NOW A MAJOR TV SERIES, AND TIE-IN EDITION
Broadcast from 19 November on Sky Atlantic, and also available on NowTV, the HBO-RAI 8-part series is the first of four that will adapt Elena Ferrante's acclaimed Neapolitan quartet.
When the most important friend in her life disappears without trace, Elena Greco, an elderly woman living in a house crammed with books, switches on her PC and starts writing her own story, and that of Lila. She tells the tale of their friendship, which started at school in the 1950s. Set in a dangerous but fascinating Naples, it is just the start of a story spanning sixty years of life. A tale that attempts to unveil the mystery of Lila, Elena's brilliant, best friend, and her worst enemy.
The HBO-RAI Fiction and TIMVISION series is produced by Wildside and Fandango, in co-production with Umedia. All the episodes are directed by Saverio Costanzo (whose credits include the film Hungry Hearts). The story and screenplays are by Elena Ferrante, Francesco Piccolo, Laura Paolucci and Saverio Costanzo. Paolo Sorrentino and Jennifer Schuur are the executive producers.
