The series Tremembé, released on Prime Video, portrays the daily life of the penitentiary that gives the series its namelocated in the interior of São Paulo.

Known as the “prison of the famous”, the place has already received convicts involved in some of the country's most notable criminal casessuch as Suzane von Richthofen, Elize Matsunaga and Anna Carolina Jatobá.

The success of the series rekindled public interest in these and other crimes that shocked Brazil. In addition to Prime Video's production, there are several other series and films that revisit stories of great national repercussion. Check out some of them below.

Look other series about famous prisoners:

Netflix:

• Elize Matsunaga: Once Upon a Crime: documentary about the crime committed by Elize Matsunaga.
• Bandits on TV: documentary series about presenter Wallace Souza and his connection with crimes.
• The Invisible Victim: The Eliza Samudio Case: tells the story of the murder of young Eliza Samudio.
• Monsters: Anthology series that tells the story of criminals such as Jeffrey Dahmer and the Menendez Brothers.
• Isabella: The Nardoni Case: tells the story behind the death of Isabella Nardoni.

Prime Video:

• The Girl Who Killed Her Parents: film based on the testimonies of Suzane von Richthofen.
• The Boy Who Killed My Parents: production about the Von Richthofen case, showing the Cravinhos’ perspective.
• The Girl Who Killed Her Parents: The Confession: third film in the trilogy about the Von Richthofen case.

HBO Max:

• Abdelmassih: From Miracle to Crime: miniseries in four episodes about the crimes of doctor Roger Abdelmassih.