Generation 56K

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Generation 56K
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Italian poster
Italian Generazione 56K
Genre Romantic comedy
Created by
  • Francesco Capaldo
  • Kim Gualino
Written by
  • Francesco Capaldo
  • Kim Gualino
  • Davide Orsini
  • Costanza Durante
  • Laura Grimaldi
Directed by
  • Francesco Capaldo
  • Alessio Maria Federici
Starring
  • Angelo Spagnoletti
  • Alfredo Cerrone
  • Cristina Cappelli
  • Azzurra Iacone
  • Gianluca Fru
  • Gennaro Filippone
  • Fabio Balsamo
  • Egidio Mercurio
  • Claudia Tranchese
  • Sveva Simeone
Country of originItaly
Original languageItalian
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8
Production
Running time26–33 minutes
Production companyCattleya
Original release
Network Netflix
Release1 July 2021 (2021-07-01)

Generation 56K (Italian : Generazione 56K) is an Italian romantic comedy television miniseries. It was released by Netflix on 1 July 2021.

Contents

Plot

Told between the 1990s and the present day, Daniel and Matilda navigate their relationship over two decades. The title refers to the 56k modem that emerged the late 1990s.

Cast

Main

Recurring

Episodes

No.TitleDurationOriginal air date
1"The Date"
(L'appuntamento)
33 min1 July 2021 (2021-07-01)
2"The Woodworm"
(Il tarlo)
28 min1 July 2021 (2021-07-01)
3"Research and Development"
(Ricerca e sviluppo)
31 min1 July 2021 (2021-07-01)
4"Fidelity"
(Fedeltà)
29 min1 July 2021 (2021-07-01)
5"The Gift"
(Il regalo)
30 min1 July 2021 (2021-07-01)
6"Come mai"26 min1 July 2021 (2021-07-01)
7"Message in a Bottle"30 min1 July 2021 (2021-07-01)
8"The Elevator"
(L'ascensore)
30 min1 July 2021 (2021-07-01)

Production

The series was filmed in Naples and Procida. [1]

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References

  1. Monaco, Patrizia (8 July 2021). "Generazione 56K: dove è stata girata la serie Netflix con i The Jackal". Cinematographe.it (in Italian).