My Brilliant Friend (TV series)
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2018 Italian-American television series
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| Created by | Saverio Costanzo |
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| Narrated by | Alba Rohrwacher |
| Composer | Max Richter |
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| No. of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 34 |
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| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 43–67 minutes |
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| Release | November 18, 2018 (2018年11月18日)– November 11, 2024 (2024年11月11日) |
My Brilliant Friend (Italian : L'amica geniale) is a Neapolitan- and Italian-language coming-of-age drama television series created by Saverio Costanzo for HBO, RAI, and TIMvision. Named after the first of four novels in the Neapolitan Novels series by Elena Ferrante, the series is an adaptation of the entire literary work into four seasons.[2] My Brilliant Friend is a co-production between Italian production companies Wildside, Fandango, The Apartment Pictures, Mowe and international film groups Umedia and Fremantle.
The first two episodes of the series were presented at the 75th Venice International Film Festival on September 2, 2018.[3] The first season, based on the first novel in the series, premiered on HBO on November 18, 2018, and on Rai 1 and TIMvision on November 27, 2018.[4] [5] [6] In December 2018, the series was renewed for a second season, based on the second novel in the series, The Story of a New Name .[7] The second season premiered on Rai 1 on February 10, 2020, and on HBO on March 16, 2020.[8] [9] The first two episodes of the second season were screened in selected Italian cinemas from January 27 to 29, 2020.[8]
In April 2020, the series was renewed for a third season, based on the third novel in the series, Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay .[10] The third season premiered on Rai 1 on February 6, 2022, and on HBO on February 28, 2022.[11] [12] In March 2022, the series was renewed for a fourth and final season, based on the final novel in the series, The Story of the Lost Child .[13] The first two episodes of the fourth and final season made its world premiere at the Tribeca Festival on August 20, 2024, and were presented at the 19th Rome Film Festival on October 25, 2024.[14] [15] The ten-episode fourth and final season premiered on HBO on September 9, 2024, and on Rai 1 on November 11, 2024.[16] [17]
Cast and characters
[edit ]Main article: List of My Brilliant Friend characters
Main
[edit ]- Elisa Del Genio (season 1; guest season 2), Margherita Mazzucco (seasons 1–3),[18] Alba Rohrwacher (season 4; cameo season 3; narration seasons 1–4),[19] and Elisabetta De Palo[a] (featured season 4; guest season 1) as Elena "Lenù" Greco
- Ludovica Nasti (season 1; guest season 2), Gaia Girace (seasons 1–3; special appearance season 4),[18] and Irene Maiorino [it ] (season 4)[19] as Raffaella "Lila" Cerullo
- Anna Rita Vitolo as Immacolata Greco
- Luca Gallone as Vittorio Greco
- Imma Villa as Manuela Solara (seasons 1–3)
- Antonio Milo as Silvio Solara (season 1; recurring season 2)
- Valentina Acca as Nunzia Cerullo (seasons 1–2, 4)
- Antonio Buonanno as Fernando Cerullo (seasons 1–3; recurring season 4)
- Dora Romano as Miss Oliviero (seasons 1–2)
- Alessio Gallo (seasons 1–3) and Edoardo Pesce (season 4) as Michele Solara
- Nunzia Schiano as Nella Incardo (seasons 1–2)
- Giovanni Amura as Stefano Carracci (seasons 2–3; recurring season 1)
- Gennaro De Stefano (season 2; recurring season 1) and Salvatore Striano (season 4) as Rino Cerullo
- Francesco Serpico (seasons 2–3; recurring season 1) and Fabrizio Gifuni (season 4) as Giovanni "Nino" Sarratore
- Federica Sollazzo as Pinuccia Carracci (season 2; recurring season 1)
- Clotilde Sabatino as Professor Galiani (seasons 2–3)
- Ulrike Migliaresi as Ada Cappuccio (season 2; recurring season 1)
- Christian Giroso as Antonio Cappuccio (season 2; recurring season 1)
- Eduardo Scarpetta as Pasquale Peluso
- Giovanni Buselli (seasons 2–3; recurring season 1) and Pio Stellaccio (season 4) as Enzo Scanno
- Giovanni Cannata as Armando Galiani (seasons 2–3)
- Francesco Russo as Bruno Soccavo (seasons 2–3)
- Bruno Orlando (seasons 2–3) and Stefano Dionisi (season 4) as Franco Mari
- Daria Deflorian as Adele Airota (seasons 2–4)
- Matteo Cecchi (seasons 2–3) and Pier Giorgio Bellocchio (season 4) as Pietro Airota
