The Trial (TV series)
The Trial (Italian: Il processo) is an Italian television mini-series, composed of 8 episodes, created by Alessandro Fabbri, in collaboration with Laura Colella and Enrico Audenino, and directed by Stefano Lodovichi.
The Trial | |
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Italian | Il processo |
Genre | |
Created by | Alessandro Fabbri |
Directed by | Stefano Lodovichi |
Starring | |
Country of origin | Italy |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 8 |
Production | |
Producer | Andrea Occhipinti |
Running time | 50 minutes |
Release | |
Original network | Canale 5 |
Original release | November 29 – December 13, 2019 |
It originally aired in Italy in November 2019 and was released on Netflix on 10 April 2020.[1]
Synopsis
The protagonist is a successful prosecutor, Elena Guerra, who is on the point of taking a leave of absence to go to New York where her husband has accepted a job. This plan is upended when she is assigned a very delicate case, in which the extremely wealthy Linda Monaco is accused of brutally murdering Angelica Petroni, a 17 year old girl. Linda is defended by the noted and very ambitious criminal defense lawyer Ruggero Barone.
Cast
- Vittoria Puccini as Elena Guerra
- Francesco Scianna as Ruggero Barone
- Margherita Caviezel as Angelica Petronio
- Camilla Filippi as Linda Monaco
- Michele Morrone as Claudio Cavalleria
- Maurizio Lastrico as Giovanni Malaguti
- Simone Colombari as Giacomo Andreoli
- Alessandro Averone as Stefano Lanzoni
- Pia Lanciotti as Fabrizia Furlan
- Tommaso Ragno as Gabriele Monaco
- Euridice Axen as Mara Raimondi
- Roberto Herlitzka as Giancarlo Guerra
Production
The series was co-produced by Lucky Red and RTI.
Filming
The series was filmed in the city of Mantua. Locations include: Palazzo Te, Piazza Sordello, Palazzo d'Arco, Palazzo Beccaguti, Palazzo Cavriani, Palazzo Andreani and the lakes of Mantua, as well as some scenes in Rome.
See also
References
- "Review: Il Processo is an Absorbing Courtroom Drama". The Cinemaholic (in Italian). 10 April 2020. Retrieved 21 June 2020.