Hotel Portofino (TV series)

Hotel Portofino is a period drama television series created by Matt Baker. The six-episode first season first was released on BritBox in the United Kingdom on 27 January 2022 and is expected to air on ITV at a later date. It premiered on Sky Italia on 28 February.[1]

Hotel Portofino
Written byMatt Baker
Directed byAdam Wimpenny
ComposerStefano Cabrera
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Italy
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes6
Production
Executive producers
ProducerJulie Bains
Production locations
  • Italy
  • Croatia
CinematographyErol Zubcevic
Production companyEagle Eye Drama
Release
Original networkBritBox

Cast

Main

Recurring
  • Carolina Gonnelli as Paola
  • Petar Benčić as Francesco
  • Maya Ramadan as Lottie Mays-Smith
  • Henry Tomlinson as Viscount Heddon
  • Dominic Tighe as Pelham Wingfield
  • Bethan Cullinane as Lizzie Wingfield

Production

Matt Baker created and wrote the series in autumn 2020. Principal photography took place on location in Portofino, Italy as well as Rijeka, Lovran, and Rovinj, Croatia in 2021. A novelisation of the Baker's series, written by JP O'Connell, was published in December 2021 ahead of the series launch on Britbox.[2][3]

Release

BetaFilm Group is handling international distribution of the series. In June 2021, it was announced Hotel Portofino had sold to BritBox and ITV, Sky Italia, Foxtel, and PBS.[4] Sales expanded to DR, SVT, NRK, Yle, Sýn, and NPO by October.[2]

BritBox released a trailer on 5 January 2022.[5]

References
  1. Ugolini, Chiara (27 January 2022). "I love Italy, da 'Hotel Portofino' a 'White Lotus' passando per 'The morning show': tutti amano l'Italia (vera e falsa)". La Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  2. Bałaga, Marta (26 October 2021). "Beta Film pre-sells historical family saga Hotel Portofino in the Nordics and the Netherlands". CinEuropa. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  3. "ITV and BritBox will feature Opatija on a new drama series". Brit Flix. 17 June 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  4. Kanter, Jake (9 June 2021). "'Hotel Portofino': Natascha McElhone Period Drama Series Sells To ITV/BritBox, Sky Italia, Foxtel". Deadline.
  5. Cremona, Patrick (5 January 2022). "Natascha McElhone stars in first trailer for Hotel Portofino". Radio Times. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
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