- Giulia Mazzarino (season 3; recurring season 2) and Sonia Bergamasco (season 4) as Maria Rosa Airota
- Gabriele Vacis as Guido Airota (season 3; recurring seasons 2, 4)
- Maria Vittoria Dallasta as Silvia (season 3)
- Riccardo Palmieri as Gino (season 3; recurring seasons 1–2)
- Giorgia Gargano as Nadia Galiani (season 3; recurring season 2, featured season 4)
- Fabrizio Cottone (season 3; recurring seasons 1–2) and Renato De Simone (season 4) as Alfonso Carracci
- Rosaria Langellotto as Gigliola Spagnuolo (season 3; recurring seasons 1–2)
- Pina Di Gennaro as Melina Cappuccio (season 3; recurring seasons 1–2, 4)
- Francesca Pezzella as Carmela "Carmen" Peluso (season 3; recurring seasons 1–2)
- Sofia Luchetti (season 3), Vittoria Cozza (season 4) and Ludovica Rita Di Meglio (season 4) as Adele "Dede" Airota
- Salvatore Tortora as Gennaro "Gennarino" Carracci (season 3)
- Elvis Esposito (season 3; recurring seasons 1–2) and Lino Musella (season 4) as Marcello Solara
- Francesca Montuori (season 3) and Claudia Tranchese (season 4) as Elisa Greco
- Chiara Celotto as Eleonora Sarratore (season 3)
- Sophia Protino (season 3), Fatima Credendino (season 4) and Adriana Trotta (season 4) as Elsa Airota
Featured
[edit ]The following actors are credited in the opening titles of a single episode of the series:
- Antonio Pennarella as Don Achille Carracci (season 1)
- Edu Rejón as Juan (season 3)
- Giulia Pica as a doctor (season 3)
- Claudio Lardo as Giuntini (season 3)
- Mirko Setaro as Lila's cardiologist (season 3)
- Vittorio Ciorcalo as Lila's neurologist (season 3)
- Giovanni Toscano as Mario's friend (season 3)
- Eugenio Di Fraia as Mario Gioia (season 3)
- Rebecca Fanucchi as Clelia (season 3)
- Iacopo Ricciotti as Maria Rosa's boyfriend (season 3)
Episodes
[edit ]| Season | Subtitle | Episodes | Originally released | ||
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| 1 | — | 8 | November18,2018(2018年11月18日) (HBO) November27,2018(2018年11月27日) (Rai 1) | December10,2018(2018年12月10日) (HBO) December18,2018(2018年12月18日) (Rai 1) | |
| 2 | The Story of a New Name Storia del nuovo cognome | 8 | February10,2020(2020年02月10日) (Rai 1) March16,2020(2020年03月16日) (HBO) | March2,2020(2020年03月02日) (Rai 1) May4,2020(2020年05月04日) (HBO) | |
| 3 | Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay Storia di chi fugge e di chi resta | 8 | February6,2022(2022年02月06日) (Rai 1) February28,2022(2022年02月28日) (HBO) | February27,2022(2022年02月27日) (Rai 1) April18,2022(2022年04月18日) (HBO) | |
| 4 | The Story of the Lost Child Storia della bambina perduta | 10 | September9,2024(2024年09月09日) (HBO) November11,2024(2024年11月11日) (Rai 1) | November11,2024(2024年11月11日) (HBO) December9,2024(2024年12月09日) (Rai 1) | |
Season 1 (2018)
[edit ]| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | U.S./Italy viewers (millions) | |
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| 1 | 1 | "The Dolls" "Le bambole" | Saverio Costanzo | Elena Ferrante, Francesco Piccolo, Laura Paolucci and Saverio Costanzo | November18,2018(2018年11月18日) (HBO) November27,2018(2018年11月27日) (Rai 1) | 0.242[20] and 7.458[21] | |
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Writer Elena "Lenù" Greco learns that her old friend Rafaella "Lila" Cerullo has vanished. Elena records her memories of their friendship, starting from when they were both promising students in Maestra Oliviero's class in a poor Naples neighborhood in the 1950s. The two are paired up for a contest against two students from the boys' class, Elena's crush Nino Sarratore and Alfonso, the younger son of neighborhood crime boss and grocer Don Achille. The girls become friends after Elena helps Lila after another neighborhood boy, Enzo, throws stones at her. Meanwhile, Melina, a mad widow, causes disturbance with her affair with Donato, Nino's father. The Sarratores eventually move away. While playing, Lila and Elena impulsively throw their dolls into Don Achille's cellar and attempt to retrieve them, though are spooked and run away. Don Achille gives them money to replace the dolls, which they decide to hide. | |||||||
| 2 | 2 | "The Money" "I soldi" | Saverio Costanzo | Elena Ferrante, Francesco Piccolo, Laura Paolucci and Saverio Costanzo | November19,2018(2018年11月19日) (HBO) November27,2018(2018年11月27日) (Rai 1) | 0.128[22] and 6.729[21] | |
