sentences:  On April 5, 2012, the RAI network in Italy began a "Nero Wolfe" television series starring Francesco Pannofino as Nero Wolfe and Pietro Sermonti as Archie Goodwin.Produced by Casanova Multimedia and Rai Fiction, the eight-episode first season opened with "La traccia del serpente," an adaptation of "Fer-de-Lance" set in 1959 in Rome, where Wolfe and Archie reside after leaving the United States.Additional cast include Andy Luotto as Wolfe's chef, Nanni Laghi; Giulia Bevilacqua as reporter Rosa Petrini; and Dajana Roncione as Anna Fiore.