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[12/15/23 - 11:39 PM]
Development Update: Week of December 11-15
Updates include: Netflix to license 14 library series from Disney General Entertainment; Mayim Bialik won't return to "Jeopardy!" flagship; and CBS teases potential "Fire Country" spin-off.

[12/06/23 - 11:00 AM]
Video: Max Releases Brand Spot Showcasing New Footage from Expansive 2024 HBO and Max Original Programming Lineup
"The Sympathizer," "Curb Your Enthusiasm," "Industry," "Jerrod Carmichael: Reality Show," "The Jinx - Part Two," "My Brilliant Friend," "Elizabeth," "The Franchise," "The Penguin," "Pretty Little Liars: Summer School," "Tokyo Vice," and "Hacks" are among the showcased projects.

[11/03/23 - 11:51 PM]
Development Update: Week of October 30-November 3
Updates include: Paramount details "Yellowstone" franchise's future; HBO, Max give target dates for originals; and "Chapelwaite," "Joe Pickett" and "Wellmania" among latest to get the axe.

[01/30/23 - 08:01 AM]
HBO Announces New Cast and Releases First Look at Season 4 of "My Brilliant Friend"
This season, which adds Alba Rohrwacher, Irene Maiorino and Fabrizio Gifuni to the cast, is based on "The Story of the Lost Child," Elena Ferrante's fourth and final book of the quadrilogy.

[03/22/22 - 07:59 AM]
HBO and Rai Renew "My Brilliant Friend" for a Fourth Season
Season four will be based on "The Story Of The Lost Child," Ferrante's fourth book in the series.

[03/01/22 - 11:07 PM]
Development Update: Tuesday, March 1
Updates include: John DiMaggio to return for Hulu's "Futurama" revival; Tim Robinson to star in HBO Max's "Computer School" pilot; and Barry Levinson, Richard Shepard land directing gigs.

[02/09/22 - 08:03 AM]
Video: HBO Releases Official Trailer and Key Art for "My Brilliant Friend: Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay," Debuting February 28
The series follows Elena Greco and the most important friend in her life, Raffaella Cerullo, whom she has always called Lila.

[01/26/22 - 08:00 AM]
HBO and RAI's "My Brilliant Friend: Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay," Based on the Third Book in Elena Ferrante's Quadrilogy, Debuts February 28
Filmed in Italian and starring Margherita Mazzucco and Gaia Girace, season three picks up with Elena and Lila, both now grown women, during the great open sea of the 1970s.

[03/01/21 - 11:10 AM]
HBO Programming Overview - Spring 2021
The pay channel recaps its current and future offerings to date.

[01/29/21 - 11:19 PM]
Development Update: Friday, January 29
Updates include: ABC greenlights five pilots, including "The Wonder Years" reboot; Joel Kinnaman joins HBO's "In Treatment" revival; and HBO Max fills out cast of "Verbatim" pilot.

[04/30/20 - 08:02 AM]
HBO and RAI Renew "My Brilliant Friend" for a Third Season
Season three will be based on "Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay," Elena Ferrante's third book in the series.

[03/15/20 - 05:56 PM]
Video: HBO - What's New in 2020
The pay channel details its current and upcoming programming for the rest of 2020.

[02/20/20 - 07:58 AM]
Video: "My Brilliant Friend" Season 2 - Official Trailer - HBO
Season two, based on the second of Elena Ferrante's bestselling Neapolitan novels, premieres March 16 at 10:00/9:00c.

[01/31/20 - 09:00 AM]
"My Brilliant Friend: The Story of a New Name," Based on the Second Book in Elena Ferrante's Quadrilogy, Debuts March 16
The new season of the HBO series follows Elena and Lila's journey into adulthood as they weather romance, heartbreak, success and betrayal.

[01/15/20 - 12:00 PM]
HBO and Cinemax Programming Overview - WarnerMedia TCA Winter 2020
The company recaps its current and upcoming projects to date.

