Based on Elena Ferrante’s second book of her four-part series, MY BRILLIANT FRIEND: THE STORY OF A NEW NAME, follows Elena and Lila’s journey into adulthood as they weather romance, heartbreak, success, and betrayal.
Episode 4: “The Kiss”
Debut date: MONDAY, APRIL 6 (10:00-11:00 p.m. ET/PT)
Elena (Margherita Mazzucco) agrees to a holiday in Ischia with Lila (Gaia Girace), knowing that Nino Sarratore (Francesco Serpico) will also be on the island.
Written by Elena Ferrante, Francesco Piccolo, Laura Paolucci and Saverio Costanzo; directed by Alice Rohrwacher.
Episode 5: “The Betrayal”
Debut date: MONDAY, APRIL 13 (10:00-11:00 p.m. ET/PT)
On Ischia, an agonizing rift begins to form between Elena (Margherita Mazzucco) and Lila (Gaia Girace).
Written by Elena Ferrante, Francesco Piccolo, Laura Paolucci and Saverio Costanzo; directed by Alice Rohrwacher.
Episode 6: “Rage”
Debut date: MONDAY, APRIL 20 (10:00-11:00 p.m. ET/PT)
Elena (Margherita Mazzucco) plunges headfirst into her academic future, while Lila (Gaia Girace) tackles problems of an entirely different nature.
Written by Elena Ferrante, Francesco Piccolo, Laura Paolucci and Saverio Costanzo; directed by Saverio Costanzo.
Episode 7: “Ghosts”
Debut date: MONDAY, APRIL 27 (10:00-11:00 p.m. ET/PT)
In reading Lila’s private diaries, Elena (Margherita Mazzucco), now an accomplished college student, realizes how much her friend’s new role has changed her.
Written by Elena Ferrante, Francesco Piccolo, Laura Paolucci and Saverio Costanzo; directed by Saverio Costanzo.
An HBO, Rai Fiction series, produced by Lorenzo Mieli and Mario Gianani for The Apartment and Wildside, both part of Fremantle, and by Domenico Procacci for Fandango, in collaboration with Rai Fiction, In collaboration with HBO Entertainment, In co-production with Mowe and Umedia. Internationally distributed by Fremantle in collaboration with Rai Com; executive producers, Lorenzo Mieli, Mario Gianani, Domenico Procacci, Paolo Sorrentino, Jennifer Schuur, Elena Recchia, Guido De Laurentiis. Based on Elena Ferrante’s bestselling book of the same name, which is the second of her four-part series published in the U.S. by Europa Editions.
