{ "id": "epq2eapp73", "slug": "turn-of-the-tide", "title": "Turn of the Tide", "updated": "2026-11-01", "topic_path": [ { "id": "culture", "label": "Arts and culture", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture" }, { "id": "culture.performance", "label": "Screen and stage", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen", "label": "Film and television", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.series", "label": "Series and fictional screen worlds", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.series" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.series.series_international_serials", "label": "International serial drama and telenovelas", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.series.series_international_serials" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.series.series_int_serials_latam", "label": "Telenovelas and Latin American/Iberian serials", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.series.series_int_serials_latam" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.series.series_int_serials_latam.spain", "label": "Spanish serial dramas", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.series.series_int_serials_latam.spain" } ], "geo": [ { "id": "geo.weu.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series", "label": "Western Europe · 2021 and later: Series and fictional screen worlds", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.weu.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series", "path": [ { "id": "geo.weu", "label": "Western Europe", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.weu" }, { "id": "geo.weu.t2021", "label": "Western Europe · 2021 and later", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.weu.t2021" }, { "id": "geo.weu.t2021.culture", "label": "Arts and culture", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.weu.t2021.culture" }, { "id": "geo.weu.t2021.culture.performance", "label": "Screen and stage", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.weu.t2021.culture.performance" }, { "id": "geo.weu.t2021.culture.performance.screen", "label": "Film and television", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.weu.t2021.culture.performance.screen" }, { "id": "geo.weu.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series", "label": "Series and fictional screen worlds", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.weu.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series" } ] } ], "excerpt": "Turn of the Tide (Rabo de Peixe) is a Portuguese Netflix crime drama created by Augusto Fraga, inspired by a 2001 cocaine shipment that washed ashore in the Azores; three seasons, 2023–2026, 19 episodes.", "snippet": "Turn of the Tide (Rabo de Peixe) is a Portuguese Netflix crime drama created by Augusto Fraga, inspired by a 2001 cocaine shipment that washed ashore in the Azores; three seasons, 2023–2026, 19 episodes.", "node": "culture.performance.screen.series.series_int_serials_latam.spain", "markdown": "# Turn of the Tide\n\n**Turn of the Tide** (Portuguese: *Rabo de Peixe*) is a Portuguese crime drama series created by Augusto Fraga for Netflix, loosely inspired by a real 2001 incident in which a boatload of cocaine washed ashore at Rabo de Peixe, a fishing village on São Miguel in the Azores[1](https://europeanscreen.com/titles/turn-of-the-tide/). It premiered on May 26, 2023 with seven episodes and ran for three seasons, ending with a final season released on April 10, 2026[1](https://europeanscreen.com/titles/turn-of-the-tide/) • [2](https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/title/turn-of-the-tide/). It was the second Portuguese original series on the streaming service[3](https://about.netflix.com/en/news/turn-of-the-tide-will-have-a-third-season).\n\n| Key fact | Detail |\n|---|---|\n| Original title | *Rabo de Peixe*; the village name means \"fish tail\" in Portuguese[1](https://europeanscreen.com/titles/turn-of-the-tide/) • [4](https://www.houstonchronicle.com/entertainment/movies_tv/article/turn-of-the-tide-netflix-18124191.php) |\n| Creator | Augusto Fraga, who also writes and directs; written with Hugo Gonçalves and Tiago R. Santos[5](https://about.netflix.com/en/news/the-final-season-of-rabo-de-peixe-premieres-on-april-10) |\n| Seasons | S1: 7 episodes (May 26, 2023); S2: 6 episodes (October 17, 2025); S3: 6 episodes (April 10, 2026), 19 episodes total[2](https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/title/turn-of-the-tide/) • [6](https://los40.com/2026/04/10/rabo-de-peixe-temporada-3-llega-a-netflix-cuantos-capitulos-tiene-reparto-y-sinopsis/) |\n| Main cast | José Condessa (Eduardo), Helena Caldeira (Sílvia), Rodrigo Tomás (Rafael), André Leitão (Carlinhos)[7](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/turn_of_the_tide) |\n| Setting | Rabo de Peixe, on the Azorean island of São Miguel, Portugal[1](https://europeanscreen.com/titles/turn-of-the-tide/) |\n| Reception | IMDb 7.4/10 from about 7.4K users; peak week of 2.2 million views (May 29–June 4, 