Best Italian fantasy series
A curated collection of popular fantasy series from Italy.
Beauty and the Beast (2014)
Beauty and the Beast (2014)
France, late 1700s. Leon Dalville is a prince who has it all - good looks, love and wealth. One mysterious night, however, he loses everything. His young wife passes away in a fire and the prince’s face is permanently marred. To hide his disfigurement, he wears a silver mask that only partially covers his face, turning him into a mysterious and cruel man who is tormented by his past and hated and feared by all. Innocent and naive Bella Dubois comes to Leon’s castle to offer her services as a maid, to pay back the debts her father has with the prince. Leon’s cousin Helene, who has always been in love with him, challenges the prince: he must seduce and abandon Bella. But, despite Helene’s cruel and deceitful tricks, Leon falls in love with Bella.
A come Andromeda (1972)
A come Andromeda (1972)
TV mini series based on the Sci-fi novel "A Is for Andromeda" by Fred Hoyle and John Elliot.
Jekyll (1969)
Jekyll (1969)
When a series of brutal attacks are committed by a lunatic named Edward Hyde, the investigation leads to molecular biologist Henry Jekyll. But have the doctor's unorthodox experiments unlocked even greater horrors?
3.33 (2022)
3.33 (2022)
The Green Trail (1975)
The Green Trail (1975)
Italian miniseries
The Frenzy of Orlando (1975)
The Frenzy of Orlando (1975)
Tales of knights and princesses, wizards and sorceresses. Featuring an invisibility ring, a hippogriff, and a trip to the moon. Based on a sixteenth-century Italian chivalric poem by Ludovico Ariosto.
Stryx (1978)
Stryx (1978)
Stryx was an Italian TV series, aired in 1978 on Rai Due. Stryx thematically referred to Hell, devils and underworld. The scenography featured elements resembling Middle Ages-like gloomy castles and caves. The show featured acting as well as musical performances from such artists as Amanda Lear, Asha Puthli, Grace Jones, Patty Pravo, Mia Martini, Angelo Branduardi and The Rockets.
Uova fatali (1977)
Uova fatali (1977)
Never Too Late (2024)
Never Too Late (2024)
2046. The air has become unbreathable and the planet is suffering from a lack of oxygen. Green Militias are in power and have been denying people all contact with Nature for years in order to heal it. In NUR, in Sardinia, stretches one of the few remaining surviving forests, bordered by an impassable wall and guarded by drones. Five teenagers, who grew up without ever having touched a tree or taken a swim in the sea, decide to enter the forest, risking their lives, to discover the truth about their parents’ disappearance and take back their future.
The Dragon Ring (1995)
The Dragon Ring (1995)
Desideria is the eldest daughter of the Dragon King and Queen and heir to the throne and the Dragon Ring. If she marries a prince that is. When she finds her prince however it turns out to be a rebel prince. When her father finds out she tries to help the prince escape he decides to let all the princes in his conquered kingdoms fight in a tournament for her hand in marriage. Meanwhile her jealous adopted sister tries to get rid of her.
The Princess and the Pauper (1997)
The Princess and the Pauper (1997)
A fairy tale about a twin princess and a prince who were separated after their birth.