# Skam Italia

Skam Italia (often stylized as SKAM Italia) is an Italian teen drama television series based on the Norwegian television series Skam. The series first aired on 23 March 2018 on TIMvision.

## Plot

The series follows the daily lives of students at the Liceo J.F. Kennedy in Rome as they deal with typical issues of adolescence. Each season follows a different protagonist and centers on topics such as relationship insecurities, slut-shaming, coming out, mental illness, toxic masculinity, and anorexia nervosa. The show occurs in real time, meaning when something happens at a certain date or time, scenes are uploaded to the show's website, called "clips." The show also utilizes Instagram and text message screenshots to give the characters a realistic feel. After the show's Netflix revival in season 4 and subsequent seasons after, the real-time and transmedia aspects are dropped, as all episodes are released at once.

## Cast and characters
### Central characters

| Actor | Character | Based on | First Generation | First Generation | First Generation | First Generation | First Generation | Second Generation |
| Actor | Character | Based on | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Ludovica Martino | Eva Brighi | Eva Kviig Mohn | Central | Recurring | Main | Main | Recurring | Guest |
| Federico Cesari | Martino Rametta | Isak Valtersen | Main | Central | Recurring | Main | Main | Guest |
| Benedetta Gargari | Eleonora Sava | Noora Amalie Sætre | Main | Guest | Central | Guest | | |
| Beatrice Bruschi | Sana Allagui | Sana Bakkoush | Main | Main | Main | Central | Recurring | Guest |
| Francesco Centorame | Elia Santini | Elias | Recurring | Main | Guest | Main | Central | Main |
| Francesco Centorame | Elia Santini | Mahdi Disi | Recurring | Main | Guest | Main | Central | Main |
| Nicole Rossi | Asia Giovannelli | | | | | | Main | Central |

### Main characters

| Actor | Character | Based on | First Generation | First Generation | First Generation | First Generation | First Generation | Second Generation |
| Actor | Character | Based on | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Greta Ragusa | Silvia Mirabella | Vilde Hellerud Lien | Main | Recurring | Main | Main | Main | Recurring |
| Martina Lelio | Federica Cacciotti | Christina "Chris" Berg | Main | Recurring | Main | Main | Main | Guest |
| Ludovico Tersigni | Giovanni Garau | Jonas Noah Vasquez | Main | Main | Recurring | Main | Main | |
| Rocco Fasano | Niccolò Fares | Even Bech Næsheim | | Main | Recurring | Main | Main | Guest |
| Giancarlo Commare | Edoardo Incanti | William Magnusson | Recurring | Guest | Main | Guest | Guest | |
| Nicholas Zerbini | Luca Colosio | Magnus Fossbakken | | Main | Guest | Main | Main | Recurring |
| Pietro Turano | Filippo Sava | Eskild Tryggvasson | | Recurring | Main | Recurring | Main | Guest |
| Mehdi Meskar | Malik Doueiri | Yousef Acar | | | | Main | Recurring | |
| Ibrahim Keshk | Rami Allagui | Elias Bakkoush | | | | Main | Recurring | |
| Lea Gavino | Viola Loiero | | | | | | Main | Main |
| Maria Camilla Brandenburg | Rebecca Viviani | | | | | | Recurring | Main |
| Benedetta Santibelli | Fiorella Capuano | | | | | | Recurring | Main |
| Cosimo Longo | Jorge | | | | | | Recurring | Main |
| Yothin Clavenzani | Munny | | | | | | Recurring | Main |
| Andrea Palma | Giulio Telesca | | | | | | | Main |
| Leo Rivosecchi | Beniamino | | | | | | | Main |

### Recurring and guest characters

| Actor | Character | Based on | First Generation | First Generation | First Generation | First Generation | First Generation | Second Generation |
| Actor | Character | Based on | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Luca Grispini | Federico Canegallo | Christoffer "Penetrator-Chris" Schistad | Recurring | Guest | Recurring | Guest | | |
| Nina Fotaras | Laura Pandakovic | Ingrid Theis Gaupseth | Recurring | Guest | Guest | Recurring | | |
| Andrea Luna Posocco | Sara | Sara Nørstelien | Recurring | Guest | Guest | Recurring | | |
| Martina Gatti | Emma Covitti | Emma W. Larzen | | Recurring | Guest | Recurring | Guest | |
| Marina Occhionero | Maddalena | Sonja | | Recurring | | | | |
| Mauro Lamanna | Andrea Incanti | Nikolai Magnusson | | | Recurring | | | |
| Martina Querini | Marta | Mari Aspeflaten | | | Recurring | | | |
| Ryan Daroui | Luai | Mikael Øverlie Boukhal | | | | Recurring | Guest | |
| Danial Daroui | Driss | Adam Malik | | data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | | Recurring | Guest | |
| Danial Daroui | Driss | Mutasim Tatouti | | data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | | Recurring | Guest | |
| Sonia Amini | Maryam | Jamilla Bikarim | | | | Recurring | | |
| Somaia Taha Ebrahim Halawa | Medja | Jamilla Bikarim | | | | Recurring | | |
| Alice Luvisoni | Carlotta | | | | | Recurring | | |
| Federica Lucaferri | Olly | | | | | | | Recurring |
| Lorenzo Vigevano | Chicco Rodