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My Brilliant Friend (2018)

Drama

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.

IMDb rating
8.6 (23,681 votes)
Episode average
8.2 -0.4 vs IMDb
Seasons
4
Streaming (US)
HBO Max
Language
IT
Type
TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 4 seasons indexed

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Seasons

Season 1 (2018)

8.36 avg 8 episodes 8.1 → 8.6 59 min avg

Ep 1: 8.1 · 1,046 votesEp 2: 8.6 · 886 votesEp 3: 8.2 · 750 votesEp 4: 8.4 · 738 votesEp 5: 8.1 · 683 votesEp 6: 8.8 · 768 votesEp 7: 8.1 · 643 votesEp 8: 8.6 · 707 votes
Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Le Bambole8.11,046
2I soldi8.6886
3Le metamorfosi8.2750
4La smarginatura8.4738
5Le scarpe8.1683
6L'isola8.8768
7I fidanzati8.1643
8La promessa8.6707

Season 2 (2020)

8.43 avg 8 episodes 8.2 → 8.9 61 min avg

Ep 1: 8.2 · 638 votesEp 2: 8.2 · 535 votesEp 3: 8.3 · 521 votesEp 4: 8.4 · 525 votesEp 5: 8.5 · 517 votesEp 6: 8.3 · 482 votesEp 7: 8.6 · 504 votesEp 8: 8.9 · 609 votes
Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Il nuovo cognome8.2638
2Il corpo8.2535
3Scancellare8.3521
4Il bacio8.4525
5Il tradimento8.5517
6La rabbia8.3482
7I fantasmi8.6504
8La fata blu8.9609

Season 3 (2022)

8.29 avg 8 episodes 8.0 → 8.5 55 min avg

Ep 1: 8.0 · 449 votesEp 2: 8.7 · 451 votesEp 3: 8.2 · 370 votesEp 4: 8.1 · 362 votesEp 5: 8.1 · 352 votesEp 6: 8.6 · 404 votesEp 7: 8.1 · 361 votesEp 8: 8.5 · 492 votes
Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Sconcezze8.0449
2La febbre8.7451
3La cura8.2370
4Guerra fredda8.1362
5Terrore8.1352
6Diventare8.6404
7Ancora tu8.1361
8Chi fugge, chi resta8.5492

Season 4 (2024)

7.93 avg 10 episodes 7.8 → 8.6 54 min avg

Ep 1: 7.8 · 410 votesEp 2: 7.3 · 317 votesEp 3: 7.8 · 300 votesEp 4: 7.8 · 301 votesEp 5: 7.7 · 284 votesEp 6: 8.4 · 319 votesEp 7: 7.8 · 263 votesEp 8: 7.6 · 282 votesEp 9: 8.5 · 322 votesEp 10: 8.6 · 364 votes
Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1The Separation7.8410
2The Dispersion7.3317
3Compromises7.8300
4The Earthquake7.8301
5The Fracture7.7284
6The Cheat8.4319
7The Return7.8263
8The Investigation7.6282
9The Disappearance8.5322
10Restitution8.6364

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