| Runtime: | 15 minutes |
| Creator: | Fábio Porchat |
| Starring: | Gregório Duvivier Fábio Porchat Antonio Pedro Tabet Thati Lopes |
| Company: | Porta dos Fundos |
| Country: | Brazil |
| Language: | Portuguese |
| Location: | Rio de Janeiro, RJ |
| Network: | YouTube |
| Num Seasons: | 1 |
| Num Episodes: | 4 |
Viral is a Brazilian comedy web series by comedy group Porta dos Fundos, in which Gregório Duvivier stars as Beto, a man who after discovering that is carrying the HIV virus, decides to seek the latest eight women with whom he had sexual intercourse to give the news and try to find out who is the possible transmitter.[1]
The series consists of four webisodes, the first webisode premiered on April 5, 2014 at the Porta dos Fundos' YouTube channel.[2]
| Episode number | Original air date | Directed by | Written by | Cast |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | April 5, 2014 | Ian SBF | Fábio Porchat | Gregório Duvivier, Fábio Porchat and Thati Lopes |
| 2 | April 12, 2014 | Ian SBF | Fábio Porchat | Gregório Duvivier, Fábio Porchat, Rafael Infante, Carol Abras and Nataly Mega |
| 3 | April 19, 2014 | Ian SBF | Fábio Porchat | Gregório Duvivier, Fábio Porchat, Clarice Falcão, Renata Ricci, Julia Rabello and Fernanda Rodrigues |
| 4 | April 26, 2014 | Ian SBF | Fábio Porchat | Gregório Duvivier, Fábio Porchat, Mabel Cezar, Juliana Knust, Letícia Guimarães, Antonio Tabet and Camillo Borges |
Porchat came up with the idea for Viral during a trip to Africa, a continent where HIV/AIDS is a serious public health issue. The inspiration came after he watched the film 50/50, in which the young Adam (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) discovers he has cancer and learns to deal with the problem with the support of a friend. Another inspiration was the episode "Sex Ed" of the American television comedy series The Office, in which the character Michael Scott (Steve Carell) contacts all his ex-girlfriends after being told that his cold sore is a form of herpes.[3]