Miss Fallaci

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Miss Fallaci
Written byViola Rispoli
Miriam Leone
Thomas Grieves
Laura Grimaldi
Alice Urciuolo
Alessandra Gonnella
Diego Loreggian
Directed byLuca Ribuoli
Giacomo Martelli
Alessandra Gonnella
Starring
Country of originItaly
Original languageItalian
No. of series1
No. of episodes8
Production
ProducersSanto Versace
Gianluca Curti
Diego Loreggian
Production companies
  • Minerva Pictures
    RedString
Original release
Network Paramount+
RAI

Miss Fallaci is a 2024 Italian television series on RAI, production by Paramount Global Television International Studios and Minerva Pictures in association with RedString. Created by Alessandra Gonnella and Diego Loreggian, directed by Luca Ribuoli, Giacomo Martelli and Alessandra Gonnella it is set to star Miriam Leone as journalist Oriana Fallaci. It has production by Santo Versace, Gianluca Curti and Diego Loreggian. Viola Rispoli and Tom Grieves are lead writers.

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Synopsis

Set in the late 1950s, this season follows the early career of Oriana Fallaci, when she was still known as "the girl from the movies" and worked as a reporter for the Italian weekly magazine L’Europeo . It was during this time that Fallaci turned her first trip to the United States into a unique opportunity, meeting extraordinary figures and painting a sharp, often raw and ironic, portrait of American culture and the reality behind the glamorous façade of Hollywood. These years were also marked by deep personal turmoil, including an intense and troubled relationship with fellow journalist Alfredo Pieroni. This relationship, full of passion but also insecurities and fears, eventually dragged Fallaci into a spiral of self-destruction. Above all, it was a period when a young woman with extraordinary determination and talent discovered her true mission: to tell the truth. And she realized that to do so, all she needed was her most powerful weapon: her voice, unique and distinctive. [1]

Cast

Production

Paramount+ commissioned the series made by Minerva Pictures in October 2021. [2] In February 2023 it was revealed to be an eight-part series with Viola Rispoli as lead writer and Santo Versace and Gianluca Curti as producers, in association with RedString. [3]

Casting

Joining the cast is Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson who is set to feature as Orson Welles. [4]

Filming

Filming began on the series in Italy in 2023. Filming locations include Rome. [5]

Broadcast

The series premiered at the 19th Rome Film Festival on 20 October 2024, and was projected to be screened in Italy in 2024. [6]

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