She’s beautiful, smart, ironic and fearless: Lidia Poët, Italy’s first female law graduate who was not admitted to the bar because she was a woman, fights for women’s rights and assists the working poor.
The plot takes place in Turin, the first capital of a united Italy. It is the royal city par excellence. It is dotted with magnificent castles, Savoy royal palaces and imposing fortresses. The city’s status grew in the 19th century when it became the intellectual and political centre of the Risorgimento movement.
The Law According to Lidia Poët is Italy’s best Netflix show that has taken viewers around the world by storm since its launch on 15 March 2023. It was the most watched Netflix show in Italy and Switzerland and it ranked in the top 5 of many countries.
The Law According to Lidia Poët Season 2 was shot in Turin, Italy, and directed by Matteo Rovere (episode 1), Letizia Lamartire (episodes 2, 3 and 4) and Pippo Mezzapesa (episodes 5 and 6). The script was written by Flaminia Gressi, Guido Iuculano and Davide Orsini.
In Season 2, which premiered on Netflix on 30 October 2024, Lidia is determined to change the law in Italy, given the fact that female law graduates are not admitted to the bar. Therefore, the convinces her brother Enrico (Pier Luigi Pasino), a respectable lawyer, to stand as candidate for Parliament.
Matilda De Angelis, who plays Lidia Poët, is a 29-year old actress and singer from Bologna, Italy. She had leading roles in various Italian films and series, e. g. in Citadel – Diana and Robbing Mussolini. In 2020, she even had a minor role in The Undoing starring Nicole Kidman and Hugh Grant. In 2024, she played in Across The River Into The Trees alongside Josh Hutcherson.
Lidia Poët Season 2 bridges feminism and passion. Even though Lidia and Jacopo ended their passionate relationship, they are forced to meet again to conduct a secret investigation that concerns them both.
The main new character of Season 2 is Fourneau, the king’s prosecutor. To Lidia’s surprise, he treats her as equal to male lawyers despite his high office.
Fourneau is played by Gianmarco Saurino, a 31-year-old Italian actor who played in various Italian series and films, e. g. Doc nelle tue mani and Maschile plurale. He has nearly 500,000 followers on Instagram.
The Italian Netflix series is a feast for the eyes for couture lovers. The amazing costumes were designed by Stefano Ciammitti. In the case of Lidia Poet, they reflect her personality, the esoteric obscurity versus the bold colours.
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