The Lying Life of Adults Becomes a Netflix Series: The Trailer

We've already talked about it in the past and finally the wait is over as the new series based on a novel by Neapolitan writer Elena Ferrante will be aired on Netflix soon: we're talking about the book " The Lying Life of Adults ".

After the great success of the Brilliant Friend, produced with the collaboration of Rai and HBO, The lying life of adults will send another difficult life story set in Naples to the small screen.

This television adaptation will follow in the wake of the fame of Ferrante's other works , novels that have also been adapted for the cinema, gaining the favor of public and critics.

When the series The lying life of adults will be released

The series will be released on Netflix on January 4, 2023, in all countries where the streaming platform is available, so next year. It won't be long now, and in about two months we'll be able to follow the adventures of teenager Giovanna , who experiences conflict in her relationship with her family and with herself.

The plot of the book

The story unfolds in the early 90s around the life of Giovanna , whom we first meet in her childhood and then gradually in her adolescence. The setting is Naples, divided between the " city above " and the " city below ," a contrast between two different yet closely related aspects of our capital.

Giovanna lives with her parents in one of Naples's wealthy neighborhoods . Her academic performance is excellent, and her life seems to be going smoothly. Something changes, and Giovanna begins to get poor grades, ushering in a period of confusion that also undermines the family's stability. Her beloved father begins to compare her to her ugly Aunt Vittoria , the sister she has long since separated from and never speaks of.

From that moment on, this mysterious character leads Giovanna to take an interest in him and gradually establish a relationship with her aunt that her parents dislike . Giovanna's life is now divided between the Naples of above and the Naples of below, the happiness of childhood gives way to disillusionment and the discovery of the deceitful life of adults.

The trailer for the new series

The trailer has finally been released, giving us the first images of the series, featuring the faces of the protagonists, played by well-known actors such as Valeria Golino. Of course, various areas of our Naples are also visible:

The cast of the series with Valeria Golino and Andrea Preziosi

The role of the protagonist is entrusted to the newcomer Giordana Marengo, but big names like Valeria Golino and Andrea Preziosi also appear in the cast. Let's see them: 

• Giordana Marengo: Joanna;
• Valeria Golino: aunt Vittoria;
• Alessandro Preziosi: Andrea, Giovanna's father;
• Pina Turco: Nella, Giovanna's mother;
• Azzurra Mennella: Ida;
•  Rossella GambaAngela;
• Raffaella Rea: Constance;
• Biagio Forestieri: Mariano;
• Susy Del Giudice as Margherita;
• Giuseppe Brunetti: Conrad;
• Maria Vera Ratti: Giuliana;
• Gianluca Spagnoli: Tonino;
• Adriano Pantaleo: Rosary;
• Giovanni Buselli (Robert).