Season 1

The first season of television series My Brilliant Friend aired from November 18 to December 10, 2018 on HBO in the United States, and from November 27 to December 18 on Rai 1 and TIMvision in Italy. It adapts the first novel in Elena Ferrante's Neapolitan series.

Synopsis
When the most important friend in her life seems to have disappeared without a trace, Elena Greco, a now-elderly woman immersed in a house full of books, turns on her computer and starts writing the story of their friendship. Based on the bestselling series by Elena Ferrante.

Main Cast

 * Elisa Del Genio and Margherita Mazzucco as Elena "Lenù" Greco
 * Alba Rohrwacher narrates the events from the point of view of adult Elena Greco.
 * The character is also portrayed by Elisabetta De Palo as an elderly, and by Ingrid Del Genio as a very young child.
 * Ludovica Nasti and Gaia Girace as Raffaella "Lila" Cerullo
 * Anna Rita Vitolo as Immacolata Greco
 * Luca Gallone as Vittorio Greco
 * Imma Villa as Manuela Solara
 * Antonio Milo as Silvio Solara
 * Valentina Acca as Nunzia Cerullo
 * Antonio Buonanno as Fernando Cerullo
 * Dora Romano as Miss Oliviero
 * Antonio Pennarella as Don Achille Carracci
 * Nunzia Schiano as Nella Incardo

Episodes

 * 1.01: "The Dolls" ("Le bambole")
 * 1.02: "The Money" ("I soldi")
 * 1.03: "The Metamorphoses" ("Le metamorfosi")
 * 1.04: "Dissolving Margins" ("La smarginatura")
 * 1.05: "The Shoes" ("Le scarpe")
 * 1.06: "The Island" ("L'isola")
 * 1.07: "The Fiancés" ("I fidanzati")
 * 1.08: "The Promise" ("La promessa")