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‘Bel Canto’: ‘The Sea Beyond’ Stars & Others Join Rai’s Italian Opera Drama As Production Begins; Netflix Italy Nears Second Window Deal
EXCLUSIVE: The Sea Beyond stars Giacomo Giorgio and Serena de Ferrari are among several Italian actors who have boarded Rai’s ambitious opera drama Bel Canto, which went into production this …
Vincenzo Ferrera, another The Sea Beyond actor, has also joined the cast, alongside Andrea Bosca ( The Beautiful Summer, Drifters), Nicolo Pasetti ( The Queen’s Gambit, Industry), Carmine Ricarno ( Loose Cannons), and Antonio Gerardi ( The Last Paradiso, The Lions of Sicily). Newen has already begun discussions with buyers in countries such as Germany and France, and plans are afoot to take the series to multiple seasons if it can recreate the success of The Sea Beyond, which stars Nicolas Maupas and Massimiliano Caiazzo as teenagers in a Naples juvenile detention center. “When we first read the script, we thought it exactly matches what we’re looking for: Big production values, comparable to massive epic shows in the Newen catalog like Bonfire of Destiny or Woman at War, it addresses a young audience like Marie Antionette, which we produce through Capa, and it reminded me of Bridgerton.”
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