Episodes (8)

Le bambole
S01E01 · Le bambole

Nov 18, 2018

The disappearance of her old friend Lila causes author Elena to look back on the early days of their friendship during the 1950s in Naples, when they were two drastically different girls at the top of their class.

I soldi
S01E02 · I soldi

Nov 19, 2018

[HBO] HD. 'I Soldi (The Money).' (Season One) Elena and Lila fight to continue their education; a death changes things in the neighborhood forever.

Le metamorfosi
S01E03 · Le metamorfosi

Nov 25, 2018

[HBO] HD. 'Le Metamorfosi (The Metamorphoses).' (Season One) Now teens, Elena and Lila struggle to connect as their futures diverge.

La smarginatura
S01E04 · La smarginatura

Nov 26, 2018

[HBO] HD. 'Le Smarginatura (Dissolving Margins).' (Season One) Elena enters high school as Lila ignores her many suitors.

Le scarpe
S01E05 · Le scarpe

Dec 02, 2018

Elena grows tired of Gino, while Lila rejects two potential suitors at a cost; a rare outing into the city turns violent; Elena worries about not being there for Lila after accepting an invitation to spend the summer away from the neighborhood.

L'isola
S01E06 · L'isola

Dec 03, 2018

On the island of Ischia, Elena runs into the Sarratore family, reigniting her childhood crush on Nino; Lila's resistance to Marcello's pressing courtship reaches a breaking point; an unexpected encounter leaves Elena shaken on her 15th birthday.

I fidanzati
S01E07 · I fidanzati

Dec 09, 2018

Elena returns to Naples and finds out that Lila is romantically involved with Stefano, despite Marcello's advances. While Lila embraces that luxurious lifestyle Elena decides to reciprocate romantic advances.

La promessa
S01E08 · La promessa

Dec 10, 2018

The shoe sales are slow, so Stefano makes a deal with the Solares despite Lila's objections. Elena is thrown out of class for expressing her mind, she writes an article about that. Lila's wedding day arrives.

About

My Brilliant Friend (also know as L'amica geniale) Season 1 (2018) is released on Nov 18, 2018 and the latest season 3 of My Brilliant Friend is released in 2022. Watch My Brilliant Friend online - the Italian Drama TV series from Italy. My Brilliant Friend is directed by Saverio Costanzo,Daniele Luchetti,Alice Rohrwacher and created by Saverio Costanzo with Alba Rohrwacher and Margherita Mazzucco. My Brilliant Friend is available online on HBO Max and HBO Max Amazon Channel.

When the most important friend in her life seems to disappear 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 friend. Her best friend, and her worst enemy.

As know as:

L'amica geniale, Moja genijalna prijateljica, 나의 눈부신 친구, Min fantastiska väninna, My Brilliant Friend

Countries:

Italy, United States

Language:

Italian, Neapolitan

Stream Service:

HBO

Production Companies:

Fandango, Wildside, The Apartment

Official Site:

Official Facebook

Reviews

Rachel Vorona Cote
Bitch Media
Mazzucco's performance as Elena is especially exquisite in its quiet articulation of need.
by rottentomatoes, Mar 11, 2021
Emily Nussbaum
New Yorker
My Brilliant Friend is often at its best when it invokes this same crisis of knowledge, of growing up where everyone knows your business and no one can admit the truth. It's about the escape hatch that clever girls squeeze through.
by rottentomatoes, Dec 03, 2018
Deborah Ross
The Mail on Sunday (UK)
This is an exquisite adaptation. This is like the books but better.
by rottentomatoes, Dec 03, 2018

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