The second season of HBO's Italian series My Brilliant Friend brought back to the screen the rich and complicated friendship of Elena Greco (Margherita Mazzucco) and Lila Cerullo (Gaia Girace), who are each growing into their own — which means, at times, growing apart.
Creator Saverio Costanzo returned to direct six of the second season's eight episodes, set during 1950s postwar Naples. The Italian filmmaker spoke with THR about his working relationship with the series' author, Elena Ferrante, the importance of casting his two leads and his plans for the series.
How did you decide where to begin season two, which picks up right where season one ended? For me, this is the ninth episode, the ninth chapter of the book.
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