Alice Wegmann and Marieta Severo star in an upcoming 10-part series following a mother and daughter trapped in a high-stakes web of deception.

DOM DE ILUDIR. Alice Wegmann as Maira, Marieta Severo as Lucia in Dom de Iludir. Cr. Marcos Serra Lima/Netflix © 2026

Brazil has hit its stride this year for new Originals, and an exciting new thriller is landing on Netflix on October 28, 2026: The Gift of Deceit. The 10-episode series stars Alice Wegmann and Marieta Severo as a mother and daughter caught in a high-stakes web of deception after being scammed by a spiritual healer, but the scam sets off a chain of events that unravels long-buried secrets and deep-seated resentments between two families. Here’s everything we know about The Gift of Deceit on Netflix.

The Gift of Deceit is an upcoming Brazilian Netflix Original thriller series created and co-written by Diane Maia and Mirna Nogueira. Carol Rodrigues, Felipe Sholl, Josefina Trotta, and Pedro Riguetti also joined the writing team.

Directing the series was Mauro Mendonça Filho, who previously directed shows such as Hidden Truths, Trail of Lies, and S.O.S. Emergência. Conspiração produced the series for Netflix, with Diane Maia and Tania Pacheco as executive producers and Renata Brandão and Luísa Barbosa as producers.

Netflix has confirmed that The Gift of Deceit will be released globally on October 28, 2026.

An official trailer for the series was released on Netflix’s Brazil YouTube account.

Netflix has released a synopsis for the series:

Desperate to find a cure for the unknown illness afflicting her daughter, Maíra Rossetti (Alice Wegmann), art collector Lúcia Rossetti (Marieta Severo) turns to a spiritual therapist (Nanda Costta) for help. But when Lúcia becomes the victim of a scam, a web of secrets begins to unravel, exposing the deep ties between two families bound by love, control, resentment, and guilt.

DOM DE ILUDIR. Luciana Paes as Bárbara Petrov, Marieta Severo Lúcia Rossetti in Dom de Iludir.Cr. Marcos Serra Lima/Netflix © 2026

Alice Wegmann plays Maíra Rossetti. Her only other appearance on Netflix so far is in the Ayrton Senna biopic, where she played Lilian de Vasconcellos. Outside of Netflix, she is known for starring in Rensga Hits, Orphans of a Nation, and Wounded Past.

DOM DE ILUDIR. Alice Wegmann as Maira in Dom de Iludir. Cr. Courtes Of Netflix © 2026

Marieta Severo plays Lúcia Rossetti. The actress has yet to star in a Netflix project, but previously starred in shows such as Big Family, Hidden Truths, and films such as O Corpo and A Dona da História.

DOM DE ILUDIR. Marieta Severo as Lucia in Dom de Iludir. Cr. Courtes Of Netflix © 2026

The rest of the cast is:

• José de Abreu as Bóris Petrov
• Nanda Costta as Irina
• Felipe Camargo
• Luciana Paes as Bárbara Petrov
• Laila Garin as Sandra
• Rui Ricardo Diaz as Nilo
• Heloisa Jorge as Elaine
• Allan Souza Lima as Diego
• Jonas Bloch
• Giovanna de Jesus
• José Mata
• Thiago Justino
• Hamilton Dias as Jorge
• Laura Vick
• Yanna Lavigne
• Rosanna Viegas

DOM DE ILUDIR. José de Abreu as Bóris Petrov, Nanda Costta as Irina, Luciana Paes as Bárbara Petrov, Rui Ricardo as Nilo in Dom de Iludir.Cr. Marcos Serra Lima/Netflix © 2026

There will be 10 episodes in total.

DOM DE ILUDIR. Laila Garin as sandra, Hamilton Dias as Jorge in Dom de Iludir.Cr. Marcos Serra Lima/Netflix © 2026

DOM DE ILUDIR. José de Abreu as Bóris Petrov, Nanda Costta as Irina in Dom de Iludir.Cr. Marcos Serra Lima/Netflix © 2026

DOM DE ILUDIR. Nanda Costta as Irina in Dom de Iludir.Cr. Marcos Serra Lima/Netflix © 2026

DOM DE ILUDIR. Heloísa Jorge as Elaine, Allan Souza as Diego in Dom de Iludir.Cr. Marcos Serra Lima/Netflix © 2026

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