Hotel Portofino
| Hotel Portofino | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Matt Baker |
| Directed by | Adam Wimpenny |
| Composer | Stefano Cabrera |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom Italy |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers |
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| Producer | Julie Bains |
| Production locations |
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| Cinematography | Erol Zubcevic |
| Production company | Eagle Eye Drama |
| Original release | |
| Network | BritBox |
Hotel Portofino is a period drama television series created by Matt Baker. The six-episode first season first was released on BritBox in the United Kingdom on 27 January 2022 and is expected to air on ITV at a later date. It premiered on Sky Italia on 28 February.[1]
The show was renewed for a second season.[2]
Cast
Main
- Natascha McElhone as Bella Ainsworth
- Lucy Akhurst as Julia Drummond-Ward
- Louisa Binder as Constance March
- Elizabeth Carling as Betty Scanlon
- Oliver Dench as Lucian Ainsworth
- Pasquale Esposito as Signor Vincenzo Danioni
- Rocco Fasano as Gianluca Bruzzone
- Lily Frazer as Claudine Pascal
- Louis Healy as Billy Scanlon
- Adam James as Jack Turner
- Imogen King as Melissa de Vere
- Olivia Morris as Alice Mays-Smith
- Daniele Pecci as Count Carlo Albani
- Lorenzo Richelmy as Roberto Albani
- Claude Scott-Mitchell as Rose Drummond-Ward
- Mark Umbers as Cecil Ainsworth
- Assad Zaman as Dr Anish Sengupta
- Anna Chancellor as Lady Latchmere
Recurring
- Carolina Gonnelli as Paola
- Petar Benčić as Francesco
- Maya Ramadan as Lottie Mays-Smith
- Henry Tomlinson as Viscount Heddon
- Dominic Tighe as Pelham Wingfield
- Bethan Cullinane as Lizzie Wingfield
Production
Matt Baker created and wrote the series in autumn 2020. Principal photography took place on location in Rijeka, Lovran, and Rovinj, Croatia and minor part was filmed in Portofino, Italy in 2021. A novelisation of the series, written by JP O'Connell, was published in December 2021 ahead of the series launch on BritBox.[3][4]
Release
BetaFilm Group is handling international distribution of the series. In June 2021, it was announced Hotel Portofino had sold to BritBox and ITV, Sky Italia, Foxtel in Australia and the American broadcaster PBS.[5] Sales expanded to DR in Denmark, Sveriges Television, Norway’s NRK, Yle in Finland, Icelandic broadcaster Sýn and NPO in the Netherlands by October.[3]
BritBox released a trailer on 5 January 2022.[6]
References
- ^ Ugolini, Chiara (27 January 2022). "I love Italy, da 'Hotel Portofino' a 'White Lotus' passando per 'The morning show': tutti amano l'Italia (vera e falsa)". La Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 28 January 2022.
- ^ "MIPTV: 'Hotel Portofino' Gets Season 2 Order, 'Professor T' Sells Wide". The Hollywood Reporter. 4 April 2022.
- ^ a b Bałaga, Marta (26 October 2021). "Beta Film pre-sells historical family saga Hotel Portofino in the Nordics and the Netherlands". CinEuropa. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
- ^ "ITV and BritBox will feature Opatija on a new drama series". Brit Flix. 17 June 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
- ^ Kanter, Jake (9 June 2021). "'Hotel Portofino': Natascha McElhone Period Drama Series Sells To ITV/BritBox, Sky Italia, Foxtel". Deadline.
- ^ Cremona, Patrick (5 January 2022). "Natascha McElhone stars in first trailer for Hotel Portofino". Radio Times. Retrieved 28 January 2022.