By Nick Vivarelli
30.03.2020 - 19:09 / variety.com
Italy’s Lux Vide, the production company behind “Medici” and financial thriller “Devils,” is in talks for a U.S. adaptation of their local medical drama “Doc” after its recent bow to record ratings on pubcaster Rai. The show is also set to be showcased by The Wit’s Virginia Mouselier during MipTV Online Plus.
Praised by Italian media as a mix of “Doctor House” and “The Good Doctor,” albeit with a distinctive flair, Lux’s “Doc” turns on a prominent physician who following a head injury suffers a
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From inside an empty Duomo di Milano, Italian opera singer Andrea Bocelli, joined by an organ player, crooned his fans around the world with a YouTube Livestream performance on Easter Sunday (April 12).
Money Heist gave us two iconic songs: My Life Is Going On and Bella Ciao. While YouTube has several versions of My Life Is Going On, people cannot get enough of Bella Ciao. The Italian folk song was introduced on the show courtesy the Professor and Berlin. Today, the song has become synonymous with La Casa de Papel. With Money Heist Season 4 releasing today, it goes without saying that we are humming the popular song. Turns out, fans aren't the only ones singing the song.
Spilling palace secrets! According to former royal chef Darren McGrady, Prince Charles is a “foodie” who has a penchant for Italian food and rack of lamb with wild mushroom risotto.
Italy’s Mediaset Distribution is having a busy virtual MipTV with interest surging – possibly due to the coronavirus pandemic – for its religious titles such as “Karol: a Man Who Became Pope,” while also scoring brisk sales with fresher shows.
Oscar-winning Italian director Gabriele Salvatores (“Mediterraneo”) is making “Voyage in Italy” a doc using material from social media and other sources chronicling life in lockdown in the country that at present has suffered the most deaths due to coronavirus.
As virtual market initiatives proliferate, Italy’s Nexo Digital, which co-produces and distributes theatrical event content for the global market, has set up a virtual product showcase to make up for the cancellation of the MipTV mart.
Inspired by the viral Italian video, which features a group of quarantined Italians singing in unison from their balconies amid Coronavirus lockdown, Trevor Noah tried to do something similar in New York. But it turns out, New Yorkers aren’t really ready for all the love. In a video posted on social media by Trevor, The Daily Show host got all emotional tried to follow the lead of Italians. He went out on a balcony and sang the opening lines of A Whole New World from Disney’s.
As the coronavirus (COVID-19) spreads in America, many experts and civilians are looking to Italy as possible glimpse of what our future might hold. That country is currently on lockdown with residents only allowed to leave their homes for absolutely necessary reasons in an effort to slow down the spread of COVID-19.As of Monday, March 16, the total number of coronavirus in Italy was 27,980, up 3,000 from just the day before.