My Brilliant Friend

Number of seasons	4
Number of episodes	34
Episode length	minutes
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Release years	2018–2024
Rating Kinopoisk • IMDb	/10 • /10
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"My Brilliant Friend" (original title: L'amica geniale) is a gripping adaptation of the "Neapolitan Quartet" literary series, a co-production between Italy and America, written by one of Italy's most influential contemporary authors, Elena Ferrante. Beloved by millions of readers worldwide, this series of novels has been praised for its complex emotional arcs, deeply developed characters, and unique perspective on social change in 20th-century Italy.

The series was created through the close collaboration of a number of creative and production companies, with key roles played by the Italian studios Wildside, Fandango, The Apartment Pictures, and Mowe. International film industry giants such as the Belgian company Umedia and the renowned media holding Fremantle also participated in the project. Audiences first encountered this work at one of the world's most prestigious film events, the 75th Venice Film Festival, where the first two episodes were screened in 2018.

The series, covering the events of all four books in the series, unfolded across four seasons, airing between 2018 and 2024. A total of 34 episodes were filmed, each capturing the atmosphere of the novels in its own way, immersing viewers in a meticulously reconstructed world of Naples and revealing the complex relationships of the main characters against a backdrop of social and historical transformations.

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A profound and touching story of two exceptionally talented girls, Lila and Elena, unfolds against the backdrop of post-war Naples, gripped by the spirit of change and challenges of the 1950s. Their destinies are closely intertwined with the contradictory atmosphere of the time, and their friendship becomes the most important support in the fight against the rigid and often unfair social frameworks that determined the life of a woman in those years.

However, life circumstances soon separate the friends' paths. Lila, despite her bright mind and natural talent, is forced to abandon further education due to the family's difficult financial situation. Her dreams of studying and great achievements are sacrificed to harsh reality. At the same time, Elena, who also has great potential, manages to continue her studies thanks to her father's support, which played a decisive role in her fate. This incident becomes the beginning of the difference in their life trajectories - a difference that opens doors to new opportunities for one of them, and becomes a source of pain and disappointment for the other.

Years pass, and the paths of Lila and Elena cross again, but the friendly relations that connected them before are already acquiring a new, more complex character. Their connection turns into a multifaceted interweaving of feelings and emotions - admiration for each other's brightness is replaced by discontent and hidden jealousy; devotion to one idea is sometimes replaced by a subtle hint of betrayal. This amazing friendship becomes a reflection of a whole palette of human emotions - from deep empathy to hidden contradictions - and a picture of the struggle of two individuals for self-realization, love and their own place in the world.

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Seasons		Episodes
Season 1		1	2	3
Season 2		1	2	3	4
Season 3		1	2	3	4	5	6
Season 4		1	2	3	4	5	6

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