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This way I am able to hear the naturally spoken language, the informal language, and the slang that often isn’t taught on a course and isn’t written in books. It also gives a unique possibility to get to know the culture and traditions of the language I’m learning.
Today I want to share the list of my all-time favorite Italian shows that you can watch on Netflix or Amazon Prime.
Che Dio ci aiuti
Sister Angela runs the bar "l'Angolo Divino" inside a convent based in Modena. She decided to turn the convent into a Student Accommodation because it risked the closing for a series of economic difficulties. Sister Angela meets lots of people, speaks to them, and learns about their daily life, often helping to solve their problems.
Don Matteo
A thoroughly ordinary Catholic priest with an extraordinary ability to read people and solve crimes. He's a parish priest who never met an unjustly accused person he didn't want to help.
DOC - Nelle tue mani
Andrea Fanti, a brilliant Head of Internal Medicine, survives an accident but loses his memory of the last twelve years of his life. When he wakes up, he struggles to remember his life.
Il commissario Montalbano
Based on the detective novels of Andrea Camilleri, commissario Salvo Montalbano solves crimes in beautiful, scenic Sicily in the imaginary town of Vigàta.
Il giovane Montalbano
It is a prequel to the Il commissario Montalbano series that is based on the detective novels of Andrea Camilleri.
Il commissario Rex
A spin-off from the Austrian series Kommissar Rex. Rex the Police Dog moves from Vienna to Rome to continue his career.
Il miracolo
A police officer finds a statue of the Virgin Mary crying blood, which laboratory tests confirm to be real, human blood. The series explores the reactions of police, politicians, and the church, as the statue leads to unexpected complications in the personal lives of those involved.
Il nome della rosa
In 1327, an enlightened friar and his young apprentice investigate a series of mysterious deaths at an abbey risking the wrath of a powerful Inquisitor.
Il paradiso delle signore
A romantic drama about the lives of the workers in a department store in 1950s Milan. The series is not just about the hopes and dreams of the store employees but also the hopes and dreams of Italy as a whole in a time when Italian culture was on the verge of huge change.
Il processo
The death of a young girl Angelica leaves a mark on a public prosecutor with ties to the victim, a lawyer wanting a career-defining case, and a suspect who claims innocence. They all are searching for the truth, waiting for a verdict, which will establish a new course for their lives.
I bastardi di Pizzofalcone
Set in Naples, a team of police officers arrives to replace their colleagues caught up in a drug trafficking case.
I Medici
The show is about the Medici dynasty in 15th century Florence and it centers on the life and rise to power of Cosimo the Elder, who became the head of the Florentine republic in 1434.
I segreti di Borgo Larici
After years in Paris, Francesco returns to his home in Piedmont, Italy, after receiving a mysterious note claiming that his mother, who committed suicide years ago, is still alive.
L’Amica Geniale
This is a story about female friendship through the lifetime of two girls who turn into women. And along the way, encounter all the exciting, painful, difficult, and joyful things life has to offer.
L’allieva
The show follows Alice Allevi, a medical student who has no idea what the future holds for her or even if she wants to continue on as a medical student. After the death of her nonna’s caregiver, she decides to go into legal medicine—an interesting and dramatic field.
Nero a metà (Carlo & Malik)
A veteran police officer from Rome, Inspector Carlo Guerrieri, finds himself partnered with a rookie-born in Ivory Coast, Malik Soprani, which forced him to face his own biases.
Romanzo criminale
The story is set in Rome and is partially based on the true story of an infamous criminal organization called the Banda della Magliana that was active from the 1970s to the 1990s.
Rocco Schiavone
A vice police chief is transferred from his home city Rome to the small mountain town Aosta under mysterious circumstances. He is a rule-breaking, weed-smoking cop.
Un medico in famiglia
The show tells about a widowed doctor Lele Martini, his three kids, and his father. It is about their move to a neighborhood outside Rome and their ensuing quest to deal with the changes that the move brings in all of their lives.
1992
Set mostly in Rome and Milan, the series follows six people whose lives are intertwined
with the rapidly changing political landscape of the early 1990s, during which
Italy was gripped by the Mani Pulite investigation into political corruption, which contributed to the collapse of several major
political parties and significant evolutions in Italy's constitutional system.
If you're not sure where to start, just pick one and get going. You can switch to the next one if you still don't like it. And if you have other favorites and recommendations, feel free to share them in the comments.
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