Nicolas Maupas and Massimiliano Caiazzo in “The Sea Beyond.” Courtesy of MHzChoice
“The Sea Beyond” is an Italian TV drama, mostly set in a detention facility for teens who’ve run afoul of the law. Inmates include both genders but they’re kept mostly in separate areas. It plays out as something of an under-18 soap opera, with a few romances and multiple arenas of violence among a large ensemble cast of principals.
The course of their current incarceration experiences is inter-cut with flashbacks to the preceding events that landed them in the pokey. Most of their criminal behavior seems to result from abusive fathers and father-figures, multi-generational grudges between rival crime families, and the temptations of drugs and thievery for an easy path out of poverty. Plus the desire for respect from their peers and some elders.
The primary focus is on two young men – rich kid, Filippo (Nicolas...
“The Sea Beyond” is an Italian TV drama, mostly set in a detention facility for teens who’ve run afoul of the law. Inmates include both genders but they’re kept mostly in separate areas. It plays out as something of an under-18 soap opera, with a few romances and multiple arenas of violence among a large ensemble cast of principals.
The course of their current incarceration experiences is inter-cut with flashbacks to the preceding events that landed them in the pokey. Most of their criminal behavior seems to result from abusive fathers and father-figures, multi-generational grudges between rival crime families, and the temptations of drugs and thievery for an easy path out of poverty. Plus the desire for respect from their peers and some elders.
The primary focus is on two young men – rich kid, Filippo (Nicolas...
- 10/17/2023
- by Mark Glass
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Our appointment is set for 3 p.m. in the Piazza Mercato, in the heart of Naples, on a hot September day that feels like August. It’s a sunny, deserted and silent square, where three big trucks and two vans are parked. The crew is busy preparing the scene. The grips, working in religious silence, position the camera on a dolly for a tracking shot. We are on the set of The Sea Beyond, season four of the hit series produced by Rai Fiction and Picomedia, about the lives of a group of kids in juvenile prison. The show has been the most successful ever on Rai’s streaming platform, with the first three seasons — which are now also available on Netflix in Italy — generating 220 million views (in a country with a population of 60 million).
We are greeted by director Ivan Silvestrini. This, he says, gesturing to the grips setting up the dolly,...
We are greeted by director Ivan Silvestrini. This, he says, gesturing to the grips setting up the dolly,...
- 9/22/2023
- by Pino Gagliardi
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Netflix’s next Italian originals will be pairs of series and feature films from the likes of Stefano Mordini, Alessandro Genovesi and Cristina Comencini.
The projects were unveiled at a See What’s Next event in Rome today, in front of several stars, directors and stars.
Tinny Andreatta, Vice President of Italian Content at Netflix, said the orders showed the streamer remains “committed to our investment in Italy and Italian stories with conviction, continuing our long-term commitment to the country and its creative community.” Netflix opened an Italian office in May last year.
Namely, pics are Cristina Comencini’s Il Treno dei Bambini and Fabbricante di Lacrime from director Alessandro Genovesi. TV shows comprise Storia della mia Famiglia and Adorazione.
Il Treno dei Bambini is based on Viola Ardone’s bestselling novel pf the same name and is billed as as an “epic and poignant film” set in post-war Italy...
The projects were unveiled at a See What’s Next event in Rome today, in front of several stars, directors and stars.
Tinny Andreatta, Vice President of Italian Content at Netflix, said the orders showed the streamer remains “committed to our investment in Italy and Italian stories with conviction, continuing our long-term commitment to the country and its creative community.” Netflix opened an Italian office in May last year.
Namely, pics are Cristina Comencini’s Il Treno dei Bambini and Fabbricante di Lacrime from director Alessandro Genovesi. TV shows comprise Storia della mia Famiglia and Adorazione.
Il Treno dei Bambini is based on Viola Ardone’s bestselling novel pf the same name and is billed as as an “epic and poignant film” set in post-war Italy...
- 9/19/2023
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
“The Sea Beyond,” the Naples-set prison drama that has become a pop culture phenomenon in Italy, has been bought by U.S. streamer MHz Choice for North America.
Represented in international markets by Beta Film, all four seasons of the drama will premiere exclusively on MHz Choice, with the first season premiering this fall in the U.S. and Canada.
“The Sea Beyond,” which airs on public broadcaster Rai’s Rai Play streaming platform, follows Filippo (Nicolas Maupas) and Carmine (Massimiliano Caiazzo) as their resilience and loyalties are tested while serving time in a juvenile detention center on the Gulf of Naples. As Variety reported earlier this year, the third season of the show scored record-breaking ratings just as previous installments played in more than 20 international territories. Rai Play is believed to have gained roughly 300,000 new subscribers as Season 3 kicked off. The series was created by Cristiana Farina, who co-wrote the script with Maurizio Careddu.
Represented in international markets by Beta Film, all four seasons of the drama will premiere exclusively on MHz Choice, with the first season premiering this fall in the U.S. and Canada.
“The Sea Beyond,” which airs on public broadcaster Rai’s Rai Play streaming platform, follows Filippo (Nicolas Maupas) and Carmine (Massimiliano Caiazzo) as their resilience and loyalties are tested while serving time in a juvenile detention center on the Gulf of Naples. As Variety reported earlier this year, the third season of the show scored record-breaking ratings just as previous installments played in more than 20 international territories. Rai Play is believed to have gained roughly 300,000 new subscribers as Season 3 kicked off. The series was created by Cristiana Farina, who co-wrote the script with Maurizio Careddu.
- 8/31/2023
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Piano Piano Review — Piano Piano (2022) Film Review from the 75th Annual Locarno Film Festival, a movie directed by Nicola Prosatore, written by Prosatore, Antonia Truppo, Francesco Agostini, and Davide Serino, starring Truppo, Dominique Donnarumma, Giuseppe Pirozzi, Massimiliano Caiazzo, Antonio De Matteo, Giovanni Esposito, and Lello Arena. Jetting off at a breakneck speed like the cars that will [...]
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- 8/13/2022
- by Jacob Mouradian
- Film-Book
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