Call My Agent - Italia is an Italian comedy-drama television series that premiered on Sky Atlantic on 20 January 2023. The series depicts talent agents at the fictional agency CMA (Claudio Maiorana Agency) and their relationships with their clients, who are real Italian celebrities playing themselves. Produced by Sky Studios and Palomar, it is based on the French TV series Call My Agent!. The first season consists of six episodes, written by Lisa Nur Sultan and directed by Luca Ribuoli [it]. The second season of six episodes will premiere on 22 March 2024.
Overview
Talent agents Vittorio Baronciani, Lea Martelli, Gabriele Di Lillo and Elvira Bo of the fictional agency CMA (Claudio Maiorana Agency) in Rome manage the careers of their eccentric celebrity clients.
Cast and characters
Main
Michele Di Mauro [it] as Vittorio Baronciani, a "cold and calculating" agent more concerned with himself than his clients or colleagues[1]
Sara Drago as Lea Martelli, a demanding career woman who burns through assistants[1]
Maurizio Lastrico [it] as Gabriele Di Lillo, the "clumsiest and most kind-hearted" of the agents[1]
Marzia Ubaldi as Elvira Bo, an elderly agent from another era[1]
Actress Paola Cortellesi is giving an interview to Vanity Fair about her upcoming role as ancient Roman queen Tanaquil in a film opposite Brad Pitt, when her agent Gabriele learns that the production now wants a younger actress.
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2
"Paolo"
Luca Ribuoli
Lisa Nur Sultan
20 January 2023 (2023-01-20)
Director Paolo Sorrentino jokingly proposes a new series, The Lady Pope, starring Ivana Spagna in the title role and co-starring Denzel Washington and Madonna. Believing he is serious, the agents start putting the project together.
Actress Matilda De Angelis faces backlash from a social media post, and her agent Vittorio does damage control while fielding an offer of employment from Guenda Neri, a rival agency.
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5
"Stefano"
Luca Ribuoli
Lisa Nur Sultan, Federico Baccomo
3 February 2023 (2023-02-03)
Actor Stefano Accorsi refuses to turn down any roles, despite protests from his agent, Gabriele. Stefano is booked to play a police inspector during the day in Modena, and rock star Luciano Ligabue at night in Bologna, until both productions suddenly decide to film at the same time.
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6
"Corrado"
Luca Ribuoli
Lisa Nur Sultan
3 February 2023 (2023-02-03)
Luana Pericoli wants Corrado Guzzanti to star in her new TV series, but he is not interested.
The series is produced by Sky Studios and Palomar, an Italian subsidiary of the French production company Mediawan, which originated the French version of the series.[3]
In March 2024, prior to the premiere of season two, Sky Italia EVP Nils Hartmann announced that a third season of the series was in pre-production.[6][7]
Reception
Mario Manco of Vanity Fair called the series "Enjoyable, funny, brilliant", and praised it as "the demonstration that the Italian way of taking ideas that come from abroad and making them their own is unique and inimitable, because few would have managed to transform Call My Agent! in a masterpiece of this magnitude".[1]
