Rai Fiction is an Italian production company founded in 1997. It is owned and operated by ''Radiotelevisione Italiana'' (

RAI RAI – Radiotelevisione italiana (; commercially styled as Rai since 2000; known until 1954 as Radio Audizioni Italiane) is the national public broadcasting company of Italy, owned by the Ministry of Economy and Finance. RAI operates many ter ...

), the

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. The company produces content for RAI's channels. The company produces animation, sitcoms, and other programmes. The company also works in association with foreign production studios and TV channels as well as other production companies in Italy.

Productions

TV series

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La piovra ''La Piovra'' (; en, The Octopus, referring to the Mafia) is an Italian television drama series about the Mafia. The series was directed by various directors who each worked on different seasons, including Damiano Damiani (first season), Flores ...

'' (1984) * ''

Un posto al sole ''Un posto al sole'' (English: ''A Place in the Sun'') is an Italian soap opera transmitted by Rai 3 since 1996. It is set in a fictional apartment building called Palazzo Palladini, located in front of the sea in the Naples neighborhood of Posill ...

'' (1996-present) * ''

Un medico in famiglia ''Un medico in famiglia'' (English: ''A doctor in the family'') is an Italian television series, based on the format of the Spanish series of Telecinco ''Médico de familia'', produced by Publispei and Rai Fiction. The series aired for ten seaso ...

'' (1998–present) *'' Inspector Montalbano'' (1999–present) *''

Don Matteo ''Don Matteo'' ( en, Father Matthew) is an Italian television series that has been airing on Rai 1, Italian national television's first channel, since 2000. History The protagonist of the series is Father Matteo (portrayed by Terence Hill), ...

'' (2000-2020) * ''

Dracula ''Dracula'' is a novel by Bram Stoker, published in 1897. As an epistolary novel, the narrative is related through letters, diary entries, and newspaper articles. It has no single protagonist, but opens with solicitor Jonathan Harker taking ...

'' (2002) * '' Perlasca, un Eroe Italiano'' (2002) *''

Un caso di coscienza ''Un caso di coscienza'' (Italian for ''A matter of conscience'') is a 1970 Italian comedy-drama film written and directed by Giovanni Grimaldi. It is based on the Leonardo Sciascia's short story with the same name, which is part of the collect ...

'' (2003-2013) * ''Milo'' (2003)–with Paz *''

Provaci ancora prof ''Provaci ancora prof!'' (English: ''Try again teacher!'') is an Italian television series. Plot The show follows the story of Camilla Baudino, a high school teacher that often finds herself involved in some crimes. Camilla, an amateur detective, ...

'' (2005-2017) * ''

L'ispettore Coliandro ''L'ispettore Coliandro'' is an Italian television series aired on Rai 2 since 2006, starring Giampaolo Morelli, directed by Marco Manetti and Antonio Manetti (collectively referred to as Manetti Bros.). The series is a black comedy crime thrill ...

'' (2006–2010) * ''

Capri Capri ( , ; ; ) is an island located in the Tyrrhenian Sea off the Sorrento Peninsula, on the south side of the Gulf of Naples in the Campania region of Italy. The main town of Capri that is located on the island shares the name. It has been ...

'' (2006–2010) * '' La buona battaglia – Don Pietro Pappagallo'' (2006) *''

Tutti pazzi per amore ''Tutti Pazzi Per Amore'' is an Italian television series that aired on Rai 1 from December 7, 2008 to January 1, 2012, consisting of three seasons. The show is set in Rome and follows the love story between a single father, Paolo Giorgi, and a ...

'' (2008-2012) * ''Usahana'' (2008–present) *''

Pinocchio Pinocchio ( , ) is a fictional character and the protagonist of the children's novel ''The Adventures of Pinocchio'' (1883) by Italian writer Carlo Collodi of Florence, Tuscany. Pinocchio was carved by a woodcarver named Geppetto in a Tuscan vil ...

