Name: InstaVerse
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Released: 2020-04-20
Cast: Teresa Tavares, Beatriz Barosa, Luís Garcia, Pedro Lacerda

What if your feed could swallow you whole? This Portuguese gem asks: how deep do we follow?

Mini Series

What if your feed could swallow you whole? This Portuguese gem asks: how deep do we follow?

Mini Series

tech-dystopia cozymillennial dreadintimate sci-fi

Latest Episode

14 min

Season 1 • Episode 5

Latest

The Best Version of Me

May 18, 2020

Torn between real life and Instaverse, Maria is forced to choose between the two worlds, but maybe it's already too late.

Overview

Drama Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Maria discovers a portal into the posts of her favorite influencer.

PT Portuguese

Content warning

social media miniseries portal network social network instagram social influencer

parasocial relationshipsdigital identity consumptionthe performative selfisolation in hyperconnectivity

Standout Aspects

Direction

Prista turns Instagram's interface into genuine horror architecture.

Acting

Barosa's descent from fangirl to something more fractured is devastating.

Best for:Solo·Binge

Heads up:Disturbing

Creator

Rodrigo Prista

First AiredApr 20, 2020

StatusEnded

Vibe

Paceslow

Intensitymedium

Tonedark

Feelheavy

Seasons1·Episodes5

Top Cast

Teresa Tavares

Inês

Beatriz Barosa

Maria

Luís Garcia

Miguel

Pedro Lacerda

Rogério

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Cultural

Shot during Portugal's 2020 lockdown, the series accidentally captured the exact moment we all lived through screens — making its horror hit different.

Insight

The portal's visual language directly mirrors Instagram's 2020 interface down to the gradient buttons; Prista wanted viewers to feel the uncanny in the familiar.