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Season 1 – My Brilliant Friend: Full Cast & Crew Nov 2018 Drama/Romance
Pseudonymous author Elena Ferrante has written four mega-popular Neapolitan novels that explore the complicated intensity of female friendship. "My Brilliant Friend" is the first in the series, and also the first to be adapted for television. Filmed in Italian, the eight-episode drama centers on elderly author Elena Greco, who learns that the most important friend in her life, Lila Cerullo, has disappeared without a trace. It causes Elena to reflect on the early days of their friendship in dangerous but fascinating Naples, Italy, in the 1950s, when Elena and Lila are two very different girls at the top of their class. The story goes on to cover more than 60 years of their lives as Elena tries to describe the mystery of Lila. TV-MA Air Date: Nov 18, 2018 See TV Season Details

Cast & Crew

All Cast Crew
Margherita Mazzucco Elena as Teenager Actor Gaia Girace Lila as Teenager Actor Elisa del Genio Elena as Child Actor Ludovica Nasti Lila as Child Actor Imma Villa Manuela Solara Actor Elvis Esposito Marcello Solara as Teenager Guest Star Riccardo Palmieri Gino Guest Star Francesco Serpico Nino as Teenager Guest Star Elisabetta De Palo Elena as Adult Guest Star Antonio Milo Silvio Solara Actor Antonio Pennarella Don Achille Guest Star Emanuele Valenti Donato Guest Star Alessio Gallo Michele Solara Actor Giovanni Amura Stefano Carracci as Teenager Guest Star Gennaro De Stefano Rino as Teenager Guest Star Saverio Costanzo Director, Writer Elena Ferrante Writer Francesco Piccolo Writer Laura Paolucci Writer Jennifer Schuur Executive Producer Lorenzo Mieli Producer Mario Gianani Producer Domenico Procacci Producer