''Summertime'' is an Italian

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streaming television series produced by Cattleya that premiered on

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on 29 April 2020. The series stars Rebecca Coco Edogamhe, Ludovico Tersigni, and Amanda Campana. It takes place at a small town on the

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, Cesenatico, and revolves around Summer (Rebecca Coco Edogamhe) and her love life. It is inspired by ''Three Meters Above the Sky'' by

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. After the premiere of the first season, Netflix renewed the series for a second season. In 2021, Netflix reported that Summertime was renewed for a third and final season.

Plot

In the town of Cesenatico, Summer and Ale are two people with opposite lifestyles. Summer is a very introverted young woman; she hates the

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and decides to find a job at The Grand Hotel Cesenatico to financially support her mother as her jazz musician father has left for the summer to work abroad. Summer has two best friends, Sofia and Edo, and a younger sister named Blue. Ale is a young man originally from

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who is a famous motorcyclist. He has taken a break from competing with his racing team for the summer after a dangerous racing accident nearly kills him. His father is his greatest supporter and wants him to go back to racing once the summer is over; however, Ale has lost his interest in racing. Ale's mother, Laura, is the manager of the hotel where Summer works. Ale falls in love with Summer and tries to woo her.

Cast

* Coco Rebecca Edogamhe as Summer Bennati *

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as Alessandro "Ale" Alba * Amanda Campana as Sofia * Andrea Lattanzi as Dario * Giovanni Maini as Edo *

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as Isabella * Alice Ann Edogamhe as Blue Bennati * Stefano Fregni as Piero * Giuseppe Giacobazzi as Loris * Eugenio Krauss as Bruno De Cara * Maria Sole Mansutti as Laura Alba * Mario Sgueglia as Maurizio Alba * Caterina Biasiol as Maddalena * Alberto Boubakar Malanchino as Antony Bennati

Episodes

Series overview

Season 1 (2020)

Season 2 (2021)

Production

Casting

Over 2,000 people attended the casting calls in

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, Cesenatico,

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, and Rimini. The full cast had consisted of first-time actors, with the exception of

Filming

The filming of the series began in Marina di Ravenna, moved to Cesenatico, and ended in

. Filming from the first season was finished on 5 September 2019. The series, produced by Cattleya, was inspired by ''Three Meters Above The Sky'' by

Release

The first trailer was released on 8 April 2020 in Italian. The

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trailer was released a week later on 15 April. The full first season of ''Summertime'' was released on 29 April 2020 on

Reception

References

External links

* * {{Netflix original series 2020s Italian drama television series 2020 Italian television series debuts Italian-language Netflix original programming