The television series Sea Out, produced by Rai Fiction and Picomedia and set in Naples, had a great success not only in our city, but in all over the country, not to mention the international fame who hit it.
Currently they have been aired 2 seasons, one in 2020 and one in 2021, and at the end of the second season it was also officially a third season announced which will be scheduled shortly.
Thus, the story will continue for all fans. But what this lucky series tells and where it is set precisely?
The stories of the juvenile prison of Nisida
Mare Fuori tells the story of some young people detained in the juvenile prison of Nisida, the island that faces the coast of Naples, precisely in the Bagnoli district and at the foot of the great Virgilian Park.
Narrate the world of these young boys incarcerated who on the surface appear to be hopeless since they are often people who have worked for the Camorra and have had difficult lives that have led them to be criminals.
Accompanying them during their journey in prison are there director Paola and commander Massimo who support them and help them not lose sight of their aspirations.
Instead, as also said by the Picomedia producer Roberto Sessa, the show also has all the color and vitality of Naples and is like the downside of Gomorrah because it sends us a sense of hope considering that there is a light at the end of the tunnel for these young people.
Where was the series shot
Even if the settings they are those of the Nisida child prison, the scenes were turn into the naval base of the Italian Navy in via Acton, also in Naples.
Nisida, the "island-non-island"
The island of Nisida is a particular case of a territory that currently has an inconsistent definition. We refer to the fact that for many years the territory of Nisida has been connected to the mainland of Naples from a dock, so define it isola it is not quite correct yet. The jetty is open to vehicles and it was built in the 1936.
It is located at the end of the offshoot of Posillipo, at the foot of the Virgilian Park, and is part of the archipelago of the Phlegraean islands together with Ischia, Capri and Procida.
It is not accessible, therefore it is not possible to visit it precisely because it is the seat of the juvenile prison. Until 2012 its small port facing Coroglio had been used by the NATO, who then moved to England.
From the side facing the other side of the coast, therefore towards the open sea, there is ainlet called Porto Paone which corresponds to the ancient caldera of the volcano from which the island originated. Finally, in the seabed there are also several submerged archaeological finds, such as an ancient Roman pier.
An experiment between traditional TV and streaming
Mare Fuori has been successful not only for the intensity of the always engaging stories, but also because it has given way to RAI experience some kind of hybrid in broadcasts. In fact, the series was broadcast yes via the traditional tv with fixed weekly evening appointments on Rai2, but also in streaming through the Rai Play platform.
Indeed
“Since this is a young adult series and today's kids are completely out of linear TV,” says Sessa, “we decided to give the show both linear play and platform. This generated incredible traffic on RAI Play where traffic grew tenfold between the first and second season, currently reaching more than 26 million views in about two months, representing around 18% of RAI Play's total traffic. and currently make it the most streamed program in the country. Two thirds of RAI Play spectators are under the age of 45, which is far below the RAI demographic average these days ”.
The great international success
Mare Fuori has the foreign media was also very impressed so much so that there is a series of sales on international TV thanks to the great Italian success. Just i numbers we just mentioned related to Rai Play have success overseas di Mare Fuori, arousing the attention of various television stations.
La German Beta Film, which deals with the international distribution and is selling the show overseas, he has made deals with WarnerMedia Latin America for HBO Max, Swedish channel free to air TV4, HOT for Israel and Blu TV streamer in Turkey. The rights will also be sold in France, Spain and in the same Germany.
It is certainly a rare case of an Italian series with teenagers that goes beyond national borders.
The third season
After so many doubts, viewers were able to breathe a sigh of relief at the end of the second season because on that occasion it was officially announced the production of the third season.
It will come shot starting next spring and the purpose is to broadcast it in the fall.
The backstage: the videos
Here are some scenes that show how the TV series was shot.
