My Brilliant Friend

In a sunlit Naples quarter Elena Greco, now elderly, sits among shelves and the soft hum of a late night house. The disappearance of her lifelong friend unsettles her, and she decides to write down what happened between them. The narrative travels with Elena through memory, tracing a fierce bond that began in childhood and was tested by rivalry, class, and shifting ambitions. The show follows how that friendship helped shape who they became, even as the world pressed them to split apart. What begins as a search becomes a portrait of keeping a connection alive through writing, memory, and small, telling details. Its scenes unfold with patience, letting dialogue and gesture carry the mood instead of fast twists.

Directed by Laura Bispuri, the series adapts Elena Ferrante's celebrated novels with Saverio Costanzo as producer and co creator. Alba Rohrwacher stars as Elena, bringing a thoughtful, restrained energy to the Naples story.

Critics and viewers have noted how the show centers two women at the edge of memory, offering a rare look at female friendship under pressure. Its restrained style and Ferrante source material sparked conversations about voice, memory, and place in contemporary TV.

Reception has framed the show as a thoughtful meditation on memory and connection. Through Elena's narration we glimpse how ambition, loyalty, and class shape choices, while the act of writing offers a way to hold a friendship against the erosion of time.