Netflix Italy has announced a diverse lineup of 17 new movies and series for 2026, featuring returning favorites and fresh originals. Highlights include new seasons of Suburra and The Law According to Lidia Poet, alongside debuts like the sports drama Motorvalley and the animation from Zerocalcare. The slate emphasizes authentic Italian stories with a strong cast of local talent.
On January 21, 2026, Netflix Italy revealed its upcoming slate for the year, comprising 17 titles across movies, new series, and returning shows. The announcement, part of a week-long reveal of European content, confirms several previously teased projects and introduces new ones, focusing on drama, comedy, thriller, and animation genres.
Tinny Andreatta, Vice President for Italian Content at Netflix, expressed pride in the lineup, stating, “I’m truly proud of the spectacular pool of talent who this year will give a face and a soul to our Italian stories, which are unique and authentic.” She added, “Each has had a distinctive and unique creative journey, and through our collaboration, we’re excited to be offering these celebrated performers the opportunity to give audiences challenging and previously unseen versions of their artistic identities. And this is an added value we’re really proud of.”
Among new series, Motorvalley premieres on February 10, 2026, starring Luca Argentero as a retired racer training a young talent in the Italian Gran Turismo Championship. An Italian adaptation of Physical: 100 features contestants like Olympic swimmer Federica Pellegrini and gymnast Jury Chechi. Nemesi, a legal thriller directed by Piero Messina, stars Pierfrancesco Favino and Elodie as a couple entangled in a murder accusation. La Scuola explores life in a strict Neapolitan military high school, while Zerocalcare's animation arrives in May 2026, following characters Zero and Cinghiale amid personal chaos. A fall mystery series pairs Pierpaolo Spollon and Andrea Lattanzi in an art-world murder investigation, and Il Capo Perfetto, a dramedy based on El Buen Patrón, features Luca Zingaretti.
New movies include Il Falsario on January 23, 2026, with Pietro Castellitto as a 1970s art forger. Feel My Voice, a musical drama remake of La Famille Bélier, stars Sarah Toscano and Serena Rossi in spring 2026. Campioni, a remake of Campeones, has Alessandro Gassmann coaching neurodivergent players. L’Invisibile is an action thriller with Edoardo Leo, and Noi un po’ meglio, directed by Daniele Luchetti, stars Elio Germano and Maria Chiara Giannetta in a romantic comedy about adoption.
Returning series feature The Law According to Lidia Poet season 3 with Matilda De Angelis facing a personal crisis. Rhythm + Flow Italy returns in June 2026 with judges Guè, Fabri Fibra, Geolier, and Rose Villain, offering a €100,000 prize. Maschi Veri season 2 continues its comedy on male friendships, Storia della mia famiglia season 2 deals with family grief, and Suburra advances its crime saga with Giacomo Ferrara post-prison.
Netflix is also boosting local movie production, including titles like Senza Volto and collaborations for post-theatrical streaming windows via PiperFilm.
