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"culture.performance.screen.series.series_web_native.comedy_general_webseries.yr-2017-2021", "markdown": "# Skam Italia\n\n**Skam Italia** is an Italian teen drama television series, the Italian adaptation of the Norwegian series *SKAM* created by Julie Andem for the public broadcaster NRK, produced by Cross Productions and set among a group of high-school students in Rome.[1](https://crossproductions.tv/skam-italia/) It ran for six seasons and 62 episodes between 2018 and 2024, first on the TIMvision streaming platform and later on Netflix, and was created, written and mostly directed by Ludovico Bessegato.[2](https://www.commissionefilmcei.it/film/skam-italia-s-6/) • [3](https://www.cinematografo.it/recensioni/skam-italia-d36ugscm) The title carries over the Norwegian word *skam*, which means shame or embarrassment, the feeling of inadequacy facing the challenges of growing up that each season's protagonist confronts.[4](https://www.commissionefilmcei.it/dentro-la-tv-su-netflix-skam-italia-5-istantanea-di-giovani-tra-fragilita-e-solidarieta/)\n\n| Key fact | Detail |\n|---|---|\n| Basis | Italian remake of *SKAM*, the Norwegian NRK web series created by Julie Andem, broadcast in four seasons from 2015 to 2017[1](https://crossproductions.tv/skam-italia/) • [5](https://www.comingsoon.it/serietv/skam-italia/1956/scheda/) |\n| Run | 6 seasons, 62 episodes of roughly 20 to 30 minutes, 2018 to 2024[2](https://www.commissionefilmcei.it/film/skam-italia-s-6/) |\n| Production | Cross Productions with TIMvision (seasons 1–3) and in association with Netflix (seasons 4–6)[1](https://crossproductions.tv/skam-italia/) |\n| Creator | Ludovico Bessegato, ideator, showrunner and director of all seasons except the third (Ludovico Di Martino) and the fifth and sixth (Tiziano Russo)[3](https://www.cinematografo.it/recensioni/skam-italia-d36ugscm) |\n| Setting | A liceo in Rome (the Liceo Kennedy); each season is told from one protagonist's point of view[1](https://crossproductions.tv/skam-italia/) • [4](https://www.commissionefilmcei.it/dentro-la-tv-su-netflix-skam-italia-5-istantanea-di-giovani-tra-fragilita-e-solidarieta/) |\n| Distribution shift | First three seasons on TIMvision (2018–2019); from season 4 on Netflix, which moved release from real-time clips to full-season binge drops[5](https://www.comingsoon.it/serietv/skam-italia/1956/scheda/) • [6](https://amsdottorato.unibo.it/10958/1/Caputo%20-%20TESI%20DEFINITIVA.pdf) |\n| Original seasons | Season 5 (2022) and season 6 (2024) are original stories beyond the four-season Norwegian format[7](https://www.badtaste.it/interviste/skam-italia-5-come-si-fa-stagione-nuova-intervista) • [2](https://www.commissionefilmcei.it/film/skam-italia-s-6/) |\n\n## Spoilers\n\n### Seasons and protagonists\n\nEach season is told through the eyes of a single character, a monographic structure that follows one teenager's personal problem for the whole season.[1](https://crossproductions.tv/skam-italia/) • [13](https://www.linkiesta.it/2022/09/skam-italia-polemiche-quinta-stagione/) The first four seasons adapt the Norwegian originals and center on Eva Brighi (Ludovica Martino), Martino Rametta (Federico Cesari), Eleonora Sava (Benedetta Gargari) and Sana Allagui (Beatrice Bruschi), corresponding to the original's Eva Mohn, Isak Valtersen, Noora Saetre, and Sana Bakkoush.[1](https://crossproductions.tv/skam-italia/) • [14](https://www.cinematographe.it/recensioni-serie/skam-italia-6-stagione-recensione/) Season 3, which moved the focus from Eva to the relationship between Eleonora and Edoardo (Giancarlo Commare), was the first released on the paid platform after public controversy over the move from free distribution.