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Elena and Lila buy and read Little Women , increasingly aware of the violent Camorra-associated Solara family. The local families discuss their children continuing on to middle school. Elena's parents allow her to take the admission exam, while Lila's parents refuse to let her continue studying. Lila convinces Elena to skip school to walk to the sea, but changes her mind midway. The two are caught in a rainstorm and Elena's father hits her for the infraction. Lila temporarily stops attending school after speaking out of turn, and reappears to gift Elena a story she had written titled "The Blue Fairy". She declares her intention to take the test, but is beaten badly by her father Fernando. Elena passes the admissions exam with high marks and is congratulated by her family. The neighborhood learns that Don Achille has been murdered. Alfredo Peluso is arrested for it, despite claiming innocence. Lila suspects the Solaras' involvement. | |||||||
| 3 | 3 | "Metamorphoses"[b] "Le metamorfosi" | Saverio Costanzo | Elena Ferrante, Francesco Piccolo, Laura Paolucci and Saverio Costanzo | November25,2018(2018年11月25日) (HBO) December4,2018(2018年12月04日) (Rai 1) | 0.244[23] and 7.302[24] | |
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Elena and her peers are now teenagers, and Elena is bothered by Lila's distance. The girls watch the Solara brothers Michele and Marcello coerce their friend Ada for a car ride and Lila declares that she will not let herself be used by them. The brothers beat Antonio, Ada's brother, for standing up for her. Elena, embarrassed to admit she is struggling with Latin, is surprised to learn from the local librarian, Maestro Ferraro, that Lila is independently learning the language. Lila gives Elena advice that helps the latter improve. At an awarding ceremony for the library, Elena realizes that Lila has been voraciously checking out library books. She goes with Pasquale, son of Alfredo and a Communist, to give the prize books to Lila. Elena is inspired by Donato's gift of a book of poems to Melina. Lila and her brother Rino show Elena a men's traveling shoe they have secretly designed and intend to start a factory with. Meanwhile, Maestra Oliviero convinces Elena's parents to let her go to high school. | |||||||
| 4 | 4 | "Dissolving Boundaries"[b] "La smarginatura" | Saverio Costanzo | Elena Ferrante, Francesco Piccolo, Laura Paolucci and Saverio Costanzo | November26,2018(2018年11月26日) (HBO) December4,2018(2018年12月04日) (Rai 1) | 0.151[25] and 6.725[24] | |
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The neighborhood families attend a party for the name day of Gigliola Spagnuolo, a classmate of Elena and Lila. Pasquale, Enzo, Marcello, and Stefano (Don Achille's older son, who runs the local grocery) all express interest in Lila. Marcello orders Pasquale to leave and cuts into his dance with Lila, offending Pasquale, who tries to rile up their friend group against the Solaras. Pasquale begins educating Lila on neighborhood politics and history. Elena begins high school and realizes that Nino is attending the same academy. She impresses her Greek teacher, Professor Garace. Envious of Lila, Elena agrees to date her classmate Gino. Lila and Rino continue working on their shoe. Stefano invites the neighborhood youth to a New Year's Eve party, during which the boys get caught up in a fireworks contest with the Solara brothers. Here, Lila first experiences a phenomenon she will later refer to as "dissolving boundaries". | |||||||
| 5 | 5 | "The Shoes" "Le scarpe" | Saverio Costanzo | Elena Ferrante, Francesco Piccolo, Laura Paolucci and Saverio Costanzo | December2,2018(2018年12月02日) (HBO) December11,2018(2018年12月11日) (Rai 1) | 0.291[26] and 6.699[27] | |
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Fernando scolds Lila and Rino for daring to construct a shoe. Elena continues to excel in school and breaks up with Gino. Lila confides in Elena that she had rejected love confessions from Pasquale and Marcello. Elena, Lila, Rino, Pasquale and his sister Carmela go into the city for ice cream. Uncomfortable with the area's wealth, Rino picks a fight with a rich boy and his friends, while Marcello and Michele come to their aid. Marcello starts visiting Lila and her family; her parents approve of the courtship because of the Solaras' wealth. Elena accepts an invitation from Maestra Oliviero's cousin to spend the summer on the island of Ischia. | |||||||
| 6 | 6 | "The Island" "L'isola" | Saverio Costanzo | Elena Ferrante, Francesco Piccolo, Laura Paolucci and Saverio Costanzo | December3,2018(2018年12月03日) (HBO) December11,2018(2018年12月11日) (Rai 1) | 0.210[28] and 6.699[27] | |
