(ANSA) - ROME, JAN 24 - We had left Saverio Lamanna (Claudio Gioè) determined to lull himself in dreams of literary glory under the sun of Màkari, next to the faithful Piccionello (DomenicoCentamore) and waiting to rejoin the beloved Suleima (Ester Pantano) , flown to Milan to make her dreams come true.
What could possibly go wrong? More or less everything. After the success of the first one arrives immediately after Sanremo, the second season of the successful series based on the works of Gaetano Savatteri (Sellerio), broadcast on Rai1 in three first evenings starting from Monday 7 February 2022, after one year. The series, directed by Michele Soavi and produced by the Palomar of Carlo degli Esposti, was presented today at the press. Among the novelties, the new entry in the cast of Andrea Bosca in the role of Teodoro Bettini, of whom Saverio is very jealous. MariaPia Ammirati, director of Rai Fiction underlined "a second season that comes less than a year after the first. The TV series meets the taste of the increasingly sophisticated Rai audience. Sicily is itself the protagonist of the series, thus also contributing to the success of Makari. detective novel is useful for understanding reality. "The producer Carlo degli Esposti says he is fond of Màkari for its lightness. In this season, in addition to the Trapani area, we went to the Agrigento area. Great themes such as being and ethics are dealt with in the TV series.
Claudio Gioé: "Being Saverio Lamanna is a lot of fun, it's a different character from the one you've been doing in recent times".
Domenico Centamore: "my character is colors, it is joy, it is our Sicily".
Andrea Bosca: "My colleagues have a very specific talent, they welcomed me well. The important thing is to feel at home".
How much of Claudio is in Saverio and vice versa: "We Sicilians have within us a sort of Greek tragedy to show in the square, but it is also a way to hide fragility. The character of Saverio is that common to many Sicilians".
In Savatteri what it feels like to be a post Camilleri author: "The mirror of his history is that of a brighter Sicily, where there is the ability to make people laugh. Without this I could not have imagined bringing this story. Sicily has changed in the last 50 -60 years".
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