso describes the production as “a project in defense of democracy and a denunciation of the main reasons for eternal Brazilian fascism”.

After the Pedro Cardoso video, Monique Gardenberg responded to the accusations in a note. “It was the affection we had for Pedro and Graziella that made us embrace the series. In 40 years of history, Dueto has built a trajectory of success, credibility and respect and has never been involved in any litigation. Due to the level of aggression and disrespect for us and team members, we will not manifest ourselves publicly. Our manifestation will take place in the judicial instance, where Pedro will have the opportunity to expose his allegations”, reads the statement.

HBO Max also responded to the allegations. “HBO Max informs that all productions and partnerships with Brazilian production companies are carried out in common agreement with all parties involved, respecting and complying with legal requirements. We value and cultivate relationships of trust with our talents, creators and collaborators, and compliance of legal requirements between all parties involved in our productions. It should be noted that the company does not comment on internal matters of its employees and talents, as well as launch strategies”, acknowledges the platform in the statement.