HBOs My brilliant friend has been renewed for a fourth season, which will also be the last.
The Italian-language growing drama ends aptly with a season based on the fourth book in Elena Ferrante’s four-part series, The story of the missing child.
My brilliant friend is a co-production from HBO and the Italian television station Rai that tells the story of Elena Greco and the most important friend in her life, Raffaella Cerullo, aka Lila, whom she met in her first year of primary school in 1950. dangerous and fascinating Naples, their story continues to cover more than 60 years of their lives and explores the mystery of Lila, who is both her best friend and her worst enemy. “
“When we decided to bring Elena Ferrante’s masterpiece Neapolitan novels to the screen, we knew that Elena and Lila’s story had to be told in its entirety, ”said Francesca Orsi, executive vice president of HBO programming. “It’s both exciting and bittersweet to kick off this fourth and final season. We are deeply grateful to the entire creative team led by Saverio Costanzo and Lorenzo Mieli, and to our season three director Daniele Luchetti. We look forward to completing the quartet And by The story of the missing child will bring the series to an end with the same heart, intimacy and epic storytelling that has defined Elena and Lila’s journey from the beginning. ”
“My brilliant friend is an asset that has proven the success of our production partnership with HBO Entertainment, Fandango, Fremantle, The Apartment and Wildside, ”added Maria Pia Ammirati, Director of Rai Fiction. “What lies behind this success is the precious opportunity offered by Elena Ferrante’s four Neapolitan novels, and the realistic, intriguing and original Italian imagery that has brought to life the audiovisual transposition of the friendship between Lila and Len. This mix between a strongly characterized environment, characterized first and foremost by the dialect, then by its humanity and by the emotions amplified by the power of a female friendship, has proved to be a driving force for seriousness, as well as a showcase for creativity and expertise; in Italy’s audiovisual industry. “
HBO is currently airing the third season of eight episodes of My genius friend, which ends April 18.