Call My Agent - Italia
| Call My Agent - Italia | |
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| Genre | Comedy drama |
| Created by | Fanny Herrero |
| Based on | Call My Agent! |
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| Country of origin | Italy |
| Original language | Italian |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
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| Network | Sky Atlantic |
| Release | 20 January 2023 |
Call My Agent - Italia is an Italian comedy-drama television series that premiered on Sky Atlantic on 20 January 2023. The series depicts talent agents at the fictional agency CMA (Claudio Maiorana Agency) and their relationships with their clients, who are real Italian celebrities playing themselves. Produced by Sky Studios and Palomar, it is based on the French TV series Call My Agent!. The first season consists of six episodes, written by Lisa Nur Sultan and directed by Luca Ribuoli. The second season of six episodes will premiere on 22 March 2024.
Overview
[edit]Talent agents Vittorio Baronciani, Lea Martelli, Gabriele Di Lillo and Elvira Bo of the fictional agency CMA (Claudio Maiorana Agency) in Rome manage the careers of their eccentric celebrity clients.
Cast and characters
[edit]Main
[edit]- Michele Di Mauro as Vittorio Baronciani, a "cold and calculating" agent more concerned with himself than his clients or colleagues[1]
- Sara Drago as Lea Martelli, a demanding career woman who burns through assistants[1]
- Maurizio Lastrico as Gabriele Di Lillo, the "clumsiest and most kind-hearted" of the agents[1]
- Marzia Ubaldi as Elvira Bo, an elderly agent from another era[1]
- Sara Lazzaro as Monica Ferri, an assistant at CMA
- Francesco Russo as Pierpaolo Puglisi, another assistant at the agency
- Paola Buratto as Camilla Zanon, Lea's new assistant who is secretly Vittorio's illegitimate daughter
- Kaze[1] as Sofia De Rosa, the agency's receptionist
Recurring
[edit]- Livia Rossi as Caterina De Paolis
- Rosanna Gentili as Guenda Neri
- Manuela Mandracchia as Lavinia Rondi
- Emanuela Fanelli as Luana Pericoli, an actress who is one of the agency's most outrageous clients
- Federico Fazioli as Claudio Maiorana
- Filippo De Carli as Davide Baronciani
- Pietro De Nova as Evaristo Loy (season 2)
Guest stars
[edit]- Season 1
- Episode 1: Paola Cortellesi, Alberto Angela, Paolo Genovese
- Episode 2: Paolo Sorrentino, Ivana Spagna
- Episode 3: Pierfrancesco Favino, Anna Ferzetti
- Episode 4: Matilda De Angelis
- Episode 5: Stefano Accorsi
- Episode 6: Corrado Guzzanti
- Season 2
- Episode 1: Valeria Golino, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi
- Episode 2: Gabriele Muccino
- Episode 3: Claudio Santamaria
- Episode 4: Serena Rossi, Davide Devenuto
- Episode 5: Elodie
- Episode 6: Sabrina Impacciatore
Episodes
[edit]| Series | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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| First aired | Last aired | |||
| 1 | 6 | 20 January 2023 | 3 February 2023 | |
| 2 | 6 | 22 March 2024 | TBA | |
Season 1 (2023)
[edit]| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | |
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| 1 | 1 | "Paola" | Luca Ribuoli | Lisa Nur Sultan | 20 January 2023 | |
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Actress Paola Cortellesi is giving an interview to Vanity Fair about her upcoming role as ancient Roman queen Tanaquil in a film opposite Brad Pitt, when her agent Gabriele learns that the production now wants a younger actress. | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | "Paolo" | Luca Ribuoli | Lisa Nur Sultan | 20 January 2023 | |
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Director Paolo Sorrentino jokingly proposes a new series, The Lady Pope, starring Ivana Spagna in the title role and co-starring Denzel Washington and Madonna. Believing he is serious, the agents start putting the project together. | ||||||
| 3 | 3 | "Pierfrancesco e Anna" | Luca Ribuoli | Lisa Nur Sultan | 27 January 2023 | |
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On the eve of the David di Donatello awards ceremony, Lea hunts down actor Pierfrancesco Favino to sign a contract to play Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi. | ||||||
| 4 | 4 | "Matilda" | Luca Ribuoli | Lisa Nur Sultan, Federico Baccomo | 27 January 2023 | |
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Actress Matilda De Angelis faces backlash from a social media post, and her agent Vittorio does damage control while fielding an offer of employment from Guenda Neri, a rival agency. | ||||||
| 5 | 5 | "Stefano" | Luca Ribuoli | Lisa Nur Sultan, Federico Baccomo | 3 February 2023 | |
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Actor Stefano Accorsi refuses to turn down any roles, despite protests from his agent, Gabriele. Stefano is booked to play a police inspector during the day in Modena, and rock star Luciano Ligabue at night in Bologna, until both productions suddenly decide to film at the same time. | ||||||
| 6 | 6 | "Corrado" | Luca Ribuoli | Lisa Nur Sultan | 3 February 2023 | |
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Luana Pericoli wants Corrado Guzzanti to star in her new TV series, but he is not interested. | ||||||
Season 2 (2024)
[edit]| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | TBA | Unknown | Unknown | 22 March 2024 | |
| 2 | 8 | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | |
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The agency lands director Gabriele Muccino.[2] | ||||||
| 3 | 9 | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | |
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Actor Claudio Santamaria will do anything to get a role he wants.[2] | ||||||
| 4 | 10 | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | |
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A frenetic marathon of interview takes its toll on actress Serena Rossi and her actor husband Davide Devenuto.[2] | ||||||
| 5 | 11 | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | |
| 6 | 12 | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | |
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Lea worries about Sabrina Impacciatore's dream role.[2] | ||||||
Production
[edit]Call My Agent - Italia stars Michele Di Mauro, Sara Drago, Maurizio Lastrico, Marzia Ubaldi, Sara Lazzaro, Francesco Russo, Paola Buratto, the singer Kaze and Emanuela Fanelli.[3] Ubaldi died on 21 October 2023, at the age of 85, after filming of season two had completed.[4] The first episode of the second season was dedicated to her.[2]
The series is produced by Sky Studios and Palomar, an Italian subsidiary of the French production company Mediawan, which originated the French version of the series.[3]
Season 1
[edit]Call My Agent - Italia debuted on Sky Atlantic on 20 January 2023.[3] The first season consists of six episodes, written by Lisa Nur Sultan and directed by Luca Ribuoli. Guest stars include Paola Cortellesi, Paolo Sorrentino, Pierfrancesco Favino and his wife Anna Ferzetti, Matilda De Angelis, Stefano Accorsi and Corrado Guzzanti.[1][3]
Season 2
[edit]The second season will premiere on 22 March 2024. The six episodes will be written by Lisa Nur Sultan, Federico Baccomo and Dario D'Amato, and directed by Luca Ribuoli.[2] Guest stars for season two will include Valeria Golino, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Gabriele Muccino, Claudio Santamaria, Serena Rossi, Davide Devenuto, Elodie and Sabrina Impacciatore.[2][5]
Season 3
[edit]In March 2024, prior to the premiere of season two, Sky Italia EVP Nils Hartmann announced that a third season of the series was in pre-production.[6][7]
Reception
[edit]Mario Manco of Vanity Fair called the series "Enjoyable, funny, brilliant", and praised it as "the demonstration that the Italian way of taking ideas that come from abroad and making them their own is unique and inimitable, because few would have managed to transform Call My Agent! in a masterpiece of this magnitude".[1]
Awards and nominations
[edit]| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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| 2023 | Nastro d'Argento (Silver Ribbon) Award | Best TV Series - Comedy | Directed by Luca Ribuoli | Won | [8][9] |
| Best Supporting Actress | Emanuela Fanelli | Nominated | [10] | ||
| Special Nastro d'Argento - Cameo | Paolo Sorrentino | Won | [8][9] | ||
| Superciak d'oro (Golden Superciak) Award | Series of the Year | Won | [11] |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g Manca, Mario (20 January 2023). "Call My Agent Italia è il remake italiano migliore di sempre" [Call My Agent Italia Is the Best Italian Remake of All Time]. Vanity Fair Italia (in Italian). Archived from the original on 21 February 2024. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Call My Agent - Italia, il trailer della seconda stagione in arrivo" [Call My Agent - Italy: The Trailer for the Second Season Is Coming Soon]. Ciak (in Italian). 21 February 2024. Archived from the original on 19 March 2024. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
- ^ a b c d Vivarelli, Nick (19 January 2023). "Sky Unveils Italian Call My Agent Adaptation Featuring Paolo Sorrentino Pope Show Gag". Variety. Archived from the original on 20 September 2023. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
- ^ Garau, Federico (21 October 2023). "Addio a Marzia Ubaldi: l'attrice ha recitato in I Cesaroni e Suburra" [Goodbye to Marzia Ubaldi: The Actress Starred in I Cesaroni and Suburra]. Il Giornale (in Italian). Archived from the original on 22 October 2023. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
- ^ Whittock, Jesse (4 July 2023). "White Lotus Actress Sabrina Impacciatore Set For Sky's Call My Agent — Italia Season 2". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 14 March 2024. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
- ^ Mautone, Caroline (14 March 2024). "Call My Agent - Italia tornerà con una terza stagione: Fiorello tra le guest star?" [Call My Agent - Italy Will Return with a Third Season: Fiorello among the Guest Stars?]. ComingSoon.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on 27 March 2024. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
- ^ Vivarelli, Nick (10 April 2024). "Watch White Lotus Star Sabrina Impacciatore and Venice Chief Alberto Barbera in Clip From Italy's Call My Agent". Variety. Archived from the original on 29 April 2024. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
- ^ a b Baldi, Viola (17 June 2023). "Nastri d'Argento 2023: i vincitori e i primi premi speciali". The Hollywood Reporter Roma (in Italian). Archived from the original on 17 June 2023. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
- ^ a b "Nastri d'Argento Grandi Serie, Call My Agent - Italia miglior commedia". Sky TG24 (in Italian). 15 June 2023. Archived from the original on 7 August 2023. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
- ^ Naselli, Antonio (12 May 2023). "Nastri d'Argento Grandi Serie 2023: Le Candidature". Nastro d'Argento (in Italian). Archived from the original on 25 February 2024. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
- ^ "Ciak d'Oro Serie tv, tutti i vincitori dell'edizione 2023" [Ciak d'Oro TV Series, All the Winners of the 2023 Edition]. Sky TG24 (in Italian). 10 April 2023. Archived from the original on 23 September 2023. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
External links
[edit]- Call My Agent - Italia at IMDb
- "Call My Agent Italia, da oggi su Sky. Cosa c'è da sapere" [Call My Agent Italia, Starting Today on Sky. Everything You Need to Know about the TV Series]. Sky TG24. 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 March 2024.