[15](https://www.corriere.it/spettacoli/19_marzo_28/skam-italia-teen-drama-che-viaggia-filo-realta-63ffc480-516b-11e9-a893-b193ce6f4a88_amp.html) • [16](https://www.repubblica.it/serietv/schede/skam-italia/176/)\n\n**Original seasons.** The Norwegian format stops at four seasons, so season 5 was the first written autonomously for Italy, scripted by Bessegato with Alice Urciuolo and directed by Tiziano Russo.[7](https://www.badtaste.it/interviste/skam-italia-5-come-si-fa-stagione-nuova-intervista) Its protagonist, Elia Santini (Francesco Centorame), corresponds to the Norwegian character Mahdi Disi, who never received a season of his own in the original; the season deals with male sexual vulnerability and Elia's anxieties about masculinity.[14](https://www.cinematographe.it/recensioni-serie/skam-italia-6-stagione-recensione/) • [4](https://www.commissionefilmcei.it/dentro-la-tv-su-netflix-skam-italia-5-istantanea-di-giovani-tra-fragilita-e-solidarieta/) Season 6, written by Bessegato, Urciuolo and Elisa Zagaria and again directed by Russo, follows Asia Giovannelli (Nicole Rossi), the first protagonist with no counterpart in the Norwegian series, alongside co-protagonist Giulio (Andrea Palma); it takes on eating disorders, specifically anorexia, and the pull of violent extremism among fragile teenagers.[2](https://www.commissionefilmcei.it/film/skam-italia-s-6/) • [17](https://movieplayer.it/articoli/skam-italia-6-recensione-sesta-stagione-netflix_31705/) With most of the original cast leaving, the sixth season functions almost as a reboot built around a new group of characters.[17](https://movieplayer.it/articoli/skam-italia-6-recensione-sesta-stagione-netflix_31705/)\n\n## Origin and format\n\nThe Norwegian *SKAM* became a global phenomenon during its four-season run from 2015 to 2017, and the format was then sold to broadcasters in several countries; Cross Productions was chosen as the producer of the Italian version.[1](https://crossproductions.tv/skam-italia/) By the time the Italian adaptation launched, NRK's format had already produced remakes including *[Skam France](https://www.edgepedia.org/skam-france)*, the German *[Druck](https://www.edgepedia.org/druck-tv-series)*, the American *Skam Austin*, the Dutch *[Skam NL](https://www.edgepedia.org/skam-nl)*, the Spanish *Skam España* and the Belgian *wtFock*, with further versions in development for Brazil, Poland, Greece, Turkey, Portugal, Peru, and Morocco.[8](https://tv.fanpage.it/ludovico-bessegato-regista-di-skam-italia-vi-racconto-come-nata-questa-serie-partita-da-oslo/)\n\nThe original's signature structure was transmedia and near real-time. A season consists of weekly full episodes of about 20 to 30 minutes, but the material is also released online as short clips posted in real time, with on-screen day and time stamps creating the illusion of a live feed; the characters' fictional social media profiles, chats and playlists sit inside the feeds of real users.[3](https://www.cinematografo.it/recensioni/skam-italia-d36ugscm) In the Italian version, the official Facebook account was joined by Twitter and Instagram profiles written from the characters' points of view, and a WhatsApp number let viewers follow the story.[9](https://www.unisal.it/images/docs/Atti-Congresso-Giovani-e-scelte-di-vita-vol-1.pdf) When Netflix took over distribution, the model changed from real-time clip synchronization to immediate release of the entire season in the binge-watching pattern typical of the platform.[6](https://amsdottorato.unibo.it/10958/1/Caputo%20-%20TESI%20DEFINITIVA.pdf)\n\n## Production and distribution history\n\n[The Italian](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-italian) edition began on 23 March 2018 with the release of a first clip on the official site skamitalia.timvision.it; the first full episode went online on TIMvision on 29 March 2018, with the remaining episodes scheduled over the following weeks until the season finale on 8 June.