10.033 minSeason 1 • Episode 7
LatestIt's the end.
Moira, Anete and Caio are employees of a public office who do nothing in the office, which has lost some government attention over the years. Until a new boss arrives, Tales, with his intern Leda, and makes the old employees suffer with new and many jobs to do.
Writing
Machado & Young's razor-sharp satire of public sector dysfunction.
Acting
Selton Mello's Tales — the most hateable boss in Brazilian TV history.
Production
The crumbling office set is practically a character itself.
Creators
Fernanda Young, Alexandre Machado
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Os Aspones became shorthand in Brazil for useless public employees; the term 'aspones' entered everyday political discourse.
Creator Fernanda Young originally pitched it as a film before Rede Globo demanded a sitcom format; she later called the cancellation 'a mercy killing.'
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