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Elena does the housekeeping for Maestra Oliviero's cousin Nella and mostly keeps to herself. Nella's English guests are surprisingly replaced by the Sarratore family, and Elena begins to accompany them on their outings. She bonds with Nino, learning that he dislikes his father and had always admired Lila. On the eve of his departure, Nino kisses Elena on the beach. On Elena's birthday, Lila finally writes back to tell her that Marcello has continued spending time with her family and giving her lavish gifts. Marcello threatens her when she attempts to return a gifted ring. Elena decides to leave early to help Lila. Later that night, Donato assaults Elena. | |||||||
| 7 | 7 | "The Fiancés" "I fidanzati" | Saverio Costanzo | Elena Ferrante, Francesco Piccolo, Laura Paolucci and Saverio Costanzo | December9,2018(2018年12月09日) (HBO) December18,2018(2018年12月18日) (Rai 1) | 0.318[29] and 6.974[30] | |
| 8 | 8 | "The Promise" "La promessa" | Saverio Costanzo | Elena Ferrante, Francesco Piccolo, Laura Paolucci and Saverio Costanzo | December10,2018(2018年12月10日) (HBO) December18,2018(2018年12月18日) (Rai 1) | 0.228[31] and 6.620[30] | |
Season 2: The Story of a New Name (2020)
[edit ]| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | U.S./Italy viewers (millions) |
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| 9 | 1 | "The New Name" "Il nuovo cognome" | Saverio Costanzo | Elena Ferrante, Francesco Piccolo, Laura Paolucci and Saverio Costanzo | February10,2020(2020年02月10日) (Rai 1) March16,2020(2020年03月16日) (HBO) | 0.148[32] and 7.099[33] |
| 10 | 2 | "The Body" "Il corpo" | Saverio Costanzo | Elena Ferrante, Francesco Piccolo, Laura Paolucci and Saverio Costanzo | February10,2020(2020年02月10日) (Rai 1) March23,2020(2020年03月23日) (HBO) | 0.147[34] and 6.452[33] |
| 11 | 3 | "Erasure" "Scancellare" | Saverio Costanzo | Elena Ferrante, Francesco Piccolo, Laura Paolucci and Saverio Costanzo | February17,2020(2020年02月17日) (Rai 1) March30,2020(2020年03月30日) (HBO) | 0.120[35] and 6.842[36] |
| 12 | 4 | "The Kiss" "Il bacio" | Alice Rohrwacher | Elena Ferrante, Francesco Piccolo, Laura Paolucci and Saverio Costanzo | February17,2020(2020年02月17日) (Rai 1) April6,2020(2020年04月06日) (HBO) | 0.141[37] and 6.235[36] |
| 13 | 5 | "The Betrayal" "Il tradimento" | Alice Rohrwacher | Elena Ferrante, Francesco Piccolo, Laura Paolucci and Saverio Costanzo | February24,2020(2020年02月24日) (Rai 1) April13,2020(2020年04月13日) (HBO) | 0.196[38] and 6.585[39] |
| 14 | 6 | "Rage" "La rabbia" | Saverio Costanzo | Elena Ferrante, Francesco Piccolo, Laura Paolucci and Saverio Costanzo | February24,2020(2020年02月24日) (Rai 1) April20,2020(2020年04月20日) (HBO) | 0.134[40] and 6.053[39] |
| 15 | 7 | "Ghosts" "I fantasmi" | Saverio Costanzo | Elena Ferrante, Francesco Piccolo, Laura Paolucci and Saverio Costanzo | March2,2020(2020年03月02日) (Rai 1) April27,2020(2020年04月27日) (HBO) | 0.159[41] and 7.110[42] |
| 16 | 8 | "The Blue Fairy" "La fata blu" | Saverio Costanzo | Elena Ferrante, Francesco Piccolo, Laura Paolucci and Saverio Costanzo | March2,2020(2020年03月02日) (Rai 1) May4,2020(2020年05月04日) (HBO) | 0.130[43] and 6.757[42] |
Season 3: Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay (2022)
[edit ]| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | U.S./Italy viewers (millions) |
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| 17 | 1 | "Indecencies" "Sconcezze" | Daniele Luchetti | Elena Ferrante, Francesco Piccolo, Laura Paolucci and Saverio Costanzo | February6,2022(2022年02月06日) (Rai 1)[c] February28,2022(2022年02月28日) (HBO) | 0.130[44] and 4.837[45] |
| 18 | 2 | "The Fever" "La febbre" | Daniele Luchetti | Elena Ferrante, Francesco Piccolo, Laura Paolucci and Saverio Costanzo | February6,2022(2022年02月06日) (Rai 1)[c] March7,2022(2022年03月07日) (HBO) | 0.149[46] and 4.475[45] |
| 19 | 3 | "The Treatment" "La cura" | Daniele Luchetti | Elena Ferrante, Francesco Piccolo, Laura Paolucci and Saverio Costanzo | February13,2022(2022年02月13日) (Rai 1) March14,2022(2022年03月14日) (HBO) | 0.124[47] and 4.940[48] |
| 20 | 4 | "Cold War" "Guerra fredda" | Daniele Luchetti | Elena Ferrante, Francesco Piccolo, Laura Paolucci and Saverio Costanzo | February13,2022(2022年02月13日) (Rai 1) March21,2022(2022年03月21日) (HBO) | 0.141[49] and 4.753[48] |
| 21 | 5 | "Terror" "Terrore" | Daniele Luchetti | Elena Ferrante, Francesco Piccolo, Laura Paolucci and Saverio Costanzo | February20,2022(2022年02月20日) (Rai 1) March28,2022(2022年03月28日) (HBO) | 0.077[50] and 4.669[51] |
| 22 | 6 | "Becoming" "Diventare" | Daniele Luchetti | Elena Ferrante, Francesco Piccolo, Laura Paolucci and Saverio Costanzo | February20,2022(2022年02月20日) (Rai 1) April4,2022(2022年04月04日) (HBO) | 0.049[52] and 4.589[51] |
