Call My Agent - Italia

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Call My Agent - Italia
Call My Agent - Italia logo.jpg
Genre Comedy drama
Created by Fanny Herrero
Based on Call My Agent!
Starring
Country of originItaly
Original languageItalian
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes6
Production
Production companies
Original release
Network Sky Atlantic
Release20 January 2023 (2023-01-20)

Call My Agent - Italia is an Italian comedy-drama television series that premiered on Sky Atlantic on 20 January 2023. The series depicts talent agents at the fictional agency CMA (Claudio Maiorana Agency) and their relationships with their clients, who are real Italian celebrities playing themselves. Produced by Sky Studios and Palomar, it is based on the French TV series Call My Agent! . The first season consists of six episodes, written by Lisa Nur Sultan and directed by Luca Ribuoli  [ it ]. The second season of six episodes will premiere on 22 March 2024.

Contents

Overview

Talent agents Vittorio Baronciani, Lea Martelli, Gabriele Di Lillo and Elvira Bo of the fictional agency CMA (Claudio Maiorana Agency) in Rome manage the careers of their eccentric celebrity clients.

Cast and characters

Main

Recurring

Guest stars

Season 1
Season 2

Episodes

SeriesEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
1 620 January 2023 (2023-01-20)3 February 2023 (2023-02-03)
2 622 March 2024 (2024-03-22)TBA

Season 1 (2023)

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date
11"Paola" Luca Ribuoli  [ it ]Lisa Nur Sultan20 January 2023 (2023-01-20)
Actress Paola Cortellesi is giving an interview to Vanity Fair about her upcoming role as ancient Roman queen Tanaquil in a film opposite Brad Pitt, when her agent Gabriele learns that the production now wants a younger actress.
22"Paolo"Luca RibuoliLisa Nur Sultan20 January 2023 (2023-01-20)
Director Paolo Sorrentino jokingly proposes a new series, The Lady Pope, starring Ivana Spagna in the title role and co-starring Denzel Washington and Madonna. Believing he is serious, the agents start putting the project together.
33"Pierfrancesco e Anna"Luca RibuoliLisa Nur Sultan27 January 2023 (2023-01-27)
On the eve of the David di Donatello awards ceremony, Lea hunts down actor Pierfrancesco Favino to sign a contract to play Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi.
44"Matilda"Luca RibuoliLisa Nur Sultan, Federico Baccomo  [ it ]27 January 2023 (2023-01-27)
Actress Matilda De Angelis faces backlash from a social media post, and her agent Vittorio does damage control while fielding an offer of employment from Guenda Neri, a rival agency.
55"Stefano"Luca RibuoliLisa Nur Sultan, Federico Baccomo3 February 2023 (2023-02-03)
Actor Stefano Accorsi refuses to turn down any roles, despite protests from his agent, Gabriele. Stefano is booked to play a police inspector during the day in Modena, and rock star Luciano Ligabue at night in Bologna, until both productions suddenly decide to film at the same time.
66"Corrado"Luca RibuoliLisa Nur Sultan3 February 2023 (2023-02-03)
Luana Pericoli wants Corrado Guzzanti to star in her new TV series, but he is not interested.

Season 2 (2024)

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date
17TBATBATBA22 March 2024 (2024-03-22)
A bad film screenplay creates a problem for actresses Valeria Golino and Valeria Bruni Tedeschi. [2]
28TBATBATBATBA
The agency lands director Gabriele Muccino. [2]
39TBATBATBATBA
Actor Claudio Santamaria will do anything to get a role he wants. [2]
410TBATBATBATBA
A frenetic marathon of interview takes its toll on actress Serena Rossi and her actor husband Davide Devenuto  [ it ]. [2]
511TBATBATBATBA
Singer Elodie's voice proves to have magical powers. [2]
612TBATBATBATBA
Lea worries about Sabrina Impacciatore's dream role. [2]

Production

Call My Agent - Italia stars Michele Di Mauro  [ it ], Sara Drago, Maurizio Lastrico  [ it ], Marzia Ubaldi, Sara Lazzaro  [ it ], Francesco Russo, Paola Buratto, the singer Kaze and Emanuela Fanelli  [ it ]. [3] Ubaldi died on 21 October 2023, at the age of 85, after filming of season two had completed. [4] The first episode of the second season will be dedicated to her. [2]

The series is produced by Sky Studios and Palomar, an Italian subsidiary of the French production company Mediawan, which originated the French version of the series. [3]

Season 1

Call My Agent - Italia debuted on Sky Atlantic on 20 January 2023. [3] The first season consists of six episodes, written by Lisa Nur Sultan and directed by Luca Ribuoli  [ it ]. Guest stars include Paola Cortellesi, Paolo Sorrentino, Pierfrancesco Favino and his wife Anna Ferzetti  [ it ], Matilda De Angelis, Stefano Accorsi and Corrado Guzzanti. [1] [3]

Season 2

The second season will premiere on 22 March 2024. The six episodes will be written by Lisa Nur Sultan, Federico Baccomo  [ it ] and Dario D'Amato  [ it ], and directed by Luca Ribuoli. [2] Guest stars for season two will include Valeria Golino, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Gabriele Muccino, Claudio Santamaria, Serena Rossi, Davide Devenuto  [ it ], Elodie and Sabrina Impacciatore. [2] [5]

Reception

Mario Manco of Vanity Fair called the series "Enjoyable, funny, brilliant", and praised it as "the demonstration that the Italian way of taking ideas that come from abroad and making them their own is unique and inimitable, because few would have managed to transform Call My Agent! in a masterpiece of this magnitude". [1]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominee(s)ResultRef.
2023 Nastro d'Argento (Silver Ribbon) AwardBest TV Series - ComedyDirected by Luca RibuoliWon [6] [7]
Best Supporting ActressEmanuela FanelliNominated [8]
Special Nastro d'Argento - CameoPaolo SorrentinoWon [6] [7]
Superciak d'oro (Golden Superciak) AwardSeries of the YearWon [9]

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