The shoot for Suburra, the hotly anticipated first original Italian series for Netflix, based on the 2015 film [+lee también:
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entrevista: Michele Placido
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Written by Daniele Cesarano and Barbara Petronio together with Ezio Abbate, Fabrizio Bettelli and Nicola Guaglianone (the latter of whom penned the incredibly successful They Call Me Jeeg [+lee también:
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The cast includes Francesco Acquaroli (Pasolini [+lee también:
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Produced by Cattleya, in the wake of the huge success it enjoyed with Gomorrah and Romanzo Criminale, in conjunction with Rai Fiction, Suburra will be aired in Italy by Rai after its world premiere on Netflix, which is slated for 2017. The world’s biggest internet TV network, which boasts 86 million subscribers, will broadcast the series in over 190 countries and in 20 languages.