| 23 | 7 | "Try Again" "Ancora tu" | Daniele Luchetti | Elena Ferrante, Francesco Piccolo, Laura Paolucci and Saverio Costanzo | February27,2022(2022年02月27日) (Rai 1) April11,2022(2022年04月11日) (HBO) | 0.108[53] and 4.294[54] |
| 24 | 8 | "Those Who Leave, Those Who Stay" "Chi fugge, chi resta" | Daniele Luchetti | Elena Ferrante, Francesco Piccolo, Laura Paolucci and Saverio Costanzo | February27,2022(2022年02月27日) (Rai 1) April18,2022(2022年04月18日) (HBO) | 0.074[55] and 4.112[54] |
Season 4: The Story of the Lost Child (2024)
[edit ]| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | U.S./Italy viewers (millions) |
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| 25 | 1 | "The Separation" "La separazione" | Laura Bispuri | Elena Ferrante, Francesco Piccolo, Laura Paolucci and Saverio Costanzo | September9,2024(2024年09月09日) (HBO) November11,2024(2024年11月11日) (Rai 1) | N/A and 3.968[56] |
| 26 | 2 | "Dispersion"[d] "La dispersione" | Laura Bispuri | Elena Ferrante, Francesco Piccolo, Laura Paolucci and Saverio Costanzo | September16,2024(2024年09月16日) (HBO) November11,2024(2024年11月11日) (Rai 1) | N/A and 3.332[56] |
| 27 | 3 | "Compromises" "I compromessi" | Laura Bispuri | Elena Ferrante, Francesco Piccolo, Laura Paolucci and Saverio Costanzo | September23,2024(2024年09月23日) (HBO) November18,2024(2024年11月18日) (Rai 1) | N/A and 3.612[57] |
| 28 | 4 | "Earthquake"[d] "Terremoto" | Laura Bispuri | Elena Ferrante, Francesco Piccolo, Laura Paolucci and Saverio Costanzo | September30,2024(2024年09月30日) (HBO) November18,2024(2024年11月18日) (Rai 1) | N/A and 3.200[57] |
| 29 | 5 | "The Break"[d] "La frattura" | Laura Bispuri | Elena Ferrante, Francesco Piccolo, Laura Paolucci and Saverio Costanzo | October7,2024(2024年10月07日) (HBO) November25,2024(2024年11月25日) (Rai 1) | N/A and 3.619[58] |
| 30 | 6 | "The Cheat" "L'imbroglio" | Laura Bispuri | Elena Ferrante, Francesco Piccolo, Laura Paolucci and Saverio Costanzo | October14,2024(2024年10月14日) (HBO) November25,2024(2024年11月25日) (Rai 1) | N/A and 3.190[58] |
| 31 | 7 | "The Return" "Il ritorno" | Laura Bispuri | Elena Ferrante, Francesco Piccolo, Laura Paolucci and Saverio Costanzo | October21,2024(2024年10月21日) (HBO) December2,2024(2024年12月02日) (Rai 1) | N/A and 3.125[59] |
| 32 | 8 | "The Investigation" "L'indagine" | Laura Bispuri | Elena Ferrante, Francesco Piccolo, Laura Paolucci and Saverio Costanzo | October28,2024(2024年10月28日) (HBO) December2,2024(2024年12月02日) (Rai 1) | N/A and 3.125[59] |
| 33 | 9 | "The Disappearance" "La scomparsa" | Laura Bispuri | Elena Ferrante, Francesco Piccolo, Laura Paolucci and Saverio Costanzo | November4,2024(2024年11月04日) (HBO) December9,2024(2024年12月09日) (Rai 1) | N/A and 3.314[60] |
| 34 | 10 | "The Restitution"[d] "La restituzione" | Laura Bispuri | Elena Ferrante, Francesco Piccolo, Laura Paolucci and Saverio Costanzo | November11,2024(2024年11月11日) (HBO) December9,2024(2024年12月09日) (Rai 1) | N/A and 2.814[60] |
Production
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Commissioned by Rai Fiction, HBO and TIMvision, the first season was produced by Italian production companies Wildside and Fandango and international film group Umedia.[4] TIMvision withdrew from the project after the first season,[61] while production companies The Apartment Pictures and Mowe joined production for the second season.[62]
On February 18, 2020, Gaia Girace announced that she would leave the series after playing Lila in three episodes of the third season, as a new and older actress would be cast for the following episodes.[63] However, the director of the third season, Daniele Luchetti, later opted to retain Girace and Mazzucco for the duration of the season.[64]
Music
[edit ]The score of the series was composed by Max Richter.
Season 1
[edit ]| My Brilliant Friend (TV Series Soundtrack) | |
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| Soundtrack albumby | |
| Released | December7,2018(2018年12月07日) |
| Genre | Soundtrack |
| Length | 36:15 |
| Label | Deutsche Grammophon |
| Max Richter chronology | |
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Mary Queen of Scots (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
(2018) My Brilliant Friend (TV Series Soundtrack) (2018) Ad Astra (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (2019) | |
| Singles from My Brilliant Friend (TV Series Soundtrack) | |
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The soundtrack album for the first season was released by Deutsche Grammophon on December 7, 2018, for digital download.[65] It was preceded by the release of the single "Elena & Lila" on November 30, 2018.
- Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Elena & Lila" | 4:53 |
| 2. | "Whispers" | 3:41 |
| 3. | "Your Reflection" | 3:35 |
| 4. | "The Days Go By" | 2:43 |
| 5. | "Interior Dialogues" | 1:37 |
| 6. | "In the Dark" | 2:30 |
| 7. | "In Spite of All" | 2:10 |
| 8. | "Brilliant Clouds" | 1:11 |
| 9. | "In Remembrance of You" | 4:57 |
| 10. | "Shimmering Clouds" | 1:15 |
| 11. | "She Was Running" | 2:08 |
| 12. | "Our Reflection" | 5:35 |
| Total length: | 36:15 | |
- Additional music
The first season features additional material from Richter's solo discography.[66]
All music is composed by Max Richter.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Spring 1" (from the album Recomposed by Max Richter: Vivaldi – The Four Seasons , 2012) | Max Richter, Antonio Vivaldi | 2:31 |
| 2. | "Summer 2" (from the album Recomposed by Max Richter: Vivaldi – The Four Seasons, 2012) | Richter, Vivaldi | 3:59 |
| 3. | "Cypher" (from the single Cypher, 2018) | 7:43 | |
| 4. | "Aria 2 – Pt. 1" (from the album Sleep , 2015) | 1:19 | |
| 5. | "Infra 5" (from the album Infra , 2010) | 5:16 | |
| 6. | "Infra 8" (from the album Infra, 2010) | 3:21 | |
| 7. | "Love Song (Cascade)" (from the album Perfect Sense , 2011) | 1:02 | |
| 8. | "Organum" (from the album The Blue Notebooks , 2004) | 3:13 | |
| 9. | "Dream 13 (Minus Even)" (from the album From Sleep , 2015) | 8:52 | |
| 10. | "Vladimir's Blues" (from the album The Blue Notebooks, 2004) | 1:18 | |
| 11. | "Iconography" (from the album The Blue Notebooks, 2004) | 3:38 | |
| 12. | "Chorale/Glow – Pt. 1" (from the album Sleep, 2015) | 2:00 | |
| 13. | "Circles from The Rue Simon – Crubellier" (from the album 24 Postcards in Full Colour , 2008) | 1:04 | |
| 14. | "Dream 19 (Pulse) – Pt. 6" (from the album Sleep, 2015) | 3:17 | |
| 15. | "Interior Dreams an Idea" (from the album Henry May Long, 2009) | 2:18 | |
| 16. | "Kierling/Doubt" (from the album 24 Postcards in Full Colour, 2008) | 0:50 | |
| 17. | "Space 11 (Invisible Pages Over)" (from the album From Sleep, 2015) | 5:15 | |
| 18. | "Space 17 (Chains) – Pt. 7" (from the album Sleep, 2015) | 1:08 | |
| 19. | "Space 21 (Petrichor)" (from the album From Sleep, 2015) | 4:47 | |
| 20. | "Sublunar – Pt. 1" (from the album Sleep, 2015) | 1:29 |
Season 2
[edit ]| My Brilliant Friend, Season 2 (TV Series Soundtrack) | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack albumby | |
| Released | May1,2020(2020年05月01日) |
| Genre | Soundtrack |
| Length | 54:51 |
| Label | Deutsche Grammophon |
| Max Richter chronology | |
|
Ad Astra (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
(2019) My Brilliant Friend, Season 2 (TV Series Soundtrack) (2020) Voices (2020) | |
The soundtrack album for the second season was released by Deutsche Grammophon on May 1, 2020, for digital download.[67] The soundtrack features material from Richter's solo discography.
- Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Elena and Lila (Titles Season 2)" | 1:13 |
| 2. | "Sub Piano (MBF Version)" (from the album Infra , 2010) | 0:49 |
| 3. | "Protest March (Pt. 1)" | 1:09 |
| 4. | "Protest March (Pt. 2)" | 2:32 |
| 5. | "Organum (MBF Version)" (from the album The Blue Notebooks , 2004) | 3:15 |
| 6. | "Leo (MBF Version)" (from the reissue of the album Songs from Before , 2014) | 2:11 |
| 7. | "She Won't Answer" | 2:35 |
| 8. | "The Young Mariner (MBF Version)" (from the album Henry May Long, 2009) | 4:06 |
| 9. | "Harmonium (MBF Version)" (from the album Songs from Before, 2006) | 4:25 |
| 10. | "Cinema Music" | 6:28 |
| 11. | "Don't Put Sad Ideas In My Head / All By Themselves" | 3:21 |
| 12. | "Winter 2 (MBF Version)" (from the album Recomposed by Max Richter: Vivaldi – The Four Seasons , 2012) | 2:53 |
| 13. | "Return 16 (time capsule) [Edit]" (from the album Sleep , 2015) | 9:14 |
| 14. | "moth-like stars (Edit)" (from the album Sleep, 2015) | 10:40 |
| Total length: | 54:51 | |
Season 3
[edit ]| My Brilliant Friend, Season 3 (Original Soundtrack) | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack albumby | |
| Released | March4,2022(2022年03月04日) |
| Genre | Soundtrack |
| Length | 29:47 |
| Label | Deutsche Grammophon |
| Max Richter chronology | |
|
Invasion (Music from the Original TV Series: Season 1)
(2021) My Brilliant Friend, Season 3 (Original Soundtrack) (2022) The New Four Seasons – Vivaldi Recomposed (2022) | |
The soundtrack album for the third season was released by Deutsche Grammophon on March 4, 2022, for digital download.[68] The soundtrack features material from Richter's solo discography.
- Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Romance I" | 1:57 |
| 2. | "Leo (MBF Version)" (from the reissue of the album Songs from Before , 2014) | 2:11 |
| 3. | "Spring 1 (MBF Version)" (from the album Recomposed by Max Richter: Vivaldi – The Four Seasons , 2012) | 2:32 |
| 4. | "Romance II" | 1:40 |
| 5. | "This Picture Of Us. P." (from the album 24 Postcards in Full Colour , 2008) | 1:38 |
| 6. | "Sub Piano (MBF Version)" (from the album Infra , 2010) | 0:49 |
| 7. | "Fragment" (from the album Songs from Before, 2006) | 1:44 |
| 8. | "Romance III" | 1:55 |
| 9. | "Vladimir's Blues" (from the album The Blue Notebooks , 2004) | 1:21 |
| 10. | "Romance IV" | 1:39 |
| 11. | "Romance V" | 1:41 |
| 12. | "moth-like stars (Edit)" (from the album Sleep , 2015) | 10:40 |
| Total length: | 29:47 | |
Season 4
[edit ]| My Brilliant Friend, Season 4 (Original Soundtrack) | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack albumby | |
| Released | September27,2024(2024年09月27日) |
| Genre | Soundtrack |
| Length | 39:07 |
| Label | Deutsche Grammophon |
| Max Richter chronology | |
The soundtrack album for the fourth and final season was released by Deutsche Grammophon on September 27, 2024, for digital download.[69] The soundtrack features material from Richter's solo discography.
- Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Spring 1 (MBF Version)" (from the album Recomposed by Max Richter: Vivaldi – The Four Seasons , 2012) | 2:31 |
| 2. | "Sub Piano" (from the album Infra , 2010) | 0:49 |
| 3. | "An Earthquake" | 5:12 |
| 4. | "In Remembrance of You" (from My Brilliant Friend (TV Series Soundtrack)) | 4:57 |
| 5. | "A Comic Grotesque" | 3:58 |
| 6. | "Shadow 5" (from the album Recomposed by Max Richter: Vivaldi – The Four Seasons, 2012) | 2:59 |
| 7. | "Summer 2" (from the album Recomposed by Max Richter: Vivaldi – The Four Seasons, 2012) | 3:59 |
| 8. | "Organum" (from the album The Blue Notebooks , 2004) | 3:13 |
| 9. | "Interior Dreams an Idea" (from the album Henry May Long, 2009) | 2:17 |
| 10. | "Summer 1" (from the album Recomposed by Max Richter: Vivaldi – The Four Seasons, 2012) | 4:11 |
| 11. | "A Folly" | 3:12 |
| 12. | "Autumn 3" (from the album Recomposed by Max Richter: Vivaldi – The Four Seasons, 2012) | 1:44 |
| Total length: | 39:07 | |
Reception
[edit ]Critical response
[edit ]On Rotten Tomatoes, the first season has a 93% rating with an average score of 8.4 out of 10 based on 57 reviews. The site's critical consensus is, "My Brilliant Friend is an expansive epic that gleans rapturous beauty from the most desolate of circumstances, but it is the intimacy between the central duo – and the remarkable performances that bring them to life – that audiences will remember most vividly".[70] On Metacritic, it has a score of 87 out of 100 based on 20 reviews.[71] Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett of The Guardian stated "How revolutionary it still feels to see female friendship explored onscreen in this way. It goes without saying that it takes the Bechdel test and turns it into ragù."[72]
On Rotten Tomatoes, the second season has a 100% rating with an average score of 9.5 out of 10 based on 15 reviews. The site's critical consensus is, "Gorgeously shot and full of incredible performances, My Brilliant Friend's second season expands its small world with rich results."[73] On Metacritic, it has a score of 92 out of 100 based on 8 reviews.[74]
On Rotten Tomatoes, the third season has a 100% rating with an average score of 9.2 out of 10 based on 13 reviews.[75] On Metacritic, it has a score of 96 out of 100 based on 6 reviews.[76]
On Rotten Tomatoes, the fourth season has a 100% rating with an average score of 9 out of 10 based on 5 reviews.[77]
Awards and nominations
[edit ]| Award | Year[e] | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ciak d'oro | 2019 | Serial Movie | My Brilliant Friend[f] | Won | [78] |
| Critics' Choice Awards | 2019 | Best Drama Series | My Brilliant Friend | Nominated | [79] |
| 2023 | Best Foreign Language Series | My Brilliant Friend | Nominated | [80] | |
| 2025 | Best Foreign Language Series | My Brilliant Friend | Nominated | [81] | |
| Diversity Media Awards | 2019 | Best Italian Series | My Brilliant Friend | Won[g] | [82] |
