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Un professore | |
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Genre | |
Based on | Merlí |
Written by | Sandro Petraglia, Valentina Gaddi, Sebastiano Melloni, Fidel Signorile |
Directed by | Alessandro D'Alatri (s01) Alessandro Casale (s02) |
Starring |
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Music by | Riccardo Eberspacher (s01), Andrea Farri (s02) |
Opening theme | Spazio Tempo by Francesco Gabbani |
Country of origin | Italy |
Original language | Italian |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 24 |
Production | |
Producer | Massimo Del Frate |
Editors | Emiliano Bellardini (s01), Valentina Girodo (s02) |
Running time | 50–60 minutes |
Production company | Rai Fiction in collaboration with Banijay Studios Italy |
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Network | Rai 1 |
Release | 11 November 2021 – present |
Un professore is an Italian teen comedy-drama television series broadcast in primetime on Rai 1 [1] from November 11, 2021. [2]
Un professore is partly based on the format of the Catalan series Merlí. [3] It is directed by Alessandro D'Alatri in the first season, by Alessandro Casale in the second season and by Andrea Rebuzzi in the third season, produced by Rai Fiction in collaboration with Banijay Studios Italy [4] and stars Alessandro Gassmann. [5] [6]
Dante Balestra is the new philosophy teacher at the Leonardo da Vinci scientific high school in Rome, where he has returned after an eight-year absence to be with his son, Simone, now that Floriana, his ex-wife, is moving to Glasgow. Charming and unconventional, the professor takes a class at the Leonardo Da Vinci High School where he applies his non-conformist teaching method and establishes a very special relationship with his pupils, including Simone himself. But his manner soon leads to confusing private life with professional life, and the return from the past of Anita, an old acquaintance of his and mother of Manuel, the 'black sheep' of the class, makes things even more complicated.
Professor Dante Balestra is now an indispensable presence in the lives of his students, among whom is his son Simone. The beating heart of the series remains the Leonardo Da Vinci high school with the class attended by Simone and Manuel (Anita's son) where Dante, with his usual non-conformist and ingenious flair, uses philosophy to help the boys solve their problems, including complicated love affairs, intrusive parents, daydreams and dashed hopes.
New class members appear in this season, such as Nina, a girl of Polish origin who hides a complicated life path, Rayan, a promising footballer who has arrived from Africa and is more interested in football than in studying, Viola, a disabled girl with an impossible character, and finally Mimmo, a former student of Dante's who ended up in juvenile prison, whom the professor has managed to get committed to the Leonardo da Vinci library in semi-freedom.
It's the final year of high school for class 5°B, and as the graduation exams approach, everyone is trying to figure out their future. Professor Balestra is still there, guided by philosophy, but his life remains chaotic: forced to move in with his son Simone at nonna Virginia’s house, Dante must face an angry teenager, an unresolved love story, and a past that resurfaces in the form of Leone, a former student now colleague who brings back a mystery involving Alba, a former student with a troubled past. Alongside Anita, the new English substitute teacher, the school also welcomes Irene, the new principal and mother of rebellious teenager Greta. Together with the newcomers Thomas and Zeno, she will shake up the class dynamics and join the journey toward graduation alongside Viola, Nina, Matteo, Laura, Luna, Simone, and Manuel.
Season | Episodes | Italian airing |
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1 | 12 | 2021 |
2 | 12 | 2023 |
Although partially inspired by the Catalan series Merlí , Un Professore presents several differences compared to the original:
The series is produced by Rai Fiction in collaboration with Banijay Studios Italy. [4]
The filming of the first season took place in Rome: [9] some scenes were shot in Civitavecchia at the Grotta Aurelia bathing establishment and at the villaggio del fanciullo. [10] Some scenes were filmed inside the Giovanni Battista Grassi Museum of Comparative Anatomy of the Sapienza University of Rome.
After the great success of the first season, the series was renewed for a second season. [11] Its filming began in February 2023 [12] [13] and ended in July of the same year, always in Rome. [14] [15] Much of the filming was shot in the Monti district. The school where Dante teaches is the Leonardo Da Vinci high school, while the bookstore where Anita works is Libreria Panisperna 220.
On 22 December 2023, the series was renewed for a third season, [16] filming is scheduled to begin in February 2025. [17]
It was recently announced that Nicole Grimaudo, Dario Aita, and Rita Castaldo joined the cast of the third season. [18] [19]
The series has been aired in prime time on Rai 1 since 11 November 2021: the first season ran from 11 November [20] to 16 December 2021, while the second season ran from 23 November [21] [22] to 21 December 2023. It has been stated that the third season will air in 2025. [23]
The theme song is called Spazio Tempo (Space Time) and it is sung by Francesco Gabbani. [24] In season two the track Dammi un bacio ja' (Come on give me a kiss), sung by Leo Gassman, joins the soundtrack of the series. [25]