The Lying Life of Adults (2023)

Name: The Lying Life of Adults
Genre: Drama
Rating: 6.4
Cast: Giordana Marengo, Valeria Golino, Alessandro Preziosi, Pina Turco, Raffaella Rea

Drama

Young Giovanna navigates her passage from childhood into adolescence as she experiences the different sides of Naples during the 1990s. A girl in search of her true reflection in a divided Naples: the Naples of the heights, which assumes a mask of refinement, and the Naples of the depths, a place of excess and vulgarity.

IMDb rating: 6.4 (1,934 votes)
Episode average: 6.8 ↑ +0.4 vs IMDb
Seasons: 1
Streaming (US): Netflix
Language: IT
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 1 season indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2023)

6.78 avg 6 episodes 6.8 → 6.3

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Bellezza	6.8	83
2	Somiglianza	7.0	59
3	Amarezza	6.8	51
4	Solitudine	6.9	51
5	Amore	6.9	48
6	Verità	6.3	54