When a middle-aged advertising executive is thrown out of his home by his wealthy wife, a young black prostitute convinces him to join forces and start acting like a gang of mobsters.

SYNOPSIS:

PERFECTION — SEASON 1 SYNOPSIS

Lisbon. Now. A washed-up advertising genius is thrown out by his wife — who just became a billionaire for inventing a revolutionary cosmetic for anal rejuvenation. With his life in ashes and no clean underwear, Nelson, a once-celebrated copywriter, is dragged back into the game by his desperate business partner Marina, who needs one last brilliant campaign to save their flailing agency. The product: cork shoes. The deadline: 24 hours. The stakes: total irrelevance.

But Perfection is not about advertising. It’s about the grotesque absurdity of self-image, capitalism, and the desperate reinvention of identity in late middle age.

Nelson soon crosses paths with Anita, a quick-witted, overdressed sex worker who sees in him a mentor — and a ticket out. She wants to learn the power of words. He, humiliated and broke, needs a clean place to sleep. Their unlikely alliance spirals into chaos when Anita pushes Nelson to become someone entirely new — tougher, bolder, armed. Literally. What begins as a twisted Pygmalion story takes a dark, violent turn when Nelson accidentally kills a young arms dealer while shopping for an illegal pistol.

Now with a body behind him and a gun in his belt, Nelson enters a spiral of delirium and self-delusion. Anita believes they’re destined for greatness. Nelson believes he might just take back his dignity — or burn everything down trying.

Meanwhile, Jane, his vengeful ex-wife and now the face of global anal beauty, prepares to be crowned the “queen of modern science” with her assistant Carlota, unaware that Nelson and Anita are on a collision course with her shiny empire.

Across six episodes, Perfection tracks the rise of a ludicrous but oddly moving rebellion against youth culture, consumer worship, and self-optimization. Shot through with caustic humor and sudden violence, the series balances satire with a melancholic portrait of men and women who refuse to age gracefully — because the world doesn’t let them.

It’s Breaking Bad meets Fleabag, with a pill for your bum hole.