Jose Padilha

Netflix announced today that the second season of the original series The Mechanism, from acclaimed director José Padilha (Narcos, Elite Squad 1 & 2, RoboCop) and prestigious screenwriter Elena Soarez (Filhos do Carnaval, Eu tu Eles, Casa de Areia), will be launched on May 10, 2019. Returning to this season are the powerful ensemble cast …

José Padilha (Narcos, RoboCop, Elite Squad, Elite Squad: The Enemy Within) will write and direct the feature film Dead or Alive for Netflix. The screenwriters are Padilha and Peter Maguire. Dead or Alive is the untold saga of two mixed martial artists, Mitsuyo Maeda and Rickson Gracie, who helped pioneer Brazilian jiu-jitsu and how the ultimate martial arts …