Herança em Jogo premieres on Globoplay on September 25, 2026, with ten episodes. The Brazilian version of the British format The Inheritance brings together 13 contestants at a luxurious property, competing for a prize of up to R$1 million in gold bars. Rodrigo Faro appears as The Executor, responsible for overseeing the rules and challenges, while Susana Vieira plays The Deceased, the character whose inheritance drives the competition. The key detail for viewers who want to try the show before subscribing is straightforward: the first episode will be open to non-subscribers.
| Point | What has been confirmed |
|---|---|
| Premiere | September 25, 2026, on Globoplay |
| Season | 10 episodes |
| Contestants | 13 competitors |
| Prize | Up to R$1 million in gold bars |
| Rodrigo Faro | The Executor, who oversees challenges and rules |
| Susana Vieira | The Deceased, the character who leaves the inheritance at stake |
| Confirmed free access | First episode open to non-subscribers |
How Herança em Jogo works
The competition mixes cooperation with individual self-interest. According to the official gshow announcement, the 13 contestants compete for the fortune inside a mansion and face challenges in which intelligence and strategy influence every move. Globo also describes the game as one shaped by alliances, manipulation and trust being tested by money.
The mechanism that structures each round is the Herdeiro do Dia, or “Heir of the Day.” The contestants choose one person for that role. That player enters the vault alone with the Executor and secretly decides what to do with the money earned in that stage: whether or not to share the amount with the other contestants.
This is the psychological engine of the format. The group has to live together, build alliances and make collective decisions, but an important part of the reward depends on an individual, secret choice. In practice, the show repeatedly creates tension between cooperation, persuasion, reputation and self-interest. The season ultimately depends on how those relationships evolve until the heir is revealed in the final episode.
What the Brazilian reality show inherits from The Inheritance
Globo presents Herança em Jogo as the first international adaptation of The Inheritance, a format created by Studio Lambert. In the British original, as described in Channel 4's official material, 13 strangers arrive at a grand estate to complete final requests left by a deceased benefactor. The tasks release money, but the structure forces the contestants to persuade one another over who should control it.
The Brazilian version preserves that core idea: a fictional inheritance, a figure who enforces the terms of the will, group challenges and decisions that can turn allies into rivals. Some production differences are already known, however. The Brazilian season will have ten episodes, while the first British season had 12. For that reason, it is not safe to assume that every rule, challenge sequence or elimination mechanism from the UK edition will be copied exactly on Globoplay.
What Rodrigo Faro and Susana Vieira do in the show
Rodrigo Faro is not simply a neutral presenter outside the story: he takes on the role of The Executor. He conducts the challenges and enforces the rules, acting as the authority who turns the terms of the inheritance into a game.
Susana Vieira plays The Deceased, the character whose estate creates the competition. The format uses this fictional presence to give the reality show a tone of mystery and ironic humor. The premise is therefore not about a real inheritance or a documentary case, but a game-show structure in which the will narrative supports the contestants' challenges and choices.
How many episodes Herança em Jogo will have
Globo has confirmed ten episodes for the first Brazilian season. The premiere is scheduled for September 25, 2026. As of September 9, 2026, the official information reviewed confirms the premiere date and total episode count, but does not provide the full release schedule for the other nine episodes. It is therefore too early to state whether all episodes will arrive at once or follow a specific cadence.
What will be free on Globoplay
The official announcement guarantees one specific access condition: the first episode will be open to non-subscribers. That gives viewers a chance to sample the premise, tone and opening mechanics without needing a paid subscription for that episode.
This confirmation should not be stretched beyond what was announced. Globo did not say in that release that the other nine episodes would also be open, nor did it specify how long the first episode would remain available under that condition. The announcement also does not provide enough detail to state whether any additional account registration will be required. For anyone planning to follow the full season, the safe takeaway is: free access is confirmed for episode 1; access to the remaining episodes should be checked on Globoplay when the season premieres.
What to watch for in the first episode
If you are deciding whether the show is for you, the first episode should be especially useful for watching three elements: how much the challenges affect the prize pool, how the group chooses the Heir of the Day and how much the secret vault decision changes trust among the contestants. Those three points capture the format's main distinction: winning a challenge is not enough; players also have to manage how the others perceive who deserves money and power inside the game.
In short, Herança em Jogo arrives as a psychological reality competition built around strategy and alliances, premiering September 25 with ten episodes and 13 contestants competing for up to R$1 million in gold bars. For viewers who are still undecided, Globoplay has lowered the entry barrier by confirming that the first episode will be open to non-subscribers — without, so far, making the same promise for the rest of the season.
