

Season 1 • Episode 226
LatestThe story of the first 2,300 years of humanity and recounts events exclusively from that period. The plot begins by giving us a greater understanding of why we exist and how we turned from perfection to imperfection. The origin of all social and racial problems is there at the beginning of everything, when via one decision a human being who only knew good and enjoyed it so much also chose to know evil.
Production
Wildly ambitious scope for a telenovela budget.
Costume
Sandals and robes have never looked this extra.
Creators
Camilo Pellegrini, Raphaela Castro, Stephanie Ribeiro
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Brazilian telenovelas have historically dominated prime time with biblical adaptations—Genesis continues this tradition of making scripture appointment television for millions.
At 226 episodes, this single season outlasted most American series' entire runs—Brazilian audiences apparently have STAMINA.