HBO and RAI have ordered a second season of the critically praised series My Brilliant Friend. The eight-episode first season is based on Elena Ferrante's bestselling book of the same name, which is the first of her four-part series published in the U.S. by Europa Editions. Season 2 will be based on The Story of a New…

SundanceTV has boarded The Name of the Rose, a limited international drama series based on Umberto Eco’s acclaimed novel, that stars John Turturro (The Night Of), Michael Emerson (Lost, Person of Interest) and Rupert Everett (Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children). AMC Networks’ cable network as well as Sundance…

My Best Friend's Wedding star Rupert Everett and The Night Of's John Turturro’s Italian TV adaptation of Umberto Eco's crime novel The Name of the Rose has found an international distributor. Germany’s Tele Munchen Group has acquired international rights outside of Italy for the eight-part series, commissioned by…

HBO has partnered with RAI, Italy’s public broadcasting company, for My Brilliant Friend, an eight-episode original drama series from Saverio Costanzo (Hungry Hearts), based on the bestselling book by Elena Ferrante. In a rare move, the series will be filmed in Italian and will air with English subtitles on HBO in the…

Suburra is planned as a 10-episode drama made in partnership with Italy’s RAI. While Netflix has embarked on originals in France (Marseille), and elsewhere, this is the first time it’s moving into the space in Italy. A worldwide debut is set for 2017. Described as a dark and gripping organized crime series set on the…