[01/24/19 - 11:39 PM]
Development Update: Thursday, January 24
Updates include: FOX greenlights a pair of comedy pilots; Netflix eyes "Resident Evil" TV series; and NBC orders new pilot for "Friends-in-Law" comedy.

[12/04/18 - 08:04 AM]
HBO and RAI Renew "My Brilliant Friend" for a Second Season
Season two will be based on "The Story of a New Name," Elena Ferrante's second book in the series.

[10/04/18 - 12:15 PM]
HBO/Cinemax Programming Overview - Fall 2018
The company recaps its plans for the rest of the year and beyond.

[09/13/18 - 12:12 PM]
"My Brilliant Friend" Debuts Sunday, Nov. 18 on HBO
The eight-episode series will run Sundays and Mondays at 9:00/8:00c.

[07/25/18 - 09:05 AM]
HBO, Rai Fiction and TIMVISION Series "My Brilliant Friend," Directed by Saverio Costanzo, Debuts This Fall
Casting for the show took place over a period of eight months, with almost 9,000 children and 500 adults from all over Campania auditioning.

[03/14/18 - 09:02 AM]
First Official Images from the HBO, Rai Fiction and TIMvision Series "My Brilliant Friend," Directed by Saverio Costanzo, Are Released
Newcomers Elisa Del Genio and Ludovica Nasti were chosen to portray the two lead roles of Elena and Lila as young children.

[01/12/18 - 12:40 PM]
HBO/Cinemax Programming Overview - Winter 2018
The company recaps its plans for the rest of the year and beyond.

[07/26/17 - 03:10 PM]
HBO/Cinemax Programming Overview - Summer 2017
The company recaps its plans for the rest of the year and beyond.

[03/30/17 - 08:00 AM]
HBO-RAI Original Drama Series "My Brilliant Friend," Based on the Bestselling Book by Elena Ferrante, to Begin Production This Summer
The eight-episode drama series comes from Saverio Costanzo ("Private," "The Solitude of Prime Numbers," "Hungry Hearts"), who directs all eight episodes.







MY BRILLIANT FRIEND (HBO)
Returns in Summer 2024 (Exact Date TBA)
BROADCAST HISTORY:
11/18/18 - ???
STATUS:
returning this summer (yet to premiere)
TIME SLOT:
not on the schedule
CURRENT SEASON:
4 (??? episodes)
VISIT THE OFFICIAL WEB SITE
ADDITIONAL NOTES:
Season 4 (its final) ordered on 3/22/22
DESCRIPTION:
(from HBO's web site, February 2022) Adapted from the first book in Elena Ferrante's acclaimed "Neapolitan Novels," this drama series follows Elena Greco, a now-elderly woman who discovers the most important friend in her life, Raffaella "Lila" Cerullo, has disappeared. An author immersed in a house full of books, Elena starts writing the story of her and Lila's tempestuous friendship.
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Alessio Gallo
· Anna Rita Vitolo
· Antonio Buonanno
· Antonio Milo
· Antonio Pennarella
· Bruno Orlando
· Christian Giroso
· Clotilde Sabatino
· Daria Deflorian
· Dora Romano
· Eduardo Scarpetta
· Elisa Del Genio
· Federica Sollazzo
· Francesco Russo
· Francesco Serpico
· Gaia Girace
· Gennaro De Stefano
· Giovanni Amura
· Giovanni Buselli
· Giovanni Cannata
· Imma Villa
· Luca Gallone
· Ludovica Nasti
· Margherita Mazzucco
· Matteo Cecchi
· Nunzia Schiano
· Ulrike Migliaresi
· Valentina Acca
CREW INFORMATION:
· Domenico Procacci as EP
· Elena Ferrante as BOOK/CRTR
· Elena Recchia as EP
· Francesco Piccolo as CRTR
· Guido De Laurentiis as EP
· Jennifer Schuur as EP
· Laura Paolucci as CRTR
· Lorenzo Mieli as EP
· Mario Gianani as EP
· Paolo Sorrentino as EP
· Saverio Costanzo as CRTR/DIR (Pilot)
GENRE(S):
· drama
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· Apartment, The
· Fandango
· Umedia
· Wildside