Portobello (2026)

Directed by

Marco Bellocchio

Genre

drama television series, biographical television series

Country

France, Italy

Length

1 season, 6 episodes

Rated

TV-MA

Rating

7.8 of 10 from 38 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A popular Italian TV host is wrongly arrested and convicted for mafia activities. The series follows his sudden fall from public life and his fight to clear his name.

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What happens

Portobello is a biographical drama television miniseries co-written and directed by Marco Bellocchio, based on the 2016 posthumous nonfiction book Lettere a Francesca by Enzo Tortora, about his own wrongful arrest and conviction of mafia (Comorra) activities. Tortora, a popular TV host in the Italian public broadcasting channel RAI, had his career abruptly interrupted. It stars Fabrizio Gifuni as Tortora, alongside Lino Musella, Romana Maggiora Vergano, Barbora Bobuľová, Gianfranco Gallo, Alessandro Preziosi and Valeria Marini. The first two episodes of the series had its world premiere out of competition of the 82nd Venice International Film Festival on 1 September 2025. The series premiered globally on HBO Max on 20 February 2026. It received positive reviews from critics. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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