The essential episodes of DOM
Watch these 15 in order and you've got DOM — each pick states its reason.
- 01
KIDS DON'T COME WITH INSTRUCTIONS
Rio de Janeiro, 1999. When a young middle-class guy gives in to drug addiction, his father, a policeman, goes to his rescue in the slums. Victor is a father whose mission in life is to win the war on drugs. Meanwhile, his son Pedro keeps losing his battles against them. Being on opposite sides of the same war will cause their relationship to crumble.
- 02
Facing threats and unable to fight against his addiction, Pedro meets Jasmin and joins a gang of luxury home burglars. Victor seeks out an informant in an attempt to find his son's whereabouts. In 1970, a young Victor takes part in his very first big drug bust.
- 03
After a failed attempt to reconcile with his father, and upset by the mistakes of the previous robbery, Pedro considers quitting, only to come up with a plan for an even bigger burglary. In 1970, Victor infiltrates the slum and meets the drug lord who wants to make cocaine popular in Rio de Janeiro.
- 04
Pedro becomes annoyed at Lico’s constant blunders during their robberies. In 1995, at age 14, Pedro and Lico started doing cocaine. They carried out their first burglaries to support their addiction. In the 1970s, young Victor is pressured into snorting coke for the first time. He questions his own actions as an undercover agent and considers walking away from the mission.
- 05
At the age of 15, Pedro undergoes a brutal period of rehab treatments. As an adult, devastated by a terrible loss, he succumbs completely to his drug addiction. His friends worry that he might OD. In 1970, young Victor takes a risk and makes one more delivery for the drug lord, Ribeiro.
- 06
After being rushed to the hospital due to an OD, Pedro gives rehab another shot, far away from Rio de Janeiro. In 1999, at age 18, he’s released from the Juvenile Detention Center. His relationship with his father takes a turn for the worse. In 1970, young Victor strengthens his ties with Ribeiro, the drug lord, and learns all about the operation behind getting drugs delivered to the Favela.
- 07
Clean and serene after months of rehab, Pedro is lured right back into drugs and crime. The police are on his tail. In 1978, Victor joins the Civil Police and, during an operation in the favela, he runs into an old acquaintance. Disillusioned, he joins a unit that promises to rid Rio de Janeiro of drugs.
- 08
After an unsuccessful heist and the death of a gang member, Pedro ends up being kidnapped, putting his mother and sister in a risky situation. They come up with a plan to rescue him while Victor, after finding out about his son’s abduction, swears revenge on the perpetrators.
- 09
Rio de Janeiro, 2004. Dom becomes one of the most wanted criminals in the city. The police are on his tail and his face is everywhere on tabloid TV. His gang now has a new member and robberies get more dangerous. In 1978, Victor and Marisa meet and fall in love.
- 10
With Alcione's trust, Dom is invited to take part in a prison break attempt. Quinado tries to tag along, but when the group discovers he's from the rival faction, tensions erupt, and everything is at risk. Meanwhile, Paloma is kidnapped and Victor goes to the state of Pernambuco to search for her. In the Amazon, 1978, Victor begins to unravel the drug trafficking scheme in the region.
- 11
In Rio, the name of Pedro Dom continues to make news headlines, which keeps the police on his tail. In Vitória, Dom tries to buy his freedom after Victor introduces him to a crooked lawyer. In the Amazon, in 1978, Victor witnesses cocaine arriving at the border, but is caught. His life is now at risk.
- 12
Dom risks everything to try to meet his newborn daughter in the hospital, but the police are on his tail. Meanwhile, Victor discovers his health is failing and feels he has little time to rescue his son from a life of chaos.
- 13
After robbing the house of a prominent figure, Dom becomes Rio's most wanted criminal. The state security's top brass gears up for an extensive operation to storm Rocinha and capture Pedro Dom. Facing the possibility of death, Victor decides to unveil his dark past to Laura.
- 14
Cornered by a dramatic police operation, Dom fights desperately to escape with his life, but a grave sacrifice looms ahead. A decade earlier, Victor took part in a high-risk operation in Colombia.
- 15
A special visit might be the last chance to save Dom and draw him away from a life of crime. Victor orchestrates a final escape plan for his son, but Dom is bound to complete one last task to clear his debt with the drug underworld. These are Dom's final hours.
Shows like DOM
The closest matches on shared genres, ranked by match strength and popularity.
- 01Drama·Crime·ThrillerThe essential episodes of True Detective2014–present
Touch darkness and darkness touches you back. - 02Drama·Crime·ComedyThe essential episodes of Fargo2014·FX
Fargo is a seasonal anthology crime drama with some dark comical elements, inspired by the film Fargo written by the Coen brothers. - 03Drama·CrimeThe essential episodes of Chicago P.D.2014–present·NBC
District 21 of the Chicago Police Department is made up of two distinctly different groups. - 04Drama·Crime·ActionThe essential episodes of NCIS2003–present·CBS
NCIS (Naval Criminal Investigative Service) is more than just an action drama. - 05Drama·Crime·ThrillerThe essential episodes of The Blacklist2013–2023·NBCThe Blacklist is a crime drama involving a former government agent who turned into a high-profile criminal turning himself in to the FBI offering to help catch criminals.
- 06Drama·Crime·ThrillerThe essential episodes of Criminal Minds2005–present·Paramount+Criminal Minds revolves around an elite team of FBI profilers who analyze the country's most twisted criminal minds, anticipating their next moves before they strike again.
