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Netflix announces a new chapter in the Story of the 'The Monster of Florence,' directed by Stefano Sollima
Netflix announces
A new chapter in the story of the THE MONSTER OF FLORENCE
Production is underway on a new three-episode installment, directed by STEFANO SOLLIMA
Credits: Riccardo Ghilardi
June 26, 2026 - Production has begun on a new three-episode installment of The Monster of Florence story, a miniseries directed by Stefano Sollima, created by Leonardo Fasoli and Stefano Sollima, produced by Wildside, a Fremantle company, and AlterEgo production, produced by Sonia Rovai, Gina Gardini, Stefano Sollima and Lorenzo Mieli. A new chapter in Italy's most famous true crime case, the series will revisit the Monster of Florence investigation through a new lens, coming soon, only on Netflix globally.
This new chapter expands the narrative surrounding the Monster of Florence case by focusing on the "Snack Buddies" lead and, in particular, on the figure of Pietro Pacciani, the alleged Monster of Florence and the primary suspect in the investigation into the eight double murders that gripped Italy in terror between 1968 and 1985. A figure as scrutinized by the media as he was shrouded in mystery, Pacciani was at the center of a marathon trial filled with unexpected twists and turns.
"We always imagined The Monster of Florence as an anthology series: standalone stories, each dedicated to one of the different suspects in the series of crimes that shocked Tuscany and Italy between the 1970s and 1980s, in what has gone down in history as the 'Monster of Florence' murders. An investigation that lasted over 30 years," said Stefano Sollima. "After focusing on the Sardinian suspects, this time we leap forward in time to address perhaps the most well-known, controversial, and debated chapter of the entire incident: the story of Pietro Pacciani, convicted and later acquitted of the crimes, and his alleged accomplices, the infamous 'Snack Buddies,' as the press dubbed them. A court case that divided Italian public opinion for decades. Perhaps this is also why Pacciani's case remains the most disturbing: guilt has never been proven, but also never completely ruled out."
This new three-episode installment follows the success of the first chapter The Monster of Florence, which premiered out of competition at the 82nd Venice International Film Festival, won the Nastro d'Argento Grandi Serie Award for Best Crime Series, and became Netflix's most-watched series globally during its first week of release. The first chapter explored the initial line of inquiry, known as the "Sardinian lead," in what remains one of the longest-running and most controversial criminal investigations in Italian history.
CREDITS:
Release date: coming soon on Netflix
Directed by Stefano Sollima
A series created by Leonardo Fasoli and Stefano Sollima
A Wildside, a Fremantle company, and AlterEgo production
Produced by Sonia Rovai, Gina Gardini, Stefano Sollima and Lorenzo Mieli
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Wildside
Created in 2009, Wildside has produced award-winning films with talents such as Bernardo Bertolucci, Marco Bellocchio, and Saverio Costanzo, participating in the most important industry festivals in Europe (Cannes, Venice, Berlin). Wildside is part of Fremantle, one of the largest creators, producers and distributors of television products in the world. The company has also produced many successful comedies, including "Mafia only kills in summer" by Pif, which won the European Film Award for Best Comedy in 2014, and "Like a cat on a highway" by Riccardo Milani, starring the comedic duo Paola Cortellesi and Antonio Albanese, which was the most-watched Italian film of
2018. In 2022, Wildside has produced "The Eight mountains" by Felix van Groeningen and Charlotte Vandermeersch, which won the Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival and the David di Donatello for Best Film. In 2023, it has produced the most-watched film of the year, a box-office and critical success, "There's still tomorrow", Paola Cortellesi's directorial debut. In 2024, it co- produced the film "Like a cat on a highway" by Riccardo Milani, "Finally Dawn" by Saverio Costanzo and "Limonov" by Kirill Serebrennikov. In 2025, among others, "The forbidden city" by Gabriele Mainetti, "Una Famiglia Sottosopra" by Alessandro Genovesi, "Paternal Leave", Alissa Jung's directorial debut and winner of the AG Kino-Gilde - Cinema Vision 14plus Award at the Berlin Film Festival, and "The eyes of others" by Andrea De Sica, winner of the Best Actress award at the Rome Film Fest and in cinemas from March 19, 2026.
Wildside has also established itself in the TV series landscape, producing for HBO "The Young Pope" and "The New Pope" by Oscar winner Paolo Sorrentino, "My Brilliant Friend" by Saverio Costanzo, based on Elena Ferrante's tetralogy; writer Niccolò Ammaniti's television debut "The Miracle," which garnered great public and critical success; the first and second seasons of "Mafia only kills in summer"; the first TV series written, directed, and starring Antonio Albanese, "I Topi"; Luca Guadagnino's series "We Are Who We Are"; "Anna" by Niccolò Ammaniti, and the winner of the Berlinale Series Award 2023, nominated for Critics Choice, "The Good Mothers" directed by Elisa Amoruso and Julian Jarrold. In 2025 Wildside has produced "Piedone - Uno sbirro a Napoli" created by Beppe Fiore and directed by Alessio Maria Federici, and "Before Us", based on Giorgio Fontana's novel and directed by Daniele Luchetti and Valia Santella. ia Rovai is the company's CEO.
AlterEgo
AlterEgo is a film and television production company, founded by Stefano Sollima, Gina Gardini, and Ludovico Purgatori. In 2023 it made its theatrical debut with Adagio, a film by Stefano Sollima, produced in collaboration with The Apartment and distributed by Vision Distribution, which had its world premiere at the 80th Venice International Film Festival, where it competed for the Golden Lion.
The second project produced by AlterEgo is The Monster of Florence, a 4-episode television series created and directed by Stefano Sollima, and produced by Gina Gardini with Sollima in collaboration with The Apartment for Netflix.
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