Italian Series
The Young Pope
A young American pope disrupts the Church with controversial and wide-sweeping changes.
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- Italy, France, Spain • 2016
- Creator Paolo Sorrentino
- Cast Jude Law, Diane Keaton, Silvio Orlando, Javier Cámara, Scott Shepherd, Cécile de France
- Genre Drama
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Spectrum On Demand, Max Amazon Channel, Max
Medici: Masters of Florence
The story of the Medici family of Florence’s ascent from simple merchants to power brokers sparking an economic and cultural revolution.
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- Italy, United Kingdom, France • 2016
- Creator Nicholas Meyer, Frank Spotnitz
- Cast Daniel Sharman, Synnøve Karlsen, Alessandra Mastronardi
- Genre Drama, War & Politics
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
Le indagini di Lolita Lobosco stagione 2
Returning to her hometown to head up the local police station, Lolita Lobosco confronts criminals, murderers, and her own past.
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- Italy • 2023
- Creator Luca Miniero
- Cast Luisa Ranieri, Filippo Schicchitano, Giovanni Ludeno, Lunetta Savino
- Genre
- Available on PBS Masterpiece Amazon Channel
Supersex
A biographical drama based on the life of Rocco Siffredi, the Italian porn actor nicknamed "The Italian Stallion."
- Italy • 2024
- Creator Francesca Manieri
- Cast Alessandro Borghi, Jasmine Trinca, Adriano Giannini, Saul Nanni
- Genre Drama
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
Le indagini di Lolita Lobosco
When deputy chief Lolita Lobosco returns to her hometown of Bari, she struggles to direct a team composed completely of men.
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- Italy • 2021
- Creator Luca Miniero
- Cast Luisa Ranieri, Giovanni Ludeno, Bianca Nappi, Filippo Scicchitano, Lunetta Savino, Giulia Maria Fiume
- Genre Crime, Drama
- Available on PBS Masterpiece Amazon Channel
ZeroZeroZero
When a cocaine shipment from Mexico to Italy is rerouted, the delay in its delivery has dramatic consequences.
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- Italy • 2020
- Creator Stefano Sollima, Mauricio Katz, Leonardo Fasoli
- Cast Andrea Riseborough, Dane DeHaan, Giuseppe De Domenico, Harold Torres, Erick Israel Consuelo, Mauricio Mendez
- Genre Crime, Drama
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
Tommy & Oscar
An alien and human boy set out on musical adventures.
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- Spain, Italy • 2000
- Creator Iginio Straffi, Max Alessandrini
- Cast Monica Ward, Luca Violini, Beatrice Margiotti, Toni Orlandi, Goffredo Matassi
- Genre Animation, Family, Kids
- Available on Tubi TV
Django
When a jaded cowboy finds his long-lost daughter in a city of outcasts, he seeks a second chance with her.
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- Italy • 2023
- Creator Leonardo Fasoli, Maddalena Ravagli
- Cast Matthias Schoenaerts, Lisa Vicari, Nicholas Pinnock, Noomi Rapace, Tom Austen, Jyuddah Jaymes
- Genre Western
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
We Children from Bahnhof Zoo
(Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo)
Six teenagers fight for their dreams, leaving behind all the problems with parents and teachers.
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- Germany, Czech Republic, Italy • 2021
- Creator Annette Hess
- Cast Jana McKinnon, Lena Urzendowsky, Lea Drinda, Bruno Alexander, Michelangelo Fortuzzi, Jeremias Meyer
- Genre Drama
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
Baby
Chiara, a privileged student at one of Rome’s elite schools, is lured into the dark world of underage prostitution.
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- Italy • 2018
- Creator Andrea De Sica, Giacomo Mazzariol, Antonio Le Fosse, Marco Raspanti, Eleonora Trucchi, Romolo Re Salvador
- Cast Benedetta Porcaroli, Alice Pagani, Riccardo Mandolini, Chabeli Sastre González, Brando Pacitto, Lorenzo Zurzolo
- Genre Drama
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
Napoleon
(Napoléon)
Expert soldier and tactician Napoleon Bonaparte rises from an unpaid soldier to the most powerful man in Europe.
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- France, Germany, Italy • 2002
- Creator Yves Simoneau, Max Gallo
- Cast Christian Clavier, Isabella Rossellini, John Malkovich, Gérard Depardieu, Anouk Aimée, Heino Ferch
- Genre Drama, War & Politics
- Available on Amazon Video, Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
Summertime
Summertime is a modern love story set during the summer on Italy’s Adriatic Coast.
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- Italy • 2020
- Creator Anita Rivaroli, Mirko Cetrangolo
- Cast Coco Rebecca Edogamhe, Amanda Campana, Ludovico Tersigni
- Genre Drama, Comedy
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
The Lying Life of Adults
(La vita bugiarda degli adulti)
A girl in search of her true reflection in a divided Naples: the Naples of the heights, which assumes refinement, and the Naples of the depths, a place of vulgarity.
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- Italy • 2023
- Creator Edoardo De Angelis
- Cast Valeria Golino, Giordana Marengo, Alessandro Preziosi, Pina Turco, Raffaella Rea, Biagio Forestieri
- Genre Drama
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
Sherlock Hound
(名探偵ホームズ)
A loose retelling of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's "Sherlock Holmes" where all the characters are animals.
