I Hate Christmas (Italian: Odio il Natale) is an Italian romantic comedy television series based on the Norwegian series Home for Christmas. It was first released on Netflix on 7 December 2022.
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| Italian | Odio il Natale |
| Genre | Romantic comedy |
| Based on | Home for Christmas |
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| Country of origin | Italy |
| Original language | Italian |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
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| Running time | 28–39 minutes |
| Production company | Lux Vide |
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| Network | Netflix |
| Release | 7 December 2022 – present |
Plot
editGianna is a nurse from Chioggia who is happily single but determined to avoid the usual questioning about her love life during the holidays, so she devises a plan to find a boyfriend to take home for Christmas.
Cast
editMain
edit- Pilar Fogliati as Gianna
- Beatrice Arnera as Titti
- Fiorenza Pieri as Margherita
- Massimo Rigo as Pietro
- Sabrina Paravicini as Marta
- Simonetta Solder as the caposala
- Glen Blackhall as Umberto
- Alan Cappelli Goetz as Diego
- Alessio Praticò as Mario
- Cecilia Bertozzi as Caterina
Recurring
edit- Marzia Ubaldi as Matilde Castoldi
- Nicolas Maupas as Davide
- Marco Rossetti as Carlo
- Marcos Piacentini as Thomas
- Gabriele Falsetta as Patrizio
- Giovanni Anzaldo as Nicola
- Giorgia Boscolo Todaro as Lisa
- Riccardo Boscolo Todaro as Giacomo
- Federico Calistri as Giulio
- Raniero Monaco di Lapio as Francesco
- Andrea Di Stefano as Dante Crisanti
- Raffele Esposito as Genny
- Gabriella D'Este as Gabriella
- Luigi Gallo as Guido
- Giulia Gonella as Silvia
- Astrid Meloni as Nina
Episodes
editSeries overview
editSeason 1
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Duration | Original release date |
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| 1 | 1 | "The Big Christmas Lie" (La grande bugia di Natale) | 31 min | 7 December 2022 |
| 2 | 2 | "Bicycles" (Biciclette) | 36 min | 7 December 2022 |
| 3 | 3 | "You're Special" (Tu sei speciale) | 29 min | 7 December 2022 |
| 4 | 4 | "Perspectives" (Punti di vista) | 28 min | 7 December 2022 |
| 5 | 5 | "The Party's Over" (La festa è finita) | 28 min | 7 December 2022 |
| 6 | 6 | "Like a Nativity Scene" (Come in un presepe) | 39 min | 7 December 2022 |
Season 2
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Duration | Original release date |
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| 7 | 1 | "Queen Christmas" (La regina del Natale) | 32 min | 7 December 2023 |
| 8 | 2 | "Anyone Will Do" (Uno qualunque) | 32 min | 7 December 2023 |
| 9 | 3 | "Everyone but Me" (Tutti tranne me) | 33 min | 7 December 2023 |
| 10 | 4 | "Onwards and Upwards" (Avanti tutta) | 35 min | 7 December 2023 |
| 11 | 5 | "A Guarded Heart" (Cuore in formaldeide) | 29 min | 7 December 2023 |
| 12 | 6 | "Santa's Sleigh" (La slitta di Babbo Natale) | 35 min | 7 December 2023 |
Production
editThe series was filmed in Chioggia, Venice, and Susegana.[1][2] It was renewed for a second season in February 2023.[3]
References
edit- ^ Degan, Diego (10 December 2023). "Il cinema scopre i gioielli del Veneto, su Netflix "Odio il Natale 2": due tonnellate e mezzo di sale per imbiancare Chioggia. I segreti del set". Il Gazzettino (in Italian). Retrieved 11 December 2023.
- ^ Terranova, Giorgia (9 December 2022). "Odio il Natale dov'è stato girato? Le location della serie natalizia di Netflix". Cinematographe (in Italian). Retrieved 11 December 2023.
- ^ Ciarlante, Marianna (8 February 2023). "Odio il Natale 2 ci sarà. Netflix rinnova la prima serie italiana natalizia". Today (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2 April 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2023.