The Lying Life of Adults (TV series)
The Lying Life of Adults () is an Italian and Neapolitan-language coming-of-age drama television series created by Edoardo De Angelis, based on the 2019 novel of the same name by Elena Ferrante. It was released internationally by Netflix on 4 January 2023. Plot
Giovanna Trada is a 15-year-old girl born to a well-to-do family in Naples. As she makes the transition from childhood to adolescence, however, she struggles to find an identity among the bourgeoisie world of her parents, especially as she begins to bear a striking resemblance to her Aunt Vittoria, who has been ostracized from the family for years. Despite her parents' wishes, Giovanna convinces her father to let her visit Vittoria, who lives in a rough part of the city. Giovanna's relationship with Vittoria soon opens her eyes to unspeakable secrets about her family and their past. Cast

 Giordana Marengo as Giovanna
 Alessandro Preziosi as Andrea 
 Pina Turco as Nella
 Raffaella Rea as Costanza
 Biagio Forestieri as Mariano
 Valeria Golino as Vittoria
 Rossella Gamba as Angela
 Azzurra Mennella as Ida
 Susy Del Giudice as Margherita
 Giuseppe Brunetti as Corrado
 Maria Vera Ratti as Giuliana
 Gianluca Spagnoli as Tonino
 Adriano Pantaleo as Rosario
 Giovanni Buselli as Roberto

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Critical response
 According to Metacritic, which assigned a weighted average score of 79 out of 100 based on 7 critics, the series received "generally favorable reviews". Rebecca Nicholson of The Guardian wrote, "When I read The Lying Life of Adults, I thought of it as a very internal and inward-looking story, but this version breathes new life into it, turns it outwards, and adds a touch of rocket fuel." Awards and nominations

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2020s Italian drama television series
2023 Italian television series debuts
Italian-language Netflix original programming
Italian-language television shows
Television series based on works by Elena Ferrante
Television series set in the 1990s
Television shows set in Naples