The Young Montalbano

The Young Montalbano
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Also known asIl giovane Montalbano
GenrePolice procedural
Written by
Directed byGianluca Maria Tavarelli
StarringMichele Riondino
Theme music composer
Opening theme"Curri, curri"
(sung by Olivia Sellerio)
Ending theme"Vuci mia cantannu vai"
(sung by Olivia Sellerio)
ComposerAndrea Guerra
Country of originItaly
Original languagesItalian
Sicilian
No. of series2
No. of episodes12
Production
Executive producerGianfranco Barbagallo
Producers
  • Carlo Degli Esposti
  • Nora Barbieri
  • Max Gusberti
Production locations
Cinematography
  • Lorenzo Adorisio (Season 1)
  • Mario Pieroni (Season 2)[1]
EditorAlessandro Heffler
Running time120 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkRai 1
Release23 February 2012 (2012-02-23) –
19 October 2015 (2015-10-19)
Related
Inspector Montalbano
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The Young Montalbano (Italian: Il giovane 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 (Il commissario Montalbano) series that are based on the detective novels of Andrea Camilleri. The setting is the fictional town of Vigàta, Sicily.

The first series was originally broadcast during February and March 2012 by Rai 1 in Italy.[2] It was broadcast in the United States by MHz WorldView during October and November 2012.[3] The BBC acquired the series in late 2012,[4] and the first episode was broadcast by BBC Four in the UK on 7 September 2013.[5]

In April 2012, it was reported that filming for a second series should start in late 2013.[6] It was delayed until August 2014.[7] The second series was broadcast in Italy during September and October 2015.[8]

  1. ^ "Il giovane Montalbano 2 - Cast tecnico" [The Young Montalbano 2 - Technical cast]. Rai Uno (in Italian). 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
  2. ^ "Il giovane Montalbano : Puntate" [The Young Montalbano: Episodes]. Rai Uno (in Italian). 2013. Archived from the original on 25 January 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
  3. ^ "The Young Montalbano Premieres Exclusively on MHz Next Week". MHz Networks. 2013. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
  4. ^ "Rai: la BBC acquista 'Il giovane Montalbano'" [Rai: BBC buys "The Young Montalbano"]. Adnkronos (in Italian). 30 November 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
  5. ^ "The Young Montalbano". BBC Four. 2013. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
  6. ^ Bellu, Daniela (4 April 2012). "Tornano Il commissario Montalbano e anche Il giovane Montalbano" [Montalbano and the Young Montalbano are back]. Blogapuntate (in Italian). Archived from the original on 1 July 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
  7. ^ Iovane, Giorgia (9 August 2014). "Il Giovane Montalbano, la seconda stagione su Rai 1 nel 2015" [Young Montalbano, the second season on Rai 1 in 2015]. TV Blog (in Italian). Retrieved 8 August 2015.
    - Carbonaro, Massimiliano (16 September 2014). "Il giovane Montalbano: il ciak della seconda stagione con Michele Riondino" [The Young Montalbano: the start of the second season with Michele Riondino]. TVzap (in Italian). Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  8. ^ "Il giovane Montalbano". Rai Uno (in Italian). 2015. Archived from the original on 9 December 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2015.