According to the company, filming has already taken place in Lisbon, but the shooting will take place mainly "in the stunning settings of the Azores", directed by Augusto Fraga and João Maia.

"Rabo de Peixe", which premiered in May 2023, is a production by Ukbar Filmes for Netflix, based on an idea by Augusto Fraga, who co-directed the first season with Patrícia Sequeira.

The story is inspired by a true event that occurred in 2001, when a sailboat sank with half a ton of cocaine on board, with the drug washing up on the coast near Rabo de Peixe, on the island of São Miguel.

From these facts, a story was constructed about four friends who, in possession of several kilos of drugs, aim to change their lives, and about a police investigation surrounding the wreck.

In the series, the four friends are played by José Condessa, Helena Caldeira, Rodrigo Tomás and André Leitão.

For the second season, "the main cast returns with José Condessa, Helena Caldeira, Kelly Bailey, and André Leitão", says Netflix, with other names such as Maria João Bastos, Afonso Pimentel, and Pepê Rapazote.

The narrative of the new season resumes with the return of the character Eduardo (José Condessa) to Rabo de Peixe, after a season away from the island.


"The drug he hid is no longer in Uncle Joe's hands, but is now controlled by an unexpected enemy, triggering a series of events that will test the group's bonds of friendship and loyalty", says the synopsis.

"Rabo de Peixe" was the second Portuguese fiction series produced for Netflix, after “Glória”, by Pedro Lopes, directed by Tiago Guedes, produced by SPI, and premiered in November 2021.

In the first weeks of airing, "Rabo de Peixe" was in the global top ten most-watched series in languages other than English.

In December, Netflix released a global audience report, revealing that "Rabo de Peixe" totaled 31.5 million hours of viewing globally in the first half of 2023.