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Boris (2007)

Boris poster
Genre
comedy film
Country
Italy
Length
4 seasons, 50 episodes
Rated
TV-PG
Rating
8.6 of 10 from 248 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This Italian series follows the crew making a low-budget TV drama. It shows the absurd chaos and cynical compromises behind the scenes of Italian television.

satiricalfast-pacedmetawittychaoticinside-baseballcynicalself-aware

What happens

Boris is an Italian satirical comedy television series created by Luca Manzi and Carlo Mazzotta, initially produced from 2007 to 2010, with a revival season that premiered in 2022. Boris brings to the stage the behind-the-scenes of a television set where a troupe is shooting Gli occhi del cuore 2 (The eyes of the heart 2), a satirical portrait of the many dramas airing on Italian TV networks. The series consists of 3 seasons and a movie for the cinema, Boris: The Film, released in 2011. The series first aired in Italy on satellite channels FOX and FX, and subsequently on Cielo and Rai 3. After an eleven-year hiatus, a revival was produced for Disney+ in 2022. The series is now on Star with an English dub. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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