[9](https://www.unisal.it/images/docs/Atti-Congresso-Giovani-e-scelte-di-vita-vol-1.pdf) The first three seasons were produced autonomously by TIMvision and Cross Productions and distributed on TIMvision.[10](https://tesi.luiss.it/33971/1/738311_BOTTEGHI_SOFIA.pdf)\n\nIn August 2019 TIMvision canceled the series after three seasons, and it was renewed the following autumn for a fourth cycle of episodes thanks to Netflix's involvement.[5](https://www.comingsoon.it/serietv/skam-italia/1956/scheda/) The abrupt cancellation had made observers believe the project was dead; fan mobilization online and offline, including flashmobs organized by supporters, drew Netflix's attention to the show.[11](https://www.screenweek.it/skam-italia-stagione-6-recensione-netflix/) Netflix then committed well beyond the Norwegian storyline, ordering a fifth season released from 1 September 2022 and a sixth season released on 18 January 2024.[4](https://www.commissionefilmcei.it/dentro-la-tv-su-netflix-skam-italia-5-istantanea-di-giovani-tra-fragilita-e-solidarieta/) • [2](https://www.commissionefilmcei.it/film/skam-italia-s-6/)\n\nBessegato described the adaptation brief as requiring the Italian team to find its own path rather than simply translate the scripts, studying the local territory; the casting process to find actors who could portray the reality of Roman teenagers lasted almost eight months.[8](https://tv.fanpage.it/ludovico-bessegato-regista-di-skam-italia-vi-racconto-come-nata-questa-serie-partita-da-oslo/) Unlike the Norwegian original, which used non-professional actors, the Italian version also casts trained performers alongside first-time actors.[12](https://www.bestmovie.it/bestserial/skam-italia/748354/)\n\n## Themes and reception\n\nThe series treats adolescence through themes including coming out, bullying, abuse, mental illness, religion and racism, with friendship as the anchor of each story.[16](https://www.repubblica.it/serietv/schede/skam-italia/176/) • [4](https://www.commissionefilmcei.it/dentro-la-tv-su-netflix-skam-italia-5-istantanea-di-giovani-tra-fragilita-e-solidarieta/) Critics singled out its realistic rendering of Roman youth language, its non-moralistic treatment of social media, and its attention to social class and the lived texture of ordinary homes.[12](https://www.bestmovie.it/bestserial/skam-italia/748354/) • [3](https://www.cinematografo.it/recensioni/skam-italia-d36ugscm) Cross Productions reports that BuzzFeed judged it the most beautiful version after the original, and that the first three seasons remained in the top ten of the most-watched series in the world on Netflix.[1](https://crossproductions.tv/skam-italia/) Netflix's own media center describes it as considered by Italian and international critics one of the best adaptations of the Norwegian show for its language and its approach to the topics covered.[18](https://media.netflix.com/en/only-on-netflix/81229431)\n\nThe reception was not uniformly quiet. Anticipations of season 5's treatment of male sexual vulnerability, including micropenis, drew controversy before the season even aired, which commentators read as a reflection of outdated attitudes rather than a flaw in the series.[13](https://www.linkiesta.it/2022/09/skam-italia-polemiche-quinta-stagione/) Academic analysis has placed the show within a new generation of Italian serial production: the scholar Emily Meneghin argues that *SKAM Italia* embraces the original's experimental transmedia format while departing from its public-service mission and embodying a competitive commercial media geography.