A Rooster for Esculapio

A young working-class man comes from Misiones (an Argentinian province) to Buenos Aires, with a fighting rooster, looking for his brother, and gets involved with low life characters, who introduce him to a world of crime.

A Rooster for Esculapio (2017-2018) is an Argentine crime drama miniseries created by Sebastián Ortega and Bruno Stagnaro and broadcast on TNT Latin America. Its central figure is a young working-class man who leaves the province of Misiones for Buenos Aires carrying a fighting rooster, hoping to find his missing brother. The cast is led by Peter Lanzani as Nelson Segovia, alongside Luis Brandoni as Chelo Esculapio, Julieta Ortega as Nancy, and Luis Luque as Yiyo, all drawn into the lives of low life characters who introduce the newcomer to a world of crime. Each episode builds around the shifting loyalties, debts, and gambling stakes of the city's margins, so the search for a sibling becomes a route into dangerous territory. The run spans two seasons and fifteen episodes of one continuing story rather than case-of-the-week episodes. Set in contemporary urban Argentina, it moves through neighborhoods, bars, and cockfighting pits with a gritty, unsentimental eye. The tone is tense and melancholic, with an undercurrent of loyalty and survival. Fans of Breaking Bad and Argentine crime dramas will find resonance in its portrait of marginal lives pulled into criminal circles.

• Nordic Noirgritty working-class crime drama, low life criminal underworld, serialized urban noir
• Breaking Badserialized crime drama, marginal characters drawn into criminal underworld, morally compromised protagonist
• OkupasArgentine crime drama tradition, Buenos Aires underworld, working-class criminal milieu

Created by

Sebastián Ortega, Bruno Stagnaro

Release Date

2017-08-15

Episode runtime

60 min

Rating

8.1 / 10 (29)

What is A Rooster for Esculapio about?

A young working-class man from Misiones arrives in Buenos Aires with a fighting rooster, searching for his brother and sliding into the city's criminal underworld.

What is A Rooster for Esculapio like to watch?

Ember's analysis rates the pacing of A Rooster for Esculapio as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.

Is A Rooster for Esculapio violent?

Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in A Rooster for Esculapio as moderate.

Which shows are like A Rooster for Esculapio?

Shows with a similar feel include Nordic Noir, Breaking Bad, and Okupas.

How long is A Rooster for Esculapio?

A Rooster for Esculapio: 2 seasons, 15 episodes.

Is A Rooster for Esculapio still running?

No, A Rooster for Esculapio has ended.