'' (2009) * '' C'era una volta la città dei matti...'' (2010) *'' Che Dio ci aiuti'' (2011–present) *'' Cugino & cugino'' (2011) *''

Fuoriclasse ''Fuoriclasse'' ("A League of Their Own", also being a pun on words with "Out of Class") is an Italian TV series set in a high school, directed by Riccardo Donna and starring Luciana Littizzetto. It is loosely based on the books by Domenico Starno ...

'' (2011-2015) *''

Caccia al Re – La narcotici ''Caccia al Re – La narcotici (To Catch a King - The narcotics)'' is an Italian television crime series, which follows Daniele Piazza (Gedeon Burkhard) as the head of a narcotics division. It originally aired in six episodes on RAI 1 from Janu ...

'' (2011) *'' Rossella'' (2011-2013) *'' Un passo dal cielo'' (2011–present) *''

The Young Montalbano ''The Young Montalbano'' () is an Italian television spin-off produced and broadcast by ''Radiotelevisione Italiana'' (RAI) in 2012 and 2015. It is a prequel to the '' Inspector Montalbano'' () series that are based on the detective novels of An ...

'' (2012-2015) *''

Una grande famiglia Una grande famiglia'' (English: The family) is an Italian television TV series produced for Rai 1, the flagship television channel of RAI, Italy's national public service broadcaster, and the most watched television channel in the country. It ...

'' (2012-2015) *''

Carlo & Malik ''Carlo & Malik'' ('' it, Nero a metà'') is an Italian television series directed by Marco Pontecorvo and broadcast in Italy from November 19, 2018, in prime time on Rai 1. Plot Inspector Carlo Guerrieri of the Rione Monti police station in ...

'' (2012) *'' Braccialetti rossi'' (2014-2016) *'' È arrivata la felicità'' (2015-2018) *''

Il paradiso delle signore ''Il paradiso delle signore'' is an Italian period drama television series on RAI Italian television, loosely based on the 1883 novel ''Au bonheur des dames'' by Emile Zola. The series focuses on the lives of the owner and workers of a department ...

'' (2015–present) *''

La dama velata ''La dama velata'' ("''The lady with the black veil''") is a 2015 Italian-Spanish mystery-drama television miniseries directed by Carmine Elia. It was produced by Rai Fiction, Lux Vide and Telecinco Cinema, with a budget of about 10 million eur ...

'' (2015) *''

Thou Shalt Not Kill Thou shalt not kill (LXX; ), You shall not murder (Hebrew: ; ') or You shall not kill (KJV), is a moral imperative included as one of the Ten Commandments in the Torah. The imperative not to kill is in the context of ''unlawful'' killing resul ...

'' (2015-2018) *'' The Mafia Kills Only in Summer'' (2016) *''

Non dirlo al mio capo ''Non dirlo al mio capo'' ("Don't Tell My Boss") is an Italian TV series, co-produced by Rai Fiction and Lux Vide, which was broadcast in Italy between April and May 2016. Plot Naples. Lisa Marcelli is a young widow that is looking for a job and ...

'' (2017) *'' Suburra: Blood on Rome'' (2017–present) *'' La porta rossa'' (2017–present) * ''

Medici The House of Medici ( , ) was an Italian banking family and political dynasty that first began to gather prominence under Cosimo de' Medici, in the Republic of Florence during the first half of the 15th century. The family originated in the Muge ...

'' (2018–present) * '' My Brilliant Friend'' (2019–present) - Co-production with

HBO Home Box Office (HBO) is an American premium television network, which is the flagship property of namesake parent subsidiary Home Box Office, Inc., itself a unit owned by Warner Bros. Discovery. The overall Home Box Office business unit is ba ...

and

TIMvision TIMvision (formerly Cubovision) is an Italian Internet video on demand (VOD) service by Telecom Italia. It offers television shows, movies and TV series, for rental or purchase through the use of a decoder as well as video on demand, smart TV, ...

