The Full Prime Video Italy Presents... 2022/23 Content Line-Up, via Amazon's news release

· LOL Xmas Special: Chi ride è fuori, a Christmas special featuring seven comedians (and a co-host) from Seasons One and Two of LOL: Chi ride è fuori, the record-breaking Italian Original comedy series, who will go head-to-head once again in this hilarious comedic contest. But this time, the challenge will have a Christmas flavor. Fedez will reprise his role as host and referee, observing from the "control room" contestants Mara Maionchi, Frank Matano, Maria Di Biase, Angelo Pintus, Michela Giraud, Mago Forest, and Lillo Petrolo. For this Christmas edition, the experiment will last four hours, but the rules won't change: once the first comedian laughs, they will receive a yellow card violation, and a second offense will earn them a red card elimination, which will cost them the game. The last comedian to remain straight-faced, and therefore the "last one laughing," will be the LOL winner, and will be able to donate €100,000 to a charity of their choice. LOL Xmas Special: Chi ride è fuori is produced by Endemol Shine Italy for Amazon Studios, and will be available exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide at Christmas 2022.

· Food travelogue Dinner Club returns for a second season with Michelin-starred chef Carlo Cracco, who will again travel around Italy with four very special companions - Italian actors Antonio Albanese, Paola Cortellesi, Marco Giallini, and Luca Zingaretti - to discover some of the most incredible Italian culinary wonders and traditions through trips to astonishing locations across the Sila in Calabria, the Romagna, South Tyrol, and Sicily. The chef will travel with each one of his friends, tasting incredible food and discovering unknown surprising places through adventurous and comedic food experiences. Once back from their journey, they will be joined by Dinner Club honorary members Sabrina Ferilli and Luciana Littizzetto, and will enjoy witty, engaging conversations over dinner. Dinner Club is produced by Banijay Italia for Amazon Studios, directed by Riccardo Struchil and Caterina Pollini, and will launch exclusively on Prime Video worldwide in 2023.

· Me Contro Te - La Famiglia Reale, the new series starring kid-favorites Luigi Calagna and Sofia Scalia,who are ready for a new adventure: live in a royal palace with a noble family to learn their habits, culture, and traditions. Throughout their stay, they will learn how to behave properly, thanks to Madame Cornelia, the severe housekeeper, and Bruno, the family butler. Joining them are the Queen's three grandchildren, the twins Divina and Tronaldo - who are used to court life - and Emma, who is rebellious and intolerant when it comes to protocol and traditions. Eventually, they discover the real reason for their stay in the palace: the queen wanted them there to give a lesson to her grandchildren: to learn the simplicity and genuineness of the life of two normal people. Produced by Colorado Film Production, Warner Bros., and Me Contro Te, the series will launch on Prime Video in 2022.

· Sono Lillo, a new series featuring beloved comedian Lillo Petrolo as himself, as he faces the consequences of his huge success. Lillo is at the top of his career; since creating his character Posaman, he has gained instant fame, everyone wants him. It couldn't be better, but, as always, not all that glitters is gold. After years of marriage, his wife Marzia decides to leave him. Lillo has identified himself with Posaman to the point where he never takes himself seriously. He will then embark on an adventure to win back Marzia, full of grotesque and surreal situations, hunted by the ghost of Posaman, in which he will find the most important thing of all: himself. Alongside Lillo Petrolo, the cast also features Pietro Sermonti, Paolo Calabresi, Corradoand Caterina Guzzanti, Cristiano Caccamo, and Maccio Capatonda. Sono Lillo is produced by Lucky Red, directed by Eros Puglielli and will debut exclusively on Prime Video in 2023.

· Prova Prova Sa Sa, a comedy show focused on improvisation, with Frank Matano at the helm and a cast of four exceptional comedians: Maccio Capatonda, Maria Di Biase, Edoardo Ferrario, and Aurora Leone. In each episode, the four comedians perform in a series of improvised sketches and challenges, which sometimes are decided by Matano, other times are based on the suggestions of audience in the theatre. Some of these sketches are individual, others involve two-or-more comedians. In addition, in each episode a special guest breaks into the program and improvises with the cast with exhilarating final results, and an improbable winner in each episode. Guests include: Francesco Mandelli, Corrado Nuzzo, Valeria Angione, and the comic duo I Soldi Spicci. Prova Prova Sa Sa is produced by Endemol Shine Italy, based on the successful, award-winning format Whose Line Is It Anyway? created by Dan Patterson and Mark Leveson for Hat Trick Productions, and will be available exclusively on Prime Video in 2022.

· The documentary that follows the singer-songwriter Mahmood throughout his European tour, tells the story of one of the most loved Italian artists. The film explores Mahmood's most intimate relationships with people who have left a mark on his personal life: his family, always present and his point of reference, friends, collaborators. An inner journey that has music as its backbone and where love and absence find their way to coexist. The documentary is directed by Giorgio Testi, written by Virginia W. Ricci and produced by Red Carpet and will soon be available on Prime Video.