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- Japan, Italy • 1984
- Creator Hayao Miyazaki, Kyosuke Mikuriya
- Cast Taichirō Hirokawa, Chikao Ohtsuka, Yôko Asagami, Kousei Tomita, Shozo Iizuka, Hiroshi Masuoka
- Genre Action & Adventure, Animation, Mystery
- Available on Amazon Video, The Roku Channel, Retrocrush, Freevee
The New Pope
When the previous pope emerges from a coma, it sparks a power struggle with his successor.
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- Italy, France, Spain • 2020
- Creator Paolo Sorrentino
- Cast Jude Law, John Malkovich, Silvio Orlando, Cécile de France, Javier Cámara, Ludivine Sagnier
- Genre Drama
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Spectrum On Demand, Max Amazon Channel, Max
Martin Mystery
(Martin Mystère)
Stepsiblings Martin and Diana investigate the paranormal and protect Earth from the supernatural.
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- France, Canada, Italy • 2003
- Creator David Michel
- Cast Alexis Tomassian, Dorothée Pousséo, Sylvain Lemarie, Yann Le Madic, Laurence Dourlens, Emmanuel Garijo
- Genre Action & Adventure, Animation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- Available on The Roku Channel
The Lions of Sicily
(I Leoni Di Sicilia)
The Florio family transform their small, run down spice shop in Sicily into an economic empire.
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- Italy, United States • 2023
- Creator
- Cast Michele Riondino, Miriam Leone, Donatella Finocchiaro, Vinicio Marchioni, Eduardo Scarpetta, Paolo Briguglia
- Genre Drama
- Available on Hulu
Once Upon a Time... Life
(Il était une fois… la Vie)
A fun mix of relatable humor and expert explanations, this educational series explores human biology through its colorful cast of animated cells and organs.
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- France, Japan, Canada • 1987
- Creator Albert Barillé
- Cast Roger Carel, Gilles Laurent, Marie-Laure Beneston, Alain Dorval, Henry Djanik
- Genre Animation, Documentary, Family
- Available on Pantaflix
Gomorrah
(Gomorra - La serie)
Ciro, a member of the brutal Neapolitan crime organization the Camorra, must navigate the dangers of the criminal underworld.
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- Italy, Germany • 2014
- Creator Roberto Saviano
- Cast Salvatore Esposito, Marco D'Amore, Ivana Lotito, Arturo Muselli
- Genre Crime, Drama
- Available on Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Max Amazon Channel, Max
Anna Karenina
A miniseries adaptation of the novel "Anna Karenina"
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- Italy, France, Spain • 2013
- Creator
- Cast Vittoria Puccini, Santiago Cabrera, Benjamin Sadler, Lou de Laâge, Max von Thun, Carlotta Natoli
- Genre Drama
- Available on Amazon Video, Freevee
Beauty and the Beast
Leon Dalville is a prince who had it all, but this story is about what happened after he lost it.
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- Italy, Spain • 2014
- Creator
- Cast Massimo Wertmüller, Andy Luotto
- Genre Fantasy, Romance
- Available on Freevee
Around the World in 80 Days
Phileas Fogg, his valet Passepartout, and journalist Abigail Fix attempt to circumnavigate the globe in 80 days.
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- France, Germany, Italy • 2021
- Creator Ashley Pharoah, Caleb Ranson
- Cast David Tennant, Leonie Benesch, Ibrahim Koma
- Genre Action & Adventure, Family
- Available on Apple TV, Vudu, Amazon Video, PBS Masterpiece Amazon Channel
Once Upon a Time... Man
(Il était une fois… l'Homme)
"Once Upon a Time… Man" teaches history in a charming animated setting.
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- France, Canada, Italy • 1978
- Creator Albert Barillé
- Cast Roger Carel, Annie Balestra, Albert Barillé, Yves Barsacq, Claude Bertrand
- Genre Animation, Documentary, Family, Kids
- Available on Pantaflix
The Law According to Lidia Poët
(La legge di Lidia Poët)
In late 19th-century Turin, the young Lidia Poët fights to become the first female lawyer in Italy.
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- Italy • 2023
- Creator Guido Iuculano, Davide Orsini
- Cast Matilda De Angelis, Sara Lazzaro, Nicolo Pasetti, Dario Aita, Mia McGovern Zaini, Eduardo Scarpetta
- Genre Crime, Drama, War & Politics
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
Mare Fuori
They can’t lock away your dreams.
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- Italy • 2020
- Creator Cristiana Farina
- Cast Carolina Crescentini, Carmine Recano, Nicolas Maupas, Massimiliano Caiazzo, Valentina Romani, Artem Tkachuk
- Genre Crime, Drama
- Available on MZ Choice Amazon Channel, Mhz Choice
The Good Mothers
Three women who were born into the deadliest and wealthiest of the Italian mafia clans work with a courageous female prosecutor to bring it down from the inside.
- Italy • 2023
- Creator Stephen Butchard
- Cast Gaia Girace, Valentina Bellè, Barbara Chichiarelli, Francesco Colella, Simona Distefano, Andrea Dodero
- Genre Crime, Drama
- Available on Hulu
My Brilliant Friend
(L'amica geniale)
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- Italy, United States • 2018
- Creator Saverio Costanzo
- Cast Gaia Girace, Margherita Mazzucco, Ludovica Nasti, Elisa del Genio, Dora Romano
- Genre Drama
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Spectrum On Demand, Max Amazon Channel, Max