''The Law According to Lidia Poët'' () is an Italian

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television series created by and , loosely based on the life of

Lidia Poët Lidia Poët (; 26 August 1855 – 25 February 1949) was the first modern female Italians, Italian lawyer. Her disbarment led to a movement to allow women to practice law and hold public office in Italy. Career Poët was born in 1855 in the haml ...

, the first modern female lawyer in Italy. The first season was released on

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on 15 February 2023. The second season was released on 30 October 2024.

Premise

In 1883, an

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Turin Turin ( , ; ; , then ) is a city and an important business and cultural centre in northern Italy. It is the capital city of Piedmont and of the Metropolitan City of Turin, and was the first Italian capital from 1861 to 1865. The city is main ...

rules that

's enrollment in the ''albo degli avvocati'' is illegal and disbars her. Lidia finds a job at her brother's law firm while preparing her appeal to overturn the court's decision.

Cast

* Matilda De Angelis as Lidia Poët *

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as Jacopo Barberis * Pier Luigi Pasino as Enrico Poët * Sinéad Thornhill as Marianna Poët * as Teresa Barberis * as Andrea Caracciolo * as Fourneau

Episodes

Series overview

Season 1

Season 2

Production

The series is filmed in

, with specific filming locations including

Parco del Valentino Parco del Valentino (also known as Valentino Park) is a popular public park in Turin, Italy. It is located along the west bank of the Po (river), Po river. It covers an area of 500,000m², which makes it Turin's second largest park (Turin's large ...

, , , and the . Filming on the second season began in June 2023.

Release

The first season was released on

on 15 February 2023. In June 2023,

confirmed that the series had been renewed for a second season. The second season, consisting of six episodes, was released on 30 October 2024. In December 2024, Netflix confirmed that the series had been renewed for a third season.

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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