FeistyUpper If you don't like this, we can't be friends.

Pluskylang Great Film overall

Huievest Instead, you get a movie that's enjoyable enough, but leaves you feeling like it could have been much, much more.

Caryl It is a whirlwind of delight --- attractive actors, stunning couture, spectacular sets and outrageous parties. It's a feast for the eyes. But what really makes this dramedy work is the acting.

shaan-38400 I was shocked how bad the reviews were for this Tv show, despite having a low budget it makes up for it with a gripping plot that will keep you on the edge of your seat. About a dystopian future where only the top 3% of candidates pass to a better life on the offshore, with Season 1 more focused on the test and season 2 focused on the.causw vs the 3%

artwhore First off, I just have to say, I was looking for incite into the second season, and realized there really wasn't much, and then happened upon the review section. 99% of all of the bad reviews of this show are from people with Zero reviews for anything other than this show. 99% of them signed up to specifically give this show a bad review. this my friends is the definition of Russian Bots.anyways, on with the show.This very Y/A geared show out of Brazil is really well written. I would advise cutting off the English Dub, it's pretty badly done and makes the show seem like a Sunday Afternoon B Movie or KungFu Drama. If you are a fan of other dystopian shows such as the Hunger Games, the Maze, etc, you will fall right in love with this tale of limited resources, the haves the have nots, a marvelous contest for the few that produces the chosen ones who are destined to move on to the promised land. They don't really explain the backstory, which is kind of nice, I really like being dropped into a scenario and use my imagination to fill in the blanks. Anyways, I highly recommend this show, I started watching it the same times as a few other new Netflix series and this is the only one that I actually finished. Very happy with season 2 so far, can't wait to finish it.

Rexatron Just a quick point to start, to all those reviews saying this is a Hunger Games ripoff, Hunger Games is already a bad copy of Battle Royale, which is the much much better original idea, but you have to understand that in the arts many people take inspiration from the work of others, and sometimes things merely resemble others because people have similar ideas.Anyway, on to the main topic: 3% is obviously on a lower budget when compared with a lot of other Netflix series but the concept, acting and cinematography makes up for it. You have to realise that there are unexplained areas that aren't explored in this series, this is to keep the premise and action rolling along so you will have to be able to suspend your disbelief or you will spend your time questioning everything. There is also no point in watching this dubbed as the dub is absolutely terrible (as most are), but if you are willing to watch this subbed you will be well rewarded by some intense acting from some promising young talent.The second series (although I have only watched a couple of episodes so far) attempts some special effects which I think it could have done better without as some of them really give away the CG budget, but as they are exploring the Offshore in this series, which is supposed to be much more technologically advanced, I guess they needed to reinforce the glaring contrast between the two societies. I think the ideas behind the show are really what makes 3% so good as it does make you question yourself and humanity while presenting warped parallels with our own world. I can understand that the requirement for reading subs and the suspense of disbelief may mean this show is out of some viewers' comfort zones but it really is a good watch and coming from a country that has produced some of my favourite films (City of God, City of Men, Elite Squad), the talented and developing Brazilian cinema scene should be supported by anyone interested in dystopian sci-fi, or just those looking for a gripping TV show.

bandito You will need English subtitle. watch it in Portuguese. Low budget as not that many sets or actors ,in general. Still, interesting diff characters and situation. Recommended.