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The Story of a New Name

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Based on the second book of Elena Ferrante's Neapolitan quartet, 'The Story of a New Name', this second series sees Lila And Elena both feeling dissatisfied with their lives. Longing for escapism, a trip away threatens to destroy the very nature of their friendship and sends the two young women into very different worlds.

8 Episodes

  • The New Name
    E1
    The New NameWith Lila on her honeymoon on the Amalfi Coast, Elena struggles to handle school and her relationship with Antonio. When Lila returns with visible bruises on her body, the two girls revert to their natural closeness and Lila’s will to take revenge against her husband grows. Elena continues to be bewitched by Nino Sarratore’s charisma but chooses not to mention him to Lila.
  • The Body
    E2
    The BodyElena's relationship is threatened when Antonio discovers she has asked the Solaras' help to keep him from doing military service, while Lila remains rebellious in her marriage to the often-violent Stefano. After a photo of her is exhibited at a wedding dress shop in the center of town and becomes the subject of much gossip, Lila makes a bet with Elena about how the whole affair will end.
  • Erasure
    E3
    ErasureLila invests her energy into the grocery store, even on the expense of her health - But she refuses to have her photo in the shoe store. Elena is invited to a party at her teacher's home and Lila wants to join her.
  • The Kiss
    E4
    The KissAt Rino and Pinuccia’s wedding, Elena accepts Lila’s invitation to go on holiday, provided the destination is Ischia, where she knows she’ll find Nino. On the island, Elena, Lila and Pinuccia begin to spend more and more time with Nino and his friend Bruno and Lila starts to take a strong interest in Elena’s summer reads. As Lila and Pinuccia exhibit signs of nervousness when their respective husbands come to visit for the weekend, Elena is thrown when Lila comes to her bedroom to make a confession.
  • The Betrayal
    E5
    The BetrayalAs Pinuccia returns to Naples, a new secret excites Lila and numbs Elena, who nonetheless becomes embroiled in its coverup. Subdued by Lila's charisma and indifferent to Bruno's flattery, Elena finds herself the keeper of a far darker clandestine series of events involving Donato Sarratore. After the girls encounter Michele and Gigliola, who have come to Ischia on a day trip, Lila seizes the opportunity to throw the whole truth in Stefano's face.
  • Rage
    E6
    RageFollowing the vacation in Ischia Elena disconnects from Lila and Nino. Lila decides she cannot go on with her life, so she leaves Stefano and moves in with Nino. Elena travels to Pisa for her university studies. Antonio returns broken from him military service and looks for work.
  • The Secret Notebooks
    E7
    The Secret NotebooksThree years into her time in Pisa, Elena has developed into an elegant and cultured young woman – but still feels like an outsider. After a consequential breakup, Elena falls ill and is visited by her mother, who has come to nurse her back to health. During the night, Elena takes to reading Lila’s diaries, which were entrusted to her for safekeeping; in these tomes, Elena discovers Lila’s dedication to her new role in the face of Stefano’s increasingly violent behavior.
  • The Blue Fairy
    E8
    The Blue FairyElena graduates university, meets a man from a nice family and returns to Naples. When she returns home she is told that Lila left home with her son. While in Pisa Elena wrote a novel based on her life.

Cast of The Story of a New Name

  • Gaia GiraceLila Cerullo
  • Margherita MazzuccoElena Greco
  • Anna Rita VitoloImmacolata Greco
  • Alessio GalloMichele Solara
  • Francesco SerpicoNino Sarratore
  • Federica SollazzoPinuccia Carracci
  • Giovanni AmuraStefano Carracci
  • Gennaro De StefanoRino Cerullo
  • Elena FerranteWriter
  • Francesco NardellaProducer
  • Luigi MarinielloProducer
  • Sara PoleseProducer
  • Laura PaolucciProducer

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