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My Brilliant Friend (2018)

"A friendship that defined a lifetime."

8.1/10 Ended 57 min Nov 27, 2018 4 Seasons

Drama

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.

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Show Details

Original Title L'amica geniale

Original Language IT

Status Ended

Type Scripted

Total Episodes 34

Total Seasons 4

Popularity 19.6

Networks

Rai 1

IT

Cast

Alba Rohrwacher

Alba Rohrwacher

Older Elena (voice)

34 episodes

Anna Rita Vitolo

Anna Rita Vitolo

Immacolata Greco

26 episodes

Gaia Girace

Gaia Girace

Lila Cerullo

25 episodes

Margherita Mazzucco

Margherita Mazzucco

Elena Greco

24 episodes

Luca Gallone

Luca Gallone

Vittorio Greco

21 episodes

Alessio Gallo

Alessio Gallo

Michele Solara

18 episodes

Francesco Serpico

Francesco Serpico

Nino Sarratore

16 episodes

Valentina Acca

Valentina Acca

Nunzia Cerullo

15 episodes

Antonio Buonanno

Antonio Buonanno

Fernando Cerullo

15 episodes

Eduardo Scarpetta

Eduardo Scarpetta

Pasquale Peluso

15 episodes

Pina Di Gennaro

Pina Di Gennaro

Melina Cappuccio

15 episodes

Giovanni Amura

Giovanni Amura

Stefano Carracci

14 episodes

Key Crew

Created By Saverio Costanzo

Director Laura Bispuri

Seasons

Season 1

Season 1

8 episodes 2018

Based on the international best-selling novel, when the most important friend in her life seems to h...

The Story of a New Name

The Story of a New Name

8 episodes 2020

Based on the second book of Elena Ferrante's Neapolitan quartet, 'The Story of a New Name', this sec...

Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay

Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay

8 episodes 2022

Season 3 picks up with Elena and Lila, both now grown women, during the great open sea of the 1970s....

The Story of the Lost Child

The Story of the Lost Child

10 episodes 2024

Networks

Rai 1

IT

Videos & Trailers

BTS: Elena & Lila’s Friendship

BTS: Elena & Lila’s Friendship

Behind the Scenes

BTS: Recreating the Rione

BTS: Recreating the Rione

Behind the Scenes

BTS w/ Saverio Costanzo, Jennifer Schuur & Lorenzo Mieli

BTS w/ Saverio Costanzo, Jennifer Schuur & Lorenzo Mieli

Behind the Scenes

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Keywords

based on novel or book female friendship fictional biography

Reviews from TMDB

Dasha K 7/10

Jun 15, 2025

I really enjoyed this series so much, until the 3rd season. I found the series to have incredible acting, wonderful old costumes, and top-notch writing. However, during the 3rd season the character of Elena Greco felt much less like a protagonist. It became hard to watch her make awful decisions, an ... Read more

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Rating

8.1

/10

Based on 205 votes

Details

First Air Date November 27, 2018

Last Air Date December 9, 2024

Country IT

Language IT

Status Ended

Popularity 19.6

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