Netflix is currently offering subscribers over 40 Italian language and Italy-related movies, documentaries, tv shows and docuseries. From soapy romances and thrillers to gritty true crime documentaries and comedies, there’s something for everyone.
Below is a list of 8 Italian Movies and TV shows on Netflix right now. We have indicated what language the content is filmed in and included a brief description, as written by Netflix. Buona visione.
MOVIES/ DOCUMENTARY
Love in the Villa (2022)
English
Julie’s dream trip to Verona, Italy, turns star-crossed when she discovers her rented villa is already occupied by an annoyingly attractive stranger.
Love & Gelato (2022)
English
To fulfill her mother's final wish, Lina spends a summer before college in Rome where she discovers romance, adventure and passion for gelato.
Toscana (2022)
Danish
When a Danish chef travels to Tuscany to sell his father’s business, he meets a local woman who inspires him to rethink his approach to life and love.
Under the Riccione Sun (2020)
Italian
While vacationing on the beaches of Riccione, a group of teens become friends and help each other manage romantic relationships and summer crushes.
TV SHOWS/ DOCUSERIES
From Scratch (2022)
An artist finds romance with a chef in Italy and embarks on a life-changing journey of love, loss, resilience, and hope across countries and continents.
Roman Empire (2016-2019)
English
A mix of documentary and historical epic chronicles the reign of Commodus, the emperor whose rule marked the beginning of Rome’s fall.
Medici the Magnificent (2016-2019)
English
In 15th-century Renaissance Florence, the visionary Medici dynasty flexes its power in politics and the arts, risking its rivals’ lethal opposition.
Vatican Girl: The Disappearance of Emanuela Orlandi (2022)
English/Italian
Rome, 1983. After leaving a music lesson, 15-year-old Emanuela Orlandi vanishes — embroiling the Vatican in a decades-long mystery.
Asia London Palomba
Asia London Palomba is a trilingual freelance journalist from Rome, Italy. In the past, her work on culture, travel, and history has been published in The Boston Globe, Atlas Obscura,The Christian Science Monitor and Grub Street, New York Magazine's food section. In her free time, Asia enjoys traveling home to Italy to spend time with family and friends, drinking Hugo Spritzes, and making her nonna's homemade cavatelli.