(season 1) * ''

The Name of the Rose ''The Name of the Rose'' ( it, Il nome della rosa ) is the 1980 debut novel by Italian author Umberto Eco. It is a historical murder mystery set in an Italian monastery in the year 1327, and an intellectual mystery combining semiotics in fiction, ...

'' (2019–present) - Co-production with

Tele München Gruppe Leonine Holding GmbH, LLC, formerly Tele München Group, LLC (German: Tele München Gruppe; TMG), is a media company based in Munich. The activities of Leonine include trade in licenses, investments in television and radio stations and distributi ...

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Leonardo Leonardo is a masculine given name, the Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese equivalent of the English, German, and Dutch name, Leonard Leonard or ''Leo'' is a common English masculine given name and a surname. The given name and surname originate ...

'' (2021)

TV Films

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Imperium In ancient Rome, ''imperium'' was a form of authority held by a citizen to control a military or governmental entity. It is distinct from ''auctoritas'' and ''potestas'', different and generally inferior types of power in the Roman Republic an ...

'' **'' Imperium: Augustus'' (2003) **'' Imperium: Nero'' (2004) **'' Imperium: Saint Peter'' (2005) **'' Imperium: Pompeii'' (2007) **'' Augustine: The Decline of the Roman Empire'' (2010) *'' Bartali: The Iron Man'' (2006) *'' Il Pirata: Marco Pantani'' (2007) *''

Barabbas Barabbas (; ) was, according to the New Testament, a prisoner who was chosen over Jesus by the crowd in Jerusalem to be pardoned and released by Roman governor Pontius Pilate at the Passover feast. Biblical account According to all four canoni ...

'' (2012) *''

Il bambino cattivo ''Il bambino cattivo'' ("The naughty child") is a television film released in 2013, directed by Pupi Avati and produced by Rai Fiction. It was broadcast on November 20, 2013 on Rai 1 and Rai HD on the occasion of International Children's Day. Th ...

'' (2013)

Animated series

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Lupo Alberto Lupo Alberto ("Alberto the Wolf") is a famous Italian comic book series created by Guido Silvestri (Silver) in 1974. It details the adventures of Lupo Alberto, a blue wolf. The protagonist of the comic book, Lupo Alberto, takes the shape of the ...

'' (1997-2002) *''

Princess Sissi ''Princess Sissi'' (french: Princessé Sissi, it, La Principessa Sissi, also known as Saban's Sissi the Princess) is a children's animated series. It debuted on October 27, 1997 on France 3 and within the same time in Italy on Rai 1, and late ...

'' (1997) * '' Tommy and Oscar'' (1999) *''

Cocco Bill Cocco Bill is an Italian comics character by Benito Jacovitti. He is the star of a parody Western comic set in hypothetical places in the Far West. He is a hot-tempered gunslinger who drinks chamomile Chamomile (American English) or camomile ...

'' (2001-2004) *''

Gino the Chicken ''Gino the Chicken'' (Gino il pollo), also known as Gino the Chicken lost in the net, is an Italian television series.It was initially an Internet meme created by Andrea Zingoni, here became an animated series produced by My-Tv and RAI. Plot T ...

'' (2002) *''

Pet Pals ''Pet Pals'' ( it, Cuccioli) is an Italian animated television series. It was created by Sergio Manfio while the Disney cartoonist Giorgio Cavazzano served as art director. Two feature films based on the series were produced: '' Cuccioli - Il cod ...

'' (2003) *''

The Adventures of Marco & Gina ''The Adventures of Marco & Gina'' is a children's television animated series produced by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and France Animation. It was created by Romano Scarpa (and his final project until his death in 2005), and it was ai ...

'' (2003) * ''

Martin Mystery ''Martin Mystery'' ( French: ''Martin Mystère'') is an animated television series based on the Italian comic book ''Martin Mystère'' by Alfredo Castelli. The show was produced by Marathon Media Group (French television production company ba ...

