Debuts today, exclusively on Sky and streaming only on NOW, the highly anticipated Sky Original remake of the French cult series of the same name: the story of the difficult life of agents, with a shower of guest stars and lots of self-irony.
Call My Agent – Italiafrom now 20 th January are Sky Serie e in streaming are NOW , was the series that was missing in the Italian television scene. In a country where we claim to be considered the best in everything – from cuisine to fashion, from nature to art – we needed something that would bring the untouchable exponents of our show business world down to earth. This series, remake of the great French success Ten percentdoes it brilliantly by taking us behind the scenes of a world of entertainment that lives by its own rules and sewing a Italian humourmore caciarone but also more intellectual, which we inevitably feel closer than the French one.
The plot and the cast of Call My Agent – Italy: The hectic days of the agents
Composed by 6 hilarious episodeseach with an exceptional guest star, Call My Agent – Italia is directed by Luca Ribuoli (I was hoping de died earlier, The mafia only kills in the summer, We) and written by Lisa Nur Sultan (On my skin, Battle Study, drink you) and, for the scripts of episodes 4 and 5, from Federico Baccomo (Have faith, Battle Study, Suddenly Christmas). At the center of the story are the vicissitudes of a prestigious entertainment agency in Rome, the imaginary CMA (Claudio Maiorana Agency)and of the agents who manage the careers of great stars of our cinema, often complying with absurd requests and solving their problems.
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Lea (Sara Drago, The Big Binge, Jezebel), Gabriele (Maurice Lastrico, America Latina, Fidelity), Vittorio (Michael DiMauro, Battle Study, The crimes of the Glimmer) ed Elvira (Marzia Ubaldi, The predators, Suburra – The series) are the CMA agents who grapple with the whims of their stars every day. For their clients they are everything: managers, friends, confidants and psychologists. And, even if with different styles and temperaments, they are number one in doing their job. Luckily they can also count on their assistants Monica (Sarah Lazarus, Doc – In your hands), Pierpaolo (Francis Russo, The Brilliant Friend, A Classic Horror Story), Camilla (Paola Buratto, Bang Bang Baby) and on Sofia (He says, Dog years), the precious receptionist of the agency. A fixed presence in the corridors of the agency is then that of Luana Pericoli (Emmanuel Fanelli, Drought, Good girls), one of the most extravagant, yet very self-confident actresses. When the founder of the agency Claudio Maiorana decides that he is fed up with life as an agent and sets off on a journey of no return, things become more difficult to manage.
The follies of the stars, between talent and iconic cameos
Red carpet, dream previews, glittering sets. But also contracts “with the Americans” to close, fierce rivalries and nervous breakdowns to resolve. The life of agents, who often find themselves having to put aside their private affairs to devote themselves completely to their clients, is not easy. But we certainly can’t say that we don’t have fun at the CMA. In the six episodes of Call My Agent – Italia parade the the best of the best of Italian showbiz: great personalities play themselves, flanked by other artists who are already protagonists iconic cameos come Alberto Angela, Joe Bastianich, Livio Beshir, Dominique Besnehard, Piera Detassis, Paul Genoese, Federico Ielapi, Pif e Ivan Spain.
And so we find Paula Cortellesi, “nerd” actress who is even learning the proto Etruscan to play Queen Tànaquil in “Tuskia”, a great international colossal about the Etruscans; the Academy Award Paolo Sorrentinowho comes to CMA with a brilliant new idea for a new sequel to the Pope series, titled “The Lady Pope”; Pierfrancesco Favino and the wife Anna Ferzettidesperate because he has identified himself too much in the last character and now he can’t get out of it. Matilda De Angelisvictim of a sudden media storm that threatens to overwhelm the entire agency; Stephen Accorsi, an actor who does not want to miss any opportunity and who accepts too many jobs together risking to send his agent into a tailspin; in the end Conrad Guzzantiwho instead would not like to accept new projects but finds himself stuck in a “big space project”.
It’s impossible not to have fun with Call My Agent – Italia. And if six episodes will seem like a few, know that – as confirmed by Sonia RovaiSenior Director Scripted Productions Sky Studios – is already being worked on second season. Meanwhile, the appointment is from today, January 20, every Friday on Sky Serie and in streaming on NOW.
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