Review: A Brazilian Take on Netflix’s “Maid”
By
Guilherme Casarões
The hit series shows Latin American viewers the sorry state of the U.S. social safety net.
SÃO PAULO — Netflix’s Maid is on track to become the most-watched miniseries in the platform’s history, with an estimated viewership of some 67 million people and nearly unanimous rave reviews. Its themes of rising inequality and domestic violence have clearly struck a nerve around the world — including here in Brazil. As a political science professor, I was intrigued by several aspects of the series, which focuses on a mother and her toddler fleeing their abusive home. The series shows a side of the United States hardly ever seen in Hollywood — namely, the peculiarities of...
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