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Air Date: Sunday, November 18, 2018
Time Slot: 9:00 PM-10:00 PM EST on HBO
Episode Title: (#01/101) "The Dolls"
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Episode #1: "The Dolls"

Debut: SUNDAY, NOV. 18 (9:00-10:00 p.m. ET/PT)

The disappearance of her old friend, Lila Cerrullo, causes 60-year-old author Elena Greco (Elisabetta De Palo) to reflect on the early days of their friendship in 1950s Naples, when Elena (Elisa Del Genio) and Lila (Ludovica Nasti) are two very different girls at the top of their class. When the girls discover the underground lair of Don Achille (Antonio Pennarella), a criminal figure who controls the neighborhood, they decide to confront him, facing their fears together and laying the cornerstone of a lasting friendship and rivalry.

Written by Elena Ferrante, Francesco Piccolo, Laura Paolucci and Saverio Costanzo; directed by Saverio Costanzo.

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