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The Young Montalbano (2012)

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Original title
Il Giovane Montalbano
Genre
crime television series
Country
Italy
Length
2 seasons, 12 episodes
Rated
TV-PG
Rating
7.9 of 10 from 35 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young detective solves crimes in a small Sicilian town. The show follows him as he begins his career and navigates local cases.

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What happens

The Young Montalbano (Italian: Il giovane Montalbano) is an Italian television spin-off produced and broadcast by Radiotelevisione Italiana (RAI) in 2012 and 2015. It is a prequel to the Inspector Montalbano (Il commissario Montalbano) series that are based on the detective novels of Andrea Camilleri. The setting is the fictional town of Vigàta, Sicily. The first series was originally broadcast during February and March 2012 by Rai 1 in Italy. It was broadcast in the United States by MHz WorldView during October and November 2012. The BBC acquired the series in late 2012, and the first episode was broadcast by BBC Four in the UK on 7 September 2013. In April 2012, it was reported that filming for a second series should start in late 2013. It was delayed until August 2014. The second series was broadcast in Italy during September and October 2015. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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