· Improvvisamente Natale, a family comedy movie with Diego Abatantuono. The movie revolves around Chiara, an 8-year-old girl who can't wait for Christmas to see her beloved grandfather Lorenzo (Abatantuono), owner of the delightful high mountain hotel that hosts the family celebrations. However, this year, Chiara's parents, Alberta and Giacomo, have decided to make an offseason visit to Lorenzo, because they need his help to give Chiara the bad news: they're getting a divorce. Lorenzo, already in crisis because he might have to sell his beloved hotel, accepts the hard task of breaking the news to his granddaughter. But first, he wants to give her one last happy Christmas... in August! The movie, directed by Francesco Patierno and produced by Notorious Pictures, will launch on Prime Video at Christmas 2022.

· Mai dire Kung Fu - Grosso guaio all'Esquilino, a movie with beloved LOL Season Two special guest Lillo Petrolo, set in Rome and revolving around Davide, a shy 12-year-old boy forced to face the wicked neighborhood bully while trying not to look bad in front of Yasmin, the girl he likes. To do this once and for all, he decides to turn to a bizarre Kung Fu Master, Martino, a former B-Movie star now in decline and broke. Between unlikely training sessions, daring escapes, and a few roundhouse kicks, Martino and Davide will grow together and learn to face their fears. The movie is produced by Lucky Red, and will be available exclusively on Prime Video in 2023.

· Comedy Specials: Prime Video will release a series of shows starring some of the best known and most beloved Italian comedians. The first comedy special will feature Alessandro Siani and will launch on July 26, followed this Autumn by comedy shows with comedic duo Lillo and Greg, Angelo Pintus, Enrico Brignano, Francesco Cicchella, and Maurizio Lastrico

· Kobe - Una storia italiana, the documentary on Kobe Bryant, one of the greatest basketball players in history, who grew up in the basketball courts of Italy enjoying pasta, country life, and football. Kobe - Una storia italiana is a unique fairy tale told by those who lived alongside him in those incredible years, and tells the story of the young Black Mamba, the teenager who conquered Italian basketball and who fell in love with our country. Directed by Jesus Garcés Lambert, written by Giovanni Filippetto, and produced by Alessandro Lostia for Indigo Stories, the documentary will launch on Prime Video in 2022.

· The new film with and by Maccio Capatonda, produced by Lotus Production, a Leone Film Group company, in association with Medusa, will be available on Prime Video in 2023.

Exclusive updates and sneak peeks on previously announced productions:

· First look and casting announcement of Original scripted series Everybody Loves Diamonds with Kim Rossi Stuart, Anna Foglietta, Gianmarco Tognazzi, Carlotta Antonelli, and Leonardo Lidi; with the participation of Rupert Everett and Malcom Mcdowell as Khan in the cast of the heist story inspired by the 2003 "Antwerp Diamond Heist," the world's largest theft of diamonds. Everybody Loves Diamonds is directed by Gianluca Maria Tavarelli, produced by Mario Gianani and Lorenzo Gangarossa for Wildside, a Fremantle company, and written by Michele Astori, Stefano Bises, Giulio Carrieri and Bernardo Pellegrini. Everybody Loves Diamonds will be available exclusively on Prime Video worldwide in 2023.

· First look of Original scripted series The Bad Guy with Luigi Lo Cascio and Claudia Pandolfi. The Bad Guy is created by Ludovica Rampoldi, Davide Serino, and Giuseppe G. Stasi, directed by Giancarlo Fontana and Giuseppe G. Stasi, and produced by Nicola Giuliano, Francesca Cima and Carlotta Calori for Indigo Film. The Bad Guy will debut worldwide exclusively on Prime Video in Autumn 2022.

· First-look images of Original unscripted series Celebrity Hunted - Caccia all'Uomo, Season Three,the real-life thriller where a group of celebrities go on the run, attempting to stay off the radar and remain at-large for two weeks across Italy with limited financial resources. Hunting them down are some of the most renowned and feared Italian professional investigators, cyber analysts, online profilers, and human trackers from law enforcement and military intelligence. The show starring Luca Argentero and Cristina Marino, Salvatore Esposito and Marco D'Amore, Katia Follesa, Ciro Priello and Fabio Balsamo, Rkomi, and Irama will launch worldwide in Autumn 2022.

Live sports I UEFA Champions League

· The Business Lead, Sport, Prime Video Italy, Marco Foroni, announced that Argentinian former player Ezequiel Iván Lavezzi, the most beloved by Napoli fans after Maradona and 2014 World Cup finalist, Alessandro Nesta, two-time Champions League winner and 2006 World Cup champion, and his former teammate Massimo Oddo, also a Champions League winner and world champion, will join the Prime Video lineup of journalists and experts for the 2022-23 season of UEFA Champions League. The exclusive broadcast will feature the 16 best Wednesday-evening matches, as well as the UEFA Super Cup. The three former players will join hosts Giulia Mizzoni and Marco Cattaneo; sideline reporters Alessia Tarquinio, Alessandro Alciato and Fernando Siani; commentators Sandro Piccinini and Massimo Ambrosini; and pundits Clarence Seedorf, Claudio Marchisio, Gianfranco Zola, Júlio César, Luca Toni, Diego Milito, Patrice Evra, and Gianpaolo Calvarese.

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