Prisma (TV series)

Prisma
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Genre	Coming-of-age Teen drama
Created by	Alice Urciuolo Ludovico Bessegato
Written by	Ludovico Bessegato Alice Urciuolo Barbara Greco Isotta Paccanelli
Directed by	Ludovico Bessegato
Starring	Mattia Carrano Lorenzo Zurzolo Caterina Forza Chiara Bordi Matteo Scattaretico LXX Blood
Country of origin	Italy
Original language	Italian
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	16
Production
Running time	42–60 minutes
Production company	Cross Productions
Original release
Network	Amazon Prime Video
Release	20 September 2022 (2022-09-20) – 6 June 2024 (2024-06-06)

Prisma is an Italian coming-of-age television series created by Alice Urciuolo and Ludovico Bessegato. The first season was released on Amazon Prime Video on 20 September 2022. The series was cancelled after two seasons in 2024.

Premise

The series follows a group of teenagers from Latina, particularly a pair of identical twins, Andrea and Marco. It centers on issues including gender fluidity, gender norms, sexuality, bullying, self-harm, and drug dealing. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Cast

• Mattia Carrano as Andrea/Marco
  • Roberto Di Palma as young Andrea/Marco
• Lorenzo Zurzolo as Daniele
• Caterina Forza as Nina
• Chiara Bordi  [ it ] as Carola
• Matteo Scattaretico as Ilo
• LXX Blood as Vittorio
• Zakaria Hamza as Sami
• Riccardo Afan de Rivera Costaguti as Boncio
• Leo Rivosecchi as Marcello
• Flavia Del Prete as Zelia
• Asia Patrignani as Jun
• Elena Falvella Capodaglio as Micol

Episodes

Series overview

Series	Episodes		Originally released
			First released	Last released
1	8		20 September 2022 (2022-09-20)	21 September 2022 (2022-09-21)
2	8		6 June 2024 (2024-06-06)

Season 1

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Duration	Original release date
1	1	"Red" (Rosso)	44 min	20 September 2022 (2022-09-20)
Marco and Andrea are 16-year-old identical twins. Marco is shy and afraid to talk to Carola, a girl he likes, so Andrea pretends to be Marco to strike up a friendship with her. Marco was a swimmer, but after suffering an injury, he is unable to swim. Daniele, a boy who swam with Marco and is friends with Andrea, is talking to a girl from Turin that he met on social media but has never seen in person. The "girl" in question is actually Andrea behind a fake profile where he uploads faceless photos in women's clothing. Daniele presses the fake profile to send him a photo to verify her identity, so Andrea sends him a photo of his ex-girlfriend, Micol.
2	2	"Orange" (Arancione)	50 min	21 September 2022 (2022-09-21)
Andrea tells his friend Raffa about the photo he sent to Daniele. Raffa reproaches Andrea and urges him to tell the truth. Micol is now in a relationship with Nina, Andrea's classmate. At a party, Daniele shows all his friends, including Andrea, a screenshot of the photo sent to him by the fake profile. Sara, a girl at the party, recognizes the girl in the photo as Micol, as they had met in a library in Sabaudia. Daniele messages the fake profile and asks her if she had recently been to Sabaudia.
3	3	"Yellow" (Giallo)	42 min	21 September 2022 (2022-09-21)
Andrea denies ever having been to Sabaudia. He goes on a date with Nina. Daniele and his friend Ilo have to shoot a music video, so they ask Marco for help since he has a video camera. Marco finds out that Daniele went out with Carola the year prior. Shortly after, Marco kisses Carola.
4	4	"Green" (Verde)	43 min	21 September 2022 (2022-09-21)
Behind the fake profile, Andrea confesses to Daniele that he is not from Turin and deletes the profile altogether. Angry at this, Daniele begins to investigate the girl's identity by asking Sara about her. Meanwhile, Marco and Carola have sex.
5	5	"Blue" (Blu)	43 min	21 September 2022 (2022-09-21)
Daniele searches for Micol in Sabaudia. He finally finds her, though she denies knowing him and walks away. At the party for the launch of Daniele's music video, Carola, in an attempt to console a drunk Daniele drunk, has sex with him, though she regrets it immediately.
6	6	"Indigo" (Indaco)	43 min	21 September 2022 (2022-09-21)
Carola, not wanting to be recognized at the pharmacy, asks Nina to help her buy the morning-after pill. Andrea and Nina go to Rome to attend a literary meeting with a transgender poet who invites them to a queer event in the evening. Andrea kisses Nina and the two end up having sex.
7	7	"Purple" (Viola)	45 min	21 September 2022 (2022-09-21)
Andrea returns to Latina and tells his friends that he slept with Nina. When he finds out that Daniele slept with Carola, he starts a fight with Daniele to defend his brother. The police intervene and, finding drugs on Daniele, take the boys to the station. The boys are released but Andrea's father, fearing that the drugs belonged to his son, searches through Andrea's room. He finds a trunk full of drugs that Andrea had been selling. Meanwhile, Micol sees Daniele's music video and recognizes him as the boy who stopped her at school. She calls Andrea to ask if he knows him, but Andrea lies and says that he doesn't.
8	8	"White" (Bianco)	60 min	21 September 2022 (2022-09-21)
Daniele is convinced by his friends that there is nothing wrong with trying alternative experiences, even with boys. He writes to the email address of the fake profile and asks to meet the person behind the account, regardless of gender. Andrea confides to Raffa that he is scared to reveal himself to Daniele. Zelia's brother accidentally posts a video that shows Carola having sex with Daniele on the night of the party. Andrea accepts the meeting with Daniele and they both get on the same bus to go to the meeting place. On the bus, Andrea plays a song that makes it clear to Daniele that he was the person behind the fake profile. The episode ends with a shot of their empty seats on the bus, not revealing whether the boys exited together or separately.

Season 2

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Duration	Original release date
9	1	"Beige"	46 min	6 June 2024 (2024-06-06)
10	2	"Ocra"	41 min	6 June 2024 (2024-06-06)
11	3	"Smeraldo"	46 min	6 June 2024 (2024-06-06)
12	4	"Marrone"	46 min	6 June 2024 (2024-06-06)
13	5	"Celeste"	41 min	6 June 2024 (2024-06-06)
14	6	"Ciano"	41 min	6 June 2024 (2024-06-06)
15	7	"Rosa"	47 min	6 June 2024 (2024-06-06)
16	8	"Nero"	62 min	6 June 2024 (2024-06-06)

Production

Prisma was created by Alice Urciuolo and Skam Italia showrunner Ludovico Bessegato. It was produced by Cross Productions, which is also the production company of Skam Italia. ^{[1] [5]} It was the fourth originally-produced Italian television series released by Amazon Prime Video, after Vita da Carlo, Monterossi, and Bang Bang Baby . ^[3]

In mid-2023, Amazon MGM Studios announced that the series had been renewed for a second season; ^{[6] [7]} the announcement was accompanied by a photo of Mattia Carrano and Lorenzo Zurzolo backstage. ^[8] Filming began in June 2023 in Latina ^[9] and was completed by August 2023. ^[10]

Release

Its first two episodes premiered on 10 August 2022 at the Locarno Film Festival. ^{[11] [1]} The pilot was released on Amazon Prime Video on 20 September 2022, with the remaining seven episodes being released the following day. ^[12] The second season premiered on 6 June 2024, with all eight episodes being released simultaneously. ^{[13] [14]} In anticipation of the season premiere, Prime Video Italia released promotional images on 27 March 2024. ^[15]

The series was cancelled after two seasons on 11 September 2024. ^[16]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Result	Ref.
2023	Nastri d'Argento Grandi Serie	Best Dramedy	Won	[17]

References

1. Vivarelli, Nick (8 August 2022). "After 'Transparent,' Amazon's Italian Original Series 'Prisma,' Which Launches From Locarno, Challenges Teen Gender Norms –– Watch Clip (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
2. Giardina, Victoria (21 September 2022). "How to watch 'Prisma' on Amazon: Stream it on Prime Video". New York Post. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
3. Scarpa, Vittoria (29 June 2022). "Prisma, the new Italian original series from Prime Video, is coming this autumn". Cineuropa. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
4. Fasano, Maria Luisa (23 September 2022). "Interview with Mattia Carrano: 'Prisma' – The Questions We've Never Asked". The Italian Rêve. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
5. Bragadini, Benedetta (20 September 2022). "Generazione Prisma". Rolling Stone Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 5 December 2023.
6. Manca, Mario (16 June 2023). "Prisma ritorna: cosa sappiamo della seconda stagione". Vanity Fair Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 5 December 2023.
7. Pizzigallo, Claudio (15 June 2023). "Prisma, Prime Video rinnova la serie tv italiana per la stagione 2". Today (in Italian). Retrieved 5 December 2023.
8. "Prime Video Announces Season Two of Acclaimed Coming-of-Age Drama Series Prisma". Amazon MGM Studios Press. 15 June 2023. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
9. Vivarelli, Nick (15 June 2023). "Amazon Italian Original 'Prisma' About Teens Challenging Gender Norms Renewed For Season Two Under New Business Model (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
10. "Prisma 2, concluse le riprese della nuova stagione". Gay.it (in Italian). 10 August 2023. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
11. "Prisma". Locarno Film Festival. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
12. "Prisma - Season 1". Amazon Prime Video. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
13. Giampaolo, Claudia (27 March 2024). "Prisma 2, le prime immagini e la data di uscita della nuova stagione". Ciak Magazine (in Italian). Retrieved 27 March 2024.
14. Manta, Emanuele (27 March 2024). "Prisma: Data di uscita e prime foto della stagione 2 della serie young adult italiana". ComingSoon.it (in Italian). Retrieved 27 March 2024.
15. @primevideoit (March 27, 2024). "Un biglietto di sola andata per il 6 giugno. Meglio se in autobus, grazie. La seconda stagione di #Prisma sta arrivando #PrismaLaSerie" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
16. Pizzigallo, Claudio (11 September 2024). "Ma come si fa a cancellare una serie come Prisma?". Today (in Italian). Retrieved 21 September 2024.
17. Naselli, Antonio (17 June 2023). "NASTRI d'ARGENTO GRANDI SERIE 2023_NASTRI SPECIALI e STASERA LA PREMIAZIONE". Nastri d'Argento (in Italian). Retrieved 5 December 2023.

External links

• Prisma on Amazon Prime Video
• Prisma on IMDb