Oxygen Masks Will Not Drop Down Automatically — Season 1
About this season
1988: A Brazilian flight attendant named Fernando jets between Rio and New York, loves many men, and lives life to the fullest. He ignores the fact that lots of people around him are contracting a mysterious illness. When he himself is diagnosed with HIV, he resolves to fight it. Taking a risk, he smuggles a drug out of the US and into Brazil, where it is illegal.
Episodes (5)
1. Babe
Aired 31 August 2025 • 55 min
Brazil, late 80s. The bustling life of Nando, a closeted gay flight attendant, changes when he is diagnosed with HIV.
2. Song to Oxossi
Aired 7 September 2025 • 56 min
Nando suffers from the effects of AZT. With the help of Joana and Raul, he devises a new scheme to reach more patients.
3. A Beast Loose in the Chest
Aired 14 September 2025 • 51 min
After improving with AZT, a heartbroken Nando claims paternity of Lea's child. Meanwhile, media exposure threatens the smuggling scheme.
4. Here Comes the Summer
Aired 21 September 2025 • 44 min
As Joana and Yara take over the operation, Nando decides to publicly come out about his orientation, relationships and HIV status.
5. The Ocean, the Desert and the Sky
10.0Aired 28 September 2025 • 48 min
After months without AZT, Nando turns his sadness into will to fight to demand government action for the distribution of AIDS treatment.