'' (2003–2006) * ''

The Spaghetti Family ''The Spaghetti Family'' ( it, La famiglia Spaghetti) is an Italian animated television series created by Bruno Bozzetto and produced by The Animation Band, Mondo TV and Rai Fiction, and animated by SEK Studio. It debuted on Rai 3 in December 2003. ...

'' (2003) * '' Clic & Kat'' (2004) – a short animated television series. It was co–produced by MatitAnimatA, Cineteam and Rai Fiction in 2004. The series is broadcast on

Rai 2 Rai 2 is an Italian free-to-air television channel owned and operated by state-owned public broadcaster RAI – Radiotelevisione italiana. It is the company's second television channel, and is known for broadcasting ''TG2'' news bulletins, talk ...

ZDF ZDF (, short for Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen; ; "Second German Television") is a German public-service television broadcaster based in Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate. It is run as an independent nonprofit institution, which was founded by all fe ...

, and from March 4, 2014, the Italian channel Planet Kids. *''

Wheel Squad ''Wheel Squad'' is an animated television series produced by France Animation, Praxinos Animation, Rai Fiction and Energee Entertainment. The show was broadcast on M6 in France between 2000 and 2002. 39 episodes were produced. Plot Set in a l ...

'' (2000-2002) * ''

Winx Club ''Winx Club'' is an animated series co-produced by Rainbow S.p.A., Rainbow SpA and later Nickelodeon. It was created by Italian animator Iginio Straffi. The show is set in a magical universe that is inhabited by fairies, witches, and other myth ...

'' (2004–2015; now co–produced by

Rai Ragazzi Rai Kids (called Rai Ragazzi in Italian) is an Italian production company based in Turin. It is owned and operated by ''Radiotelevisione Italiana'' (RAI), the national broadcasting company of Italy. The company produces shows for children and i ...

) * ''

Monster Allergy ''Monster Allergy'' is an Italian comic book series created by Alessandro Barbucci, Katja Centomo, Francesco Artibani and Barbara Canepa of Sky Doll. Barbucci and Canepa had previously co-created the ''W.I.T.C.H.'' comic series. ''Monster Allergy ...

'' (2005–2009) * '' Team Galaxy'' (2006–2007) *''

School for Vampires ''School for Vampires'' (german: Die Schule der kleinen Vampire, it, Scuola di vampiri) is a horror-comedy animated television series, based on children book ''Die Schule der kleinen Vampire'' by Jackie Niebisch in 1983. The show originally ra ...

'' (2006-2010) * ''

Ripples Ripple may refer to: Science and technology * Capillary wave, commonly known as ripple, a wave traveling along the phase boundary of a fluid ** Ripple, more generally a disturbance, for example of spacetime in gravitational waves * Ripple (electri ...

'' (2007–2009) *'' Water & Bubbles'' (2007-2010) *'' Arturo & Kiwi'' (2007-2010) * ''

Il mondo di Stefi ''Il Mondo di Stefi'' (''Stefi's World'') is an Italian animated series produced by Rai Fiction and The Animation Band and directed by Alessandro Belli. It premiered on Rai 3 on 19 April 2008 and was added to Rai Gulp in March 2009 and RaiSat Sm ...

'' (2008) * ''

Matt's Monsters ''Matt's Monsters'' is an animated series broadcast by Disney Channel and Disney XD, and formerly on Jetix. ''Matt's Monsters'' debuted in May 23, 2008 in France, and in other countries in June 1, 2009. The series follows a nine-year-old boy nam ...

'' (2008) * ''

Gawayn Gawayn is an animated television series created and designed by Jan Van Rijsselberge. It is produced by Alphanim, Gaumont Animation, and Mondo TV, and the series has been dubbed into different languages. The title of the show refers to King Ar ...

'' (2008–2012) *'' PsicoVip'' (2009) * '' Rahan'' (2009–2010) * ''

Geronimo Stilton ''Geronimo Stilton'' is an Italian children's chapter book series written by Elisabetta Dami under the pen name of the title character. Scholastic Corporation has published the English version of the series in the US since February 2004, and t ...