| Dorian Awards | 2022 | Best Non-English Language TV Show | My Brilliant Friend | Nominated | [83] |
| Globo d'oro | 2019 | Best TV Series | My Brilliant Friend | Nominated | [84] |
| Best Breakthrough Actress | Ludovica Nasti | Won | |||
| 2020 | Best TV Series | My Brilliant Friend | Nominated | [85] | |
| Gotham Awards | 2019 | Breakthrough Series – Long Form | My Brilliant Friend[h] | Nominated | [86] |
| Il Luogo della Lingua Festival | 2019 | Placito Capuano Award | Saverio Costanzo | Won | [87] |
| Monte-Carlo Television Festival | 2019 | Best Drama TV Series | My Brilliant Friend | Won | [88] |
| Nastro d'Argento | 2022 | Best TV Series | My Brilliant Friend | Nominated | [89] |
| Best Supporting Actor | Eduardo Scarpetta | Won[i] | |||
| 2025 | Icon of the Year | Alba Rohrwacher | Won[j] | [90] | |
| Best TV Series – Drama | My Brilliant Friend | Nominated | |||
| Best Actress | Irene Maiorino | Nominated | |||
| Best Actor | Fabrizio Gifuni | Nominated | |||
| Best Supporting Actress | Anna Rita Vitolo | Nominated | |||
| Peabody Awards | 2019 | Entertainment | HBO Entertainment in association with Rai Fiction, TIMvision and Wildside, Fandango and Umedia | Nominated | [91] |
| Premi Flaiano | 2019 | Presidency Award | Elisa Del Genio, Ludovica Nasti | Won | [92] |
| 2022 | Best Director | Daniele Luchetti | Won | [93] | |
| Premio Biagio Agnes | 2020 | Fiction | My Brilliant Friend | Won | [94] |
| Premios Ondas | 2020 | International Television | My Brilliant Friend | Won | [95] |
| RdC Awards | 2018 | Navicella TV Award | My Brilliant Friend[k] | Won | [96] |
| Serial Awards | 2021 | Scripted Series of the Year | My Brilliant Friend | Won | [97] |
| Best Lead Actor | Gaia Girace, Margherita Mazzucco | Won | |||
| Best Director | Alice Rohrwacher | Won | |||
| Best Screenplay | Elena Ferrante, Francesco Piccolo, Laura Paolucci, Saverio Costanzo | Nominated | |||
| Best Kiss | Gaia Girace, Francesco Serpico | Nominated | |||
| Crossing Borders | Saverio Costanzo | Won | |||
| 2022 | Scripted Series of the Year | My Brilliant Friend | Nominated | [98] | |
| Best Lead Actor | Gaia Girace, Margherita Mazzucco | Won | |||
| Best Director | Daniele Luchetti | Nominated | |||
| Best Screenplay | Elena Ferrante, Francesco Piccolo, Laura Paolucci, Saverio Costanzo | Nominated | |||
| Best Villain | Francesco Serpico | Won | |||
| Look and Feel | My Brilliant Friend | Nominated | |||
| Shanghai Television Festival | 2019 | Best Foreign TV Miniseries | My Brilliant Friend | Nominated | [99] |
| 2020 | Best Foreign TV Series | My Brilliant Friend | Won | [100] | |
| Sichuan Television Festival | 2023 | Best Television Series | My Brilliant Friend | Nominated | [101] |
| Best Actress in a Leading Role for a Television Series | Margherita Mazzucco | Won | |||
| Best Actress in a Supporting Role for a Television Series | Anna Rita Vitolo | Nominated | |||
| Best Screenplay for a Television Series | Elena Ferrante, Francesco Piccolo, Laura Paolucci, Saverio Costanzo | Won |
Home media
[edit ]On April 2, 2019, HBO Home Entertainment released the first season on DVD and Digital in Region 1.[102]
Notes
[edit ]- ↑ Dubbed by Alba Rohrwacher in season 4
- 1 2 HBO listings translate the titles of episodes 3 and 4 as "The Metamorphoses" and "Dissolving Margins", respectively.
- 1 2 The first two episodes of the third season were released online in Italy on February 4, 2022.
- 1 2 3 4 HBO listings translate the titles of episodes 2, 4, 5 and 10 as "The Dispersion", "The Earthquake", "The Fracture" and "Restitution", respectively.
- ↑ The listed year refers to the date of the ceremony, not necessarily the year in which the corresponding season or episode aired.
- ↑ Nominee: Saverio Costanzo
- ↑ Tied with SKAM Italia
- ↑ Nominees: Saverio Costanzo, Domenico Procacci, Lorenzo Mieli, Mario Gianani, Guido De Laurentiis, Elena Recchia, Jennifer Schuur, Paolo Sorrentino
- ↑ Tied with Max Tortora for Tutta colpa di Freud and Vita da Carlo
- ↑ Shared with Luca Marinelli for Mussolini: Son of the Century , Kim Rossi Stuart for The Leopard , Monica Guerritore for Deceitful Love and Vittoria Schisano for The Life You Wanted
- ↑ Nominees: Saverio Costanzo, Elisa Del Genio, Ludovica Nasti
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