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My Brilliant Friend
| My Brilliant Friend | |
| Premiere | November 18, 2018 |
| Airs | On hiatus |
| Creator | Saverio Costanzo |
| Network/Provider | RAI 1 (Italy) HBO (USA) |
| Style | 60-minute period drama |
| Company | Wildside, Fandango, RAI Fiction, TIMvision, HBO Entertainment, Umedia |
| Distributor | Fremantle (international) |
| Seasons | 3 |
| Episodes | 24 (through season 3) (List of episodes) |
| Status | Renewed for a final season 4 (2024) |
| Origin | USA / Italy |
| Official Site | HBO |
My Brilliant Friend is based on the best-selling book of the same name by Elena Ferrante, which is the first of her four-part series published in the U.S. by Europa Editions.
When the most important friend in her life seems to have disappeared without a trace, Elena Greco, a now-elderly woman immersed in a house full of books, turns on her computer and starts writing the story of their friendship. She met Raffaella Cerullo, whom she has always called Lila, in the first year of primary school in 1950. Set in a dangerous and fascinating Naples, their story goes on to cover more than 60 years of their lives as she tries to describe the mystery of Lila, Elena's brilliant friend and? - ?in a way? - ?her best friend, and her worst enemy.
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Cast
| Actor | Character | Duration | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main Cast | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| Elisa Del Genio | Young Elena Greco | * | * | * | |
| Ludovica Nasti | Young Raffaella "Lila" Cerullo | * | * | * | |
| Margherita Mazzucco | Teenage Elena Greco | * | * | * | |
| Gaia Girace | Teenage Raffaella "Lila" Cerullo | * | * | * | |
| Stefano Carracci | Giovanni Amura | o | * | * | * |
| Francesco Serpico | Nino Sarratore | o | * | * | |
| Fabrizio Gifuni | * | ||||
| Alba Rohrwacher | Elena Greco | * | |||
| Irene Maiorino | Lila Cerullo | * | |||
| Orange/Red/o indicates a recurring or guest role during that season. Dark Green indicates top billing during that season. | |||||
Seasons
| Season | Premiere | Finale | # | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RAI/HBO | ||||||
| Season One | November 27, 2018 (Italy) November 18, 2018 (USA) |
December 18, 2018 (Italy) December 10, 2018 (USA) |
8 | |||
| Season Two: The Story of a New Name | February 10, 2020 (Italy) March 16, 2020 (USA) |
March 2, 2020 (Italy) May 4, 2020 (USA) |
8 | |||
| Season Three: Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay | February 6, 2022 (Italy) February 28, 2022 (USA) |
February 27, 2022 (Italy) April 18, 2022 (USA) |
8 | |||
| Season Four: The Story of the Lost Child | November 11, 2024 (Italy) September 9, 2024 (USA) |
December 9, 2024 (Italy) November 11, 2024 (USA) |
10 | |||
In-Depth
- At a Glance: Additional information about the series
DVD Releases
There are no DVD releases for this show.
