Usa: all crazy for Ferrante, Hbo tv looking for italian actress
Los Angeles - The American television network Hbo is doing a North American casting search for an Italian speaking actress for 'My brilliant friend' series, based on the first book of the acclaimed Elena Ferrante Neapolitan series. The first season will cover the entirety of the first book and the adaptation will be directed by Italian filmmaker Saverio Costanza. Hbo needs a native/fluent speakers in the Neapolitan dialect and classic Italian. These roles will shoot in Naples, Italy and the surrounding area January through June, 2018. They are looking for two girls, aged between 13-18 year old to play 14 through 17 years, to act as 'Elena' and 'Lina', the main characters.