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‘Quiz Lady’ Director Jessica Yu to Helm Prime Video Italy Series ‘Italian Postcards’; Southern Europe Chief Nicole Morganti Talks Italy Strategy (EXCLUSIVE)
Southern Europe chief Nicole Morganti on Italy strategy, including new series 'Italian Postcards' directed by Oscar-winning U.S. director Jessica Yu.
Oscar-winning U.S. director Jessica Yu(“Quiz Lady,” “Fosse/Verdon) is set to direct new Prime Video Italy original series “Italian Postcards” about a spoiled young New York heiress who is sent to Sicily by her grandfather to work the the family real estate business. The English-language show – the cast of which is being kept under wraps – will feature a still unspecified “famous U.S actor” playing the grandfather, said Nicole Morganti, who is Prime Video’s head of originals for Southern Europe, as well as a young U.S. star, and two Italian talents “who speak really good english,” she revealed. We started out by pleasing Italian audience, and we and do hyper-local [unscripted] shows, which is the entire entertainment component, with a lot of new titles that are [a mix of] pre-existing formats like “The Traitors Italia” or totally original ones like “Roast in Peace” and “Red Carpet – Vip al Tappeto,” now in its second season.
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