beActive Preps Multiplatform Thriller

LISBON: The Portuguese cross-media production company beActive is teaming with the Brazilian telco OI Telecom for a new online thriller that is set to premiere October 1.

 Final Punishment is the latest multiplatform production from beActive, known for its series Sofia’s Diary and Flatmates. The new series focuses on eight women behind bars at a high-security, experimental Brazilian prison that is controlled by a computer system. When the surveillance connection to the block is lost, the women find themselves “abandoned”. They suspect a rebellion in another block but as it turns out, someone (or something) is killing the convicts in the same way they committed their crimes. The online series includes an alternate reality game where users will need to visit dozens of websites and social-media profiles looking for clues that will allow them to find the right password that will save the prisoners. There will also be additional content for mobiles. The Brazilian channel OI TV will air, this November, a four-part mockumentary made up of footage from the online series, which beActive will launch on the global market this October.