'' (2009–2017) * '' Huntik: Secrets & Seekers'' (2009–2012) * '' Spike Team'' (2010–present) * '' Henry the Cat'' (2010–2013) * ''Teen Days'' (2010) * ''

The Invisible Man ''The Invisible Man'' is a science fiction novel by H. G. Wells. Originally serialized in ''Pearson's Weekly'' in 1897, it was published as a novel the same year. The Invisible Man to whom the title refers is Griffin, a scientist who has devote ...

'' (2011) *''

Lucky Fred ''Lucky Fred'' is an animated series created by Myriam Ballesteros and is a co-production between Imira Entertainment, Televisió de Catalunya, RAI Fiction and Top Draw Animation, in collaboration with Disney Channel Spain. It debuted on Disney C ...

'' (2011) * ''The DaVincibles'' (2011) *'' FloopaLoo, Where Are You?'' (2011-2014) *'' Mofy'' (2013) * ''

Regal Academy ''Regal Academy'' is an Italian animated series co-created by Iginio Straffi and Joanne Lee. The series was produced by the Rainbow studio, which at the time was co-owned by Straffi and Viacom. Viacom's Nickelodeon channels broadcast the series ...

'' (2016–2018) * ''

Pat the Dog ''Pat the Dog'' is an internationally co-produced computer-animated children's television series created by Patrick Ermosilla and produced by Superprod Studio and Animoka Studios, in co-production with Toon Factory (season 1), Grid Animation (sea ...

'' (2017–present) *''

Trulli Tales ''Trulli Tales'' (), fully known as ''Trulli Tales: The Adventures of Trullalleri'', is an animated children's television series created by Maria Elena and Fiorella Congedo. The series first premiered on October 17, 2017 on Gloobinho in Brazil. ...

'' (2017–present) * ''Leonardo'' (2018–present)

Animated Movies

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Monster Mash "Monster Mash" is a 1962 novelty song by Bobby "Boris" Pickett. The song was released as a single on Gary S. Paxton's Garpax Records label in August 1962 along with a full-length LP called '' The Original Monster Mash'', which contained sev ...

'' (2000, co-production with

DIC Entertainment DIC Entertainment Corporation (; also known as DIC Audiovisuel, DIC Enterprises, DIC Animation City, DIC Entertainment, L.P., and DIC Productions), branded as The Incredible World of DIC, was an international film and television production comp ...

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Partnerships

Viacom Viacom, an abbreviation of Video and Audio Communications, may refer to: * Viacom (1952–2006), a former American media conglomerate * Viacom (2005–2019), a former company spun off from the original Viacom * Viacom18, a joint venture between Par ...

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Nickelodeon Nickelodeon (often shortened to Nick) is an American pay television television channel, channel which launched on April 1, 1979, as the first cable channel for children. It is run by Paramount Global through its List of assets owned by Param ...

, Rainbow S.p.A.) *

Futurikon Futurikon is a French independent production company created in 1996 by Philippe Delarue, the company’s CEO and Producer, and based in Paris. It specializes in the production and international sales of animated programs, feature films and docume ...

* Animabit * Disney Télévision France *

MoonScoop Group The MoonScoop Group was a French animation and production company that created and published animated television series. Its corporate headquarters were located in Paris, France, along with offices in the United Kingdom and the United States. I ...

* SMEC * Screen 21 * M6 * Eurocartoons *

Warner Bros. International Television Warner Bros. Television Studios (operating under the name Warner Bros. Television; formerly known as Warner Bros. Television Division) is an American television production and distribution studio of the Warner Bros. Television Group division of ...

Home Box Office, Inc. Home Box Office, Inc. (HBO) is an American multinational media and entertainment company operating as a unit of Warner Bros. Discovery. Founded by Charles Dolan and based out of WarnerMedia's former corporate headquarters at the 30 Hudson Yar ...

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