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| Un posto al sole | |
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| Genre | Soap opera |
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| Directed by | Bruno De Paola |
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| Theme music composer | Antonio Annona |
| Country of origin | Italy |
| Original language | Italian |
| No. of seasons | 30 |
| No. of episodes | 6,830 |
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| Producer | Alessandro Passante |
| Production location | Naples |
| Cinematography | Vincenzo Calò |
| Editor | Raffaele Landolfi |
| Running time | 20 minutes |
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| Original release | |
| Network | Rai 3 |
| Release | 21 October 1996 – present |
Un posto al sole (English: A Place in the Sun) is an Italian soap opera which has been broadcast by Rai 3 since 1996. It is set in a fictional apartment building called Palazzo Palladini, located seaside in the Naples neighborhood of Posillipo. Un posto al sole is the first soap opera ever produced in Italy, [1] and the longest running. [2]
It is an original series created by Wayne Doyle, Adam Bowen and Gino Ventriglia with the collaboration of Michele Zatta, and it employs similar production methods to the Australian soap opera Neighbours from the same original producers Reg Grundy Organisation/Fremantle. [3] American comedian Conan O'Brien appeared in a cameo on the show in 2018. [4]
Episode 6830 of Un posto al sole will air on November 28, 2025.