[19](https://rivisteweb.it/doi/10.17397/101282?rwSearchIds=%5BRivisteweb%3AARTICOLO%3A73937%2CRivisteweb%3AARTICOLO%3A81241%2CRivisteweb%3AARTICOLO%3A101282%2CRivisteweb%3AARTICOLO%3A73929%2CRivisteweb%3AARTICOLO%3A87193%2CRivisteweb%3AARTICOLO%3A73936%2CRivisteweb%3AARTICOLO%3A81242%2CRivisteweb%3AARTICOLO%3A117174%2CRivisteweb%3AARTICOLO%3A73930%2CRivisteweb%3AARTICOLO%3A73933%5D) As of the mid-2020s the series streams on Netflix and, in Italy, free with advertising on RaiPlay, with a [JustWatch](https://www.edgepedia.org/justwatch) user rating of 85 percent and an IMDb rating of 7.8.[20](https://www.justwatch.com/it/serie-tv/skam-italia)\n\n## References\n\n1. [SKAM Italia, Cross Productions](https://crossproductions.tv/skam-italia/)\n2. [SKAM Italia – S. 6, Commissione Nazionale Valutazione Film](https://www.commissionefilmcei.it/film/skam-italia-s-6/)\n3. [SKAM Italia, la recensione della serie, Cinematografo (Lorenzo Ciofani, 2022)](https://www.cinematografo.it/recensioni/skam-italia-d36ugscm)\n4. [Dentro la Tv: \"SKAM Italia 5\", Commissione Nazionale Valutazione Film (Sergio Perugini, 2022)](https://www.commissionefilmcei.it/dentro-la-tv-su-netflix-skam-italia-5-istantanea-di-giovani-tra-fragilita-e-solidarieta/)\n5. [Skam Italia – Serie TV (2018), Comingsoon](https://www.comingsoon.it/serietv/skam-italia/1956/scheda/)\n6. [Caputo, Tesi di dottorato, Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna](https://amsdottorato.unibo.it/10958/1/Caputo%20-%20TESI%20DEFINITIVA.pdf)\n7. [Skam Italia 5: come si fa una stagione nuova e originale, BadTaste (Gabriele Niola, 2022)](https://www.badtaste.it/interviste/skam-italia-5-come-si-fa-stagione-nuova-intervista)\n8. [Ludovico Bessegato regista di Skam Italia, Fanpage.it (2019)](https://tv.fanpage.it/ludovico-bessegato-regista-di-skam-italia-vi-racconto-come-nata-questa-serie-partita-da-oslo/)\n9. [Le nuove Serie TV 43, Atti Congresso Giovani e scelte di vita, Università Salesiana](https://www.unisal.it/images/docs/Atti-Congresso-Giovani-e-scelte-di-vita-vol-1.pdf)\n10. [Botteghi, Tesi di laurea, LUISS Guido Carli](https://tesi.luiss.it/33971/1/738311_BOTTEGHI_SOFIA.pdf)\n11. [Skam Italia: la recensione NO SPOILER della sesta stagione, screenWEEK (Gian Marco Novelli, 2024)](https://www.screenweek.it/skam-italia-stagione-6-recensione-netflix/)\n12. [Skam Italia, tutto sulla serie tv generazionale, Best Movie](https://www.bestmovie.it/bestserial/skam-italia/748354/)\n13. [Le polemiche su \"Skam Italia\" riflettono una società ancora antiquata, Linkiesta (2022)](https://www.linkiesta.it/2022/09/skam-italia-polemiche-quinta-stagione/)\n14. [Skam Italia – stagione 6: recensione, Cinematographe.it (Eleonora Degrassi, 2024)](https://www.cinematographe.it/recensioni-serie/skam-italia-6-stagione-recensione/)\n15. [\"Skam Italia\", un teen drama riuscito perché viaggia sulla realtà, Corriere della Sera (Aldo Grasso, 2019)](https://www.corriere.it/spettacoli/19_marzo_28/skam-italia-teen-drama-che-viaggia-filo-realta-63ffc480-516b-11e9-a893-b193ce6f4a88_amp.html)\n16. [Skam Italia – Serie tv, la Repubblica](https://www.repubblica.it/serietv/schede/skam-italia/176/)\n17. [Skam Italia 6, la recensione, Movieplayer.it (Chiara Nicoletti, 2024)](https://movieplayer.it/articoli/skam-italia-6-recensione-sesta-stagione-netflix_31705/)\n18. [SKAM Italia, Netflix Media Center](https://media.netflix.com/en/only-on-netflix/81229431)\n19. [Emily Meneghin, SKAM and SKAM Italia: Adapting a Transmedia Format Across a Transnational Media and Cultural Landscape, L'avventura 1/2021](https://rivisteweb.it/doi/10.17397/101282?rwSearchIds=%5BRivisteweb%3AARTICOLO%3A73937%2CRivisteweb%3AARTICOLO%3A81241%2CRivisteweb%3AARTICOLO%3A101282%2CRivisteweb%3AARTICOLO%3A73929%2CRivisteweb%3AARTICOLO%3A87193%2CRivisteweb%3AARTICOLO%3A73936%2CRivisteweb%3AARTICOLO%3A81242%2CRivisteweb%3AARTICOLO%3A117174%2CRivisteweb%3AARTICOLO%3A73930%2CRivisteweb%3AARTICOLO%3A73933%5D)\n20. 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