5Starz

Diego, Maria, Vera, Penélope and Rodrigo all deliver foodfor a living and are confronted with the harsh reality ofthe precarious, surprising and dangerous situations thejob involves. The series delves into the surprising lives ofthe five protagonists who, despite practising a very lonelyjob, end up spending many hours together while waitingfor the next order. In the process of developing thesecharacters, they were given a backstory related to a pasttrauma, which still affects them to this day and holdsthem back from reaching their full potential.A tragicomic coming-of-age story that touches on topicssuch as toxic masculinity, consent, gender identity, illegalimmigration and sexuality. The idea for the projectcame from a video that went viral. It featured a courierdelivering the first meal (a pizza) to former PortuguesePrime Minister José Sócrates who had just been releasedfrom jail. The courier is confronted by a huge crowd ofjournalists who question him exhaustively about absurddetails of the delivery he is making. After two years ofresearch about this new profession that has emergedin many cities around the world, 5Starz came to life.The producers came across dozens of true stories aboutcaricatured, comical, dangerous and criminal situationsthat inspired all the deliveries that take place throughoutthis series.