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The Lying Life of Adults

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2023 | 1 seasons | 50 min | Drama

Sunday Safe Betearly rating

Why it’s a Sunday Safe Bet

Critics loved it (100% on Rotten Tomatoes), though it had almost no lasting buzz and a small audience. A safe bet when you want something reliable.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for anyone who loves a strong character drama. If you loved Bloodline, start here.
The mood
Thoughtful and character-driven.
The pace
One season: easy to finish in a weekend or two, episodes of about 50 minutes, about 5 hours in all.
What might put you off
  • Rated TV-MA: meant for adults.
  • It's in Italian, so expect subtitles (or a dub).

Young Giovanna navigates her passage from childhood into adolescence as she experiences the different sides of Naples during the 1990s. A girl in search of her true reflection in a divided Naples: the Naples of the heights, which assumes a mask of refinement, and the Naples of the depths, a place of excess and vulgarity.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsVery strong

    100% on Rotten Tomatoes, 79 on Metacritic

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Reach & staying powerBelow par

    Limited series that reached a small audience so far

  • Buzz & cultural impactWeak

    About 11K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Created by Edoardo De Angelis

  • Giordana MarengoGiovanna
  • Valeria GolinoVittoria
  • Alessandro PreziosiAndrea
  • Pina TurcoNella
  • Raffaella ReaCostanza
  • Biagio ForestieriMariano