Netflix is stepping up production of films in Italy with the announcement of four new features that will debut on the streaming giant in the first window after their theatrical release.
The four new Netflix Italy original titles span different genres, including action movie “Senza Volto” by Fabio Guaglione and starring local heartthrob Edoardo Leo; dramedy “Feel My Voice” by Luca Ribuoli with Sarah Toscano and Serena Rossi; soccer-themed “Campioni” (pictured above), directed by Jacopo Bonvicini with Alessandro Gassmann and Anna Ferzetti; and adoption-themed drama “Noi un po’ meglio” by prominent helmer Daniele Luchetti (“The Ties”) with A-lister Elio Germano and Maria Chiara Giannetta.
“I’m truly proud of the spectacular pool of talent who this year will give a face and a soul to our Italian stories, which are unique and authentic,” said Tinny Andreatta, Netflix’s VP for Italian content, in a statement. “Each one has had a distinctive and unique creative journey, and through our collaboration, we’re excited to be offering these celebrated performers the opportunity to give audiences challenging and previously unseen versions of their artistic identities. And this is an added value we’re really proud of.”
After splashing out with its lavish “The Leopard” series last year, Netflix’s 2026 Italian original series offering is more modestly scaled this year. New shows include “My 2 Cents,” an adult animation offering from Italian graphic novelist Zerocalcare; a light crime series titled “Chiaroscuro”; and “SuburraMaxima,” a spinoff of its locally popular Rome crime show “Suburra.”
At a time when Netflix is under scrutiny regarding how its potential acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery could impact the future of theatrical, it’s interesting to note that the streamer has long made theatrical releases an integral part of its presence in Italy. This was perhaps most notable with Paolo Sorrentino’s “The Hand of God,” a Netflix original film that in late 2021 went out quite wide in Italian theaters after bowing at Venice Film Festival in September. “The Hand of God” had a roughly three week theatrical window before it Dec. 15 streaming debut and stayed in Italian theaters for several weeks after it dropped, playing simultaneously in cinemas and on Netflix.
