Leandro Hassum lives on as a “cute” rep on the Netflix humor series

A good-natured, slightly clumsy cop with a taste for juvenile music is transferred from the interior to the capital, Rio de Janeiro, supposedly a den of thieves and rowdy co-workers (those in uniform and civilian police).

He gradually proves that being a kind and sympathetic man does not prevent him from being an efficient delegate, even when he is at the helm of a team that is not always flexible or intelligent.

That’s the idea for “BO,” a new patriotic comedy series on Netflix starring Leandro Hassom, which premieres Wednesday (6).

Interested in helping everyone, indiscriminately – like a grumpy teddy bear – Susanoo, the comedian’s cute police officer, falls in love with Sandy and Junior and feels a little intimidated. All the clichés of an insecure teenager fit the role of Hassum, who defends the cop, as he does with the other characters in the series.

“These ‘BO’ people are pure Brazil juice, they can be represented anywhere, but it’s a police station,” says the actor, who has lived in Florida, US, for a few years.

Over the eight episodes of the series, the comedian’s character will show, little by little, that it is possible to become tougher without ever losing tenderness, even in tense environments like the police station in Rio.

“Susanoo succeeds in transforming herself from a villain into a sexy one, and that’s what makes people change,” Hassom says in a video interview with the report.

Photo: Archive/Agency Brasil

It ensures that the series does not carry any subliminal message against the police forces in Rio de Janeiro. The idea BO wants to get across, in short, is that there are good guys and bad guys wherever you go. “It’s no different here, for example,” compares Hasoum, referring to the US state in which he lives with his family.

“I’m going to solve this confusion by sending the bags, I really received very bad service. I went to the hospital… and the doctor didn’t speak to me properly. It’s all about perspective,” he says.

It’s inevitable to see similarities between “BO” and “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” (2013-2021), which is set in a fictional New York police station.

Hasoum asserts that he was not aware of the production before handing over the scripts to Netflix and that he would only learn about the American series after that.

So, it was a coincidence that many of Susanoo’s nuances resemble those of the immature Jake Peralta (Andy Samberg), in the North American production.

What helps the distinction, no doubt, are some details, such as the policeman’s adoration of the children of Sertanejo Chitauzinho, a trait of his character that he says he took from the letter. “I’ve always loved them,” he says.

(Julio Paul – Fulhabres)