El Presidente is a drama series centered on the sport of football (soccer) and the corruption scandal that rocked the world. The story follows the rise of a humble football manager who gets caught in the web of the high-stakes, corrupt world of international football associations. It is a mix of dark comedy and high-stakes drama, revealing the shady dealings behind "The Beautiful Game."
In the opening sequence of Episode 1, we meet Sergio Jadue (played by Sebastián Layseca). In 4K, he is a nervous, sweaty man with twitching eyes. In 360p, his face is a watercolor painting left out in the rain. When the camera pans across the luxurious conference rooms of the CONMEBOL headquarters, the marble walls don’t gleam; they dissolve into a moiré pattern of gray and beige squares. el presidente s01 360p