Top 5 Italian TV Series of 2022
Italian television is undergoing a transformation, with Amazon Prime Video leading the charge in producing original, high-quality series. Among the standout shows of 2022 are 'Esterno Notte,' Marco Bellocchio's series about the Aldo Moro kidnapping, which won the Innovative Storytelling Award from the European Film Academy; 'The Bad Guy,' a dark comedy crime series set in Sicily about a prosecutor framed as a mafioso; 'Bang Bang Baby,' a genre-blending teen crime drama set in 1986; a docuseries on the Italian Davis Cup tennis team from 1976-1980, produced by Domenico Procacci; and 'Prisma,' a coming-of-age series exploring identity and sexuality among teenagers in Latina, presented at the Locarno Festival. These series are available on platforms like RaiPlay, Netflix, Prime Video, NOW, and RaiPlay.
Key facts
- Marco Bellocchio's 'Esterno Notte' won the Innovative Storytelling Award from the European Film Academy.
- 'Esterno Notte' covers the Aldo Moro kidnapping from multiple perspectives outside the prison.
- The series is available on RaiPlay and Netflix after airing on Rai1.
- 'The Bad Guy' was created by Ludovica Rampoldi, Davide Serino, and Giuseppe G. Stasi.
- The show follows a Sicilian prosecutor who becomes a mafioso after being wrongly convicted.
- 'Bang Bang Baby' is set in 1986 and directed by Michele Alhaique, Margherita Ferri, and Giuseppe Bonito.
- The docuseries on the Italian Davis Cup team covers 1976-1980 and is produced by Domenico Procacci.
- 'Prisma' was presented at the Locarno Festival and written by Ludovico Bessegato and Alice Urciuolo.
Entities
Artists
- Marco Bellocchio
- Ludovica Rampoldi
- Davide Serino
- Giuseppe G. Stasi
- Michele Alhaique
- Margherita Ferri
- Giuseppe Bonito
- Andrea Di Stefano
- Valentina Gaddi
- Sebastiano Melloni
- Domenico Procacci
- Ludovico Bessegato
- Alice Urciuolo
- Corrado Barazzutti
- Paolo Bertolucci
- Adriano Panatta
- Tonino Zugarelli
- Nicola Pietrangeli
Institutions
- Amazon Prime Video
- European Film Academy
- Rai1
- RaiPlay
- Netflix
- Prime Video
- NOW
- Locarno Festival
- Artribune
Locations
- Italy
- Sicily
- Latina
- Australia
- Chile
- USA
- Czechoslovakia
- Rome