‘My Brilliant Friend’ Season 4 Officially Renewed (2022): About Series, Plot & Everything We Know So Far

By Camille Fodor On Apr 13, 2022 0

Italian-language and Neapolitan-language drama television series developed by Saverio Costanzo for HBO, RAI, and TIMvision called My Brilliant Friend (L’amica geniale). Elena Ferrante’s Neapolitan Novels series will be adapted into four eight-episode seasons, named after the first novel in the series. Wildside, Fandango, The Apartment, Mowe, and international film organisations Umedia and Fremantle are involved in the series’ co-production.

This year’s Venice International Film Festival saw the premiere of the first two episodes of the series. In addition to HBO, Rai 1 and TIMvision debuted the first season on November 27. First shown on HBO and Rai 1 on March 16, 2020, the second season of the series, My Brilliant Friend: The Story of a New Name, was confirmed in December 2018 and launched on February 10, 2020, on Rai 1 and March 16, 2020, on HBO. From January 27 to 29, 2020, selected Italian cinemas broadcast the first two episodes of the second season.

Based on the third novel in the series, Those who go and those who stay were renewed for a third season, which will premiere in April 2020. The third season of eight episodes began airing on Rai 1 and HBO on February 6 and 28 respectively, 2022. The final season of the series, based on Ferrante’s final novel: The Story of Lost Child, was renewed in March 2022.

My Brilliant Friend Season 4 Release Date:

MY BRILLIANT FRIEND has been renewed for a fourth season by HBO and Rai, according to Francesca Orsi, Executive Vice President, HBO Programming, and Maria Pia Ammirati, Rai head of Drama.

✨ It's official, we're so excited for the story to continue when #MyBrilliantFriend returns for Season Four! ✨ pic.twitter.com/lOwp5RRldD
— My Brilliant Friend (@BrilliantFriend) March 24, 2022

Season 4 will be based on “The Story Of The Lost Child,” Ferrante’s fourth novel in the series, and is a collaboration between The Apartment, Fremantle Italy, Wildside, and Fandango, with Lorenzo Mieli producing for Fremantle Italy, The Apartment, and Wildside (both Fremantle companies), and Domenico Procacci producing for Fandango, in collaboration with Rai Fiction and HBO Entertainment.

Season 3 Synopsis:

Elena and Lila, both now grown women, are the focus of this season, which stars Margherita Mazzucco and Gaia Grace. It takes place during the great open sea of the 1970s and follows the lives of Elena and Lila. In order to work as a factory worker in the most difficult of conditions, Lila took her young son and left her husband and comfortable life behind, while Elena left her neighbourhood to study in Pisa and is now the author of a successful novel that has paved the way for a more affluent and cultivated world. They are now navigating a scenario filled with hopes and concerns, yet they remain bound together by their deep and ambiguous relationship.

What Is The Show About?

HBO and Rai, the Italian broadcaster, collaborated on My Brilliant Friend. Elena Greco as Elena and Raffaella Cerullo as Lila, Elena’s most significant person, are the core of the plot. In 1950, they met in the first year of primary school.

Naples serves as the setting for this intriguing narrative. The novel follows them for more than 60 years and delves into the mysteries that surround Lila. Elena’s dearest friend, Lila, is also her worst nemesis.

More About The Series:

A senior HBO executive said that when they decided to show Elena Ferrante’s “Neapolitan novels” on the big screen, they knew that “Elena and Lila’s story had to be told in full.” This isn’t all. She also talked about how it was said that the story would be over.

Thank you to the whole creative team, including Saverio Costanzo, Lorenzo Mieli, and Daniele Luchetti. She also said that she was grateful. Finally, we’re looking forward to the last book in the quartet. We know that The Story of the Lost Child will bring Elena and Lila’s journey to a close with the same heart, intimacy, and epic storytelling that has defined their journey from the start.

"#MyBrilliantFriend's stunning third season is its best yet" @voguemagazine.
Decide for yourself, as the season continues tonight on @hbo 🇺🇸 and begins this Thursday on @skytv 🇬🇧. #thosewholeaveandthosewhostay pic.twitter.com/QQywnvvxR7
— My Brilliant Friend (@BrilliantFriend) March 7, 2022

Saverio Costanzo made the show. A lot of work is done by Paolo Sorrentino and Lorenzo Mieli to make it. Jennifer Schuur is the show’s executive producer, and she helps make it happen. In season 3, there are eight episodes and it will be over by April 18. HBO is now showing it.

Who Stars In The Series?

Elena and Lila are played by Margherita Mazzucco and Gaia Girace, respectively. Both authors’ greatest work to date may be found in this series. Both actors have matured considerably by the time of season 3, which is presently running. Lila, a factory worker in the 1970s, left her husband and brought her son to work with her at the factory. Having studied at Pisa and gone on to be a renowned novelist, Elena has gained entry into an increasingly well-to-do and refined society. Despite this, the love they have for one another endures.

There are “no more wonderfully crafted television shows now on the air” according to Vogue, while the Washington Post dubbed the series “excellent.”

HBO has confirmed the fourth season but hasn’t given any details on when it will film or air. The show’s popularity and critical praise allow viewers to savour their time with it while it’s still on the air.

For both the book’s and the show’s fans, this raises the anticipation for the final season enormously. It will be fascinating to watch how the programme ends and whether or not followers of the book are satisfied with it.