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Xeque Mate2024

Name: Xeque Mate
Genre: Thriller, Romance, Drama, LGBTQ+
Released: 2024
Cast: Sofia Starling, Natalia Rosa, Lucca Pougy, Marcele Nogueira

TV-MA Thriller Romance Drama 3 Seasons

Delegate Giovanna Torres moves to Rio de Janeiro chasing her career — and one electric night with the enigmatic Maya Manoela. When a case she's building turns out to lead straight back to Maya, admiration curdles into a dangerous game of power, money, and desire. Only one of them can call checkmate.

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Premiered August 13, 2026 — new episodes releasing weekly.

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A Dangerous Game

Giovanna Torres is a determined police delegate in Itaipava dreaming of career success. When an opportunity to work in Rio de Janeiro arises, she celebrates with friends at a bar and meets Maya Manoela — the attraction is immediate and mutual, and the two share an intense night together. Weeks later, after relocating to Rio with her best friend Larissa and taking on a high-stakes embezzlement case at the company Enterprise, Giovanna discovers that Maya is entangled in the very case she's building. A dangerous game begins — power, money, and desire collide, and only one of them can deliver checkmate.

Seasons 3

Release Year 2024

Language Portuguese

Country Brazil

Genre

Thriller Romance Drama

Starring

Cast

Sofia Starling

Giovanna Torres

Natalia Rosa

Maya Manoela

Lucca Pougy

Christopher Collins

Marcele Nogueira

Larissa Dias

Maria Clara El-Bainy

Ágatha

Yago Monteiro

Duarte

Natalie Smith

Clarice

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Cinelux Editorial Standards: This Xeque Mate series page contains verified information sourced from official production records and Wikipedia. We confirm the production company (Ponto Ação, an independent Rio de Janeiro-based producer), source material (loosely based on the work of author Evelin Sousa), directors (Natalie Smith and Priscilla Pugliese), lead cast (Sofia Starling as Delegate Giovanna Torres and Natalia Rosa as Maya Manoela), original premiere (May 16, 2024, on YouTube), and season count (Season 1 with 8 episodes, Season 2 with 10 episodes, and Season 3, which premiered August 13, 2026 and is releasing weekly). Our team has cross-referenced the series' status as one of Ponto Ação's flagship LGBTQ+ productions and its supporting cast across all three seasons. Every detail is fact-checked for streaming audiences.

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Xeque Mate follows Giovanna Torres, a determined police delegate who takes a career opportunity in Rio de Janeiro and shares an intense connection with the enigmatic Maya Manoela. Weeks later, while investigating a major embezzlement case, Giovanna discovers Maya is tied to it -- igniting a dangerous game of power, money, and desire.

Xeque Mate is now on its third season. Season 1 (8 episodes) and Season 2 (10 episodes) are complete, and Season 3 premiered August 13, 2026, with new episodes releasing weekly.

The series stars Sofia Starling as Giovanna Torres and Natalia Rosa as Maya Manoela, alongside Lucca Pougy, Marcele Nogueira, and Maria Clara El-Bainy.

Yes — Seasons 1 and 2 of Xeque Mate are available to stream in HD on Cinelux, with Season 3 episodes added as they're released.

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