2023)[8](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt20268688/ratings/) • [2](https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/title/turn-of-the-tide/) |\n| Awards | 2024 Sophia for Best Series or TV Movie; 2024 Golden Globe for Best Fiction/Entertainment and Best Actor in Television[9](https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/turn-of-the-tide/1001124839/) |\n\n## Spoilers\n\n### Premise\n\nThe story begins when a boat loaded with cocaine sinks off the coast near Eduardo's home village, and he sees a risky opportunity to make money and fulfill impossible dreams[7](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/turn_of_the_tide). Eduardo and his three childhood friends, Sílvia, Rafael, and Carlinhos, decide to sell the drug, and find themselves caught between a vengeful drug lord and the police[10](https://www.gamesradar.com/entertainment/streaming-services/3-new-to-netflix-shows-to-binge-this-weekend-april-10-april-12/). The series is rated TV-MA and is filmed in Portuguese[2](https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/title/turn-of-the-tide/).\n\nSeason two picks up three months after Eduardo has left, and he comes back to a Rabo de Peixe that has changed entirely: Uncle Joe no longer holds the drugs he stashed, since control of them has passed to an unexpected enemy, and the fallout puts the group's friendship and loyalty to the test.[3](https://about.netflix.com/en/news/turn-of-the-tide-will-have-a-third-season)\n\nThe third and final season jumps forward three years. Eduardo comes home after serving his sentence to find the village unsettled by economic and political forces that could push families from their homes, wipe out fishing, and transform the island permanently. Drawing on their friendship, the four establish \"Night Justice,\" an underground vigilante group grounded in the local community that works covertly to restore power to people whose voices have been suppressed. As the uprising grows, the line between resistance and violence becomes increasingly fragile[5](https://about.netflix.com/en/news/the-final-season-of-rabo-de-peixe-premieres-on-april-10).\n\n## Real-life inspiration\n\nThe show draws loose inspiration from a real event of 2001, when a smuggler piloting a sailboat loaded with roughly five tonnes of cocaine abandoned the vessel, which then drifted ashore at Rabo de Peixe on São Miguel.[1](https://europeanscreen.com/titles/turn-of-the-tide/) A Houston Chronicle review describes the same event as an Italian mobster's storm-tossed boatload of cocaine, on its way from Venezuela to Spain, disgorging its half-ton of neatly wrapped contents on the shore of the impoverished fishing town[4](https://www.houstonchronicle.com/entertainment/movies_tv/article/turn-of-the-tide-netflix-18124191.php). The two accounts differ on the quantity involved, roughly five tonnes versus half a ton, and neither source reconciles the discrepancy.\n\n## Production\n\nTurn of the Tide is produced by Ukbar Filmes and RB Filmes[5](https://about.netflix.com/en/news/the-final-season-of-rabo-de-peixe-premieres-on-april-10). Ukbar Filmes is an independent production company founded in 2009 by Pandora da Cunha Telles and Pablo Iraola[5](https://about.netflix.com/en/news/the-final-season-of-rabo-de-peixe-premieres-on-april-10). Augusto Fraga writes and serves as creative director, directing the second season alongside João Maia and the third season alongside Patrícia Sequeira[11](https://about.netflix.com/en/news/turn-of-the-tide-netflix-unveils-the-trailer-of-the-second-season) • [5](https://about.netflix.com/en/news/the-final-season-of-rabo-de-peixe-premieres-on-april-10).\n\nThe main cast is led by [José Condessa](https://www.edgepedia.org/jose-condessa), Helena Caldeira, Rodrigo Tomás, and André Leitão, joined by Maria João Bastos, Salvador Martinha, Afonso Pimentel, Kelly Bailey, and Victoria Guerra. The third season adds [Joaquim de Almeida](https://www.edgepedia.org/joaquim-de-almeida), Ângelo Rodrigues, and Inês Castel-Branco[5](https://about.netflix.com/en/news/the-final-season-of-rabo-de-peixe-premieres-on-april-10). Season 2 also featured Pêpê Rapazote, José Raposo, Caio Blat, Ricardo Pereira, and the Brazilian actor Paolla Oliveira[11](https://about.netflix.com/en/news/turn-of-the-tide-netflix-unveils-the-trailer-of-the-second-season).\n\n## Release and reception\n\nSeason 1 launched on Netflix on May 26, 2023 and became the streamer's most-watched non-English-language original of its launch week, reaching the platform's global non-English top ten in over twenty-five countries in the months after release[1](https://europeanscreen.com/titles/turn-of-the-tide/). Ukbar Filmes puts the figure higher, saying the series reached the top 10 in over 30 countries[12](https://about.netflix.com/en/news/turn-of-the-tide-is-back-the-second-season-arrives-on-netflix-october-17). During its first weeks it peaked at 2.2 million views in the week of May 29 to June 4, 2023, and spent 14 days in the Netflix Top 10[2](https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/title/turn-of-the-tide/).\n\nSeason 2 arrived on October 17, 2025, and the six-episode final season premiered on April 10, 2026, closing the story at 19 episodes across the three seasons[2](https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/title/turn-of-the-tide/) • [6](https://los40.com/2026/04/10/rabo-de-peixe-temporada-3-llega-a-netflix-cuantos-capitulos-tiene-reparto-y-sinopsis/). On IMDb the series holds a 7.4/10 rating from about 7.4 thousand users, with Portugal, the United States, the United Kingdom, Spain, and Brazil among the countries contributing the most ratings[8](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt20268688/ratings/).\n\nThe series won Portuguese industry recognition in 2024: the Sophia award for Best Series or TV Movie, Golden Globes for Best Fiction/[Entertainment](https://www.edgepedia.org/entertainment) and Best Actor in [Television](https://www.edgepedia.org/television), and the Portuguese Society of Cinematographers award for Best Cinematography in a Series or TV Movie[9](https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/turn-of-the-tide/1001124839/). Critics placed it alongside other international crime series about outsiders taking on the system, comparing it to Spain's *Money Heist*[4](https://www.houstonchronicle.com/entertainment/movies_tv/article/turn-of-the-tide-netflix-18124191.php).\n\n## Significance for Portuguese television\n\nTurn of the Tide followed *Glória* as one of the first Portuguese original series produced for Netflix, and its global reach made it one of the most successful Portuguese productions on the platform[13](https://lisboainnovation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/iLisboa-A-city-with-scale-Time-Out.pdf) • [6](https://los40.com/2026/04/10/rabo-de-peixe-temporada-3-llega-a-netflix-cuantos-capitulos-tiene-reparto-y-sinopsis/). A Spanish-language write-up of the finale described it as one of the platform's great European successes, and the series is frequently cited by Portuguese-speaking viewers as a prominent example of European Portuguese drama on Netflix[6](https://los40.com/2026/04/10/rabo-de-peixe-temporada-3-llega-a-netflix-cuantos-capitulos-tiene-reparto-y-sinopsis/).\n\n## References\n\n1. [Turn of the Tide, European Screen](https://europeanscreen.com/titles/turn-of-the-tide/)\n2. [Turn of the Tide: Latest News, Release Dates and Viewing Statistics, What's on Netflix](https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/title/turn-of-the-tide/)\n3. ['Turn of the Tide' Will Have a Third Season, About Netflix](https://about.netflix.com/en/news/turn-of-the-tide-will-have-a-third-season)\n4. [Review: Drug-fueled Netflix series 'Turn of the Tide' is a compulsive rush, Houston Chronicle](https://www.houstonchronicle.com/entertainment/movies_tv/article/turn-of-the-tide-netflix-18124191.php)\n5. [The Final Season of 'Turn of the Tide' Premieres on April 10, About Netflix](https://about.netflix.com/en/news/the-final-season-of-rabo-de-peixe-premieres-on-april-10)\n6. ['Rabo de Peixe', temporada 3 llega a Netflix, LOS40](https://los40.com/2026/04/10/rabo-de-peixe-temporada-3-llega-a-netflix-cuantos-capitulos-tiene-reparto-y-sinopsis/)\n7. [Turn of the Tide, Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/turn_of_the_tide)\n8. [Turn of the Tide: Ratings, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt20268688/ratings/)\n9. [Turn of the Tide, TV Guide](https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/turn-of-the-tide/1001124839/)\n10. [3 new to Netflix shows to binge this weekend (April 10–April 12), GamesRadar+](https://www.gamesradar.com/entertainment/streaming-services/3-new-to-netflix-shows-to-binge-this-weekend-april-10-april-12/)\n11. ['Turn of the Tide': Netflix Unveils the Trailer of the Second Season, About Netflix](https://about.netflix.com/en/news/turn-of-the-tide-netflix-unveils-the-trailer-of-the-second-season)\n12. [Turn of the Tide is back: the second season arrives on Netflix October 17, About Netflix](https://about.netflix.com/en/news/turn-of-the-tide-is-back-the-second-season-arrives-on-netflix-october-17)\n13. [iLisboa: A City with Scale, Time Out Lisbon / Lisboa Innovation](https://lisboainnovation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/iLisboa-A-city-with-scale-Time-Out.pdf)\n\n---\n*Topic: Encyclopedia › Arts and culture › Screen and stage › Film and television › Series and fictional screen worlds › International serial drama and telenovelas › Telenovelas and Latin American/Iberian serials › Spanish serial dramas*\n\n*Initially written Oct 3, 2026 · Reviewed: Oct 3, 2026; Oct 25, 2026 · Edited: Oct 3, 2026; Oct 15, 2026; Oct 25, 2026; Nov 1, 2026 · Last review: Oct 25, 2026*\n\n*Copyright 2026 EdgeChat AI, a subsidiary of Biostate AI.*\n\nLicense: Edgepedia Community License 1.0, https://www.edgepedia.org/edgepedia/license\n", "same_as": [], "url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/turn-of-the-tide", "markdown_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/turn-of-the-tide.md", "license": { "name": "Edgepedia Community License 1.0", "url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/edgepedia/license", "summary": "Free with credit, commercial use included. 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