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+

Miss Fallaci is an upcoming Italian television series for Minerva Pictures, RedString and Paramount+. Created by Alessandra Gonnella and Diego Loreggian, directed in part by Luca Ribuoli, it is set to star Miriam Leone as journalist Oriana Fallaci. It has production by Santo Versace and Gianluca Curti, in association with RedString. Viola Rispoli is lead writer.

Contents

Synopsis

Italian journalist Oriana Fallaci works between Italy and the United States in the late 1950s. [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 was projected to be screened in Italy in 2023. [6]

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References

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