Luna Park (miniseries)

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Luna Park
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Genre Drama
Created byIsabella Aguilar
Written byIsabella Aguilar
Directed by
Starring
Composers
  • Michele Braga
  • Emanuele Bossi
Country of originItaly
Original languageItalian
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes6
Production
Executive producerIvan Fiorini
CinematographyValerio Azzali
Editors
  • Patrizio Marone
  • Ilaria Fraioli
Running time44–54 minutes
Production company Fandango
Original release
Network Netflix
Release30 September 2021 (2021-09-30)

Luna Park is an Italian drama television miniseries created and written by Isabella Aguilar. It was released on Netflix on 30 September 2021.

Contents

Premise

At an amusement park in Rome in 1962, fate brings together two young girls. Nora is a fortune teller who belongs to a circus family and Rosa was born into a wealthy and well-to-do family. Although the girls come from two vastly different walks of life, they soon discover that their past is intertwined.

Cast

Episodes

No.TitleDurationOriginal air date
1"Butterfly"
(Farfalla)
54 min30 September 2021 (2021-09-30)
2"Mocambo"50 min30 September 2021 (2021-09-30)
3"Photographs"
(Fotografie)
51 min30 September 2021 (2021-09-30)
4"Stella"44 min30 September 2021 (2021-09-30)
5"Blow-up"49 min30 September 2021 (2021-09-30)
6"Flying"
(Volare)
49 min30 September 2021 (2021-09-30)

Production

Principal photography began in October 2020. The series was filmed in various areas around Rome, including Prati, Torvaianica, and Ostia. [1]

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References

  1. Giuffrida, Anna (17 September 2021). ""Luna Park", la nuova serie Netflix ambientata nella Roma anni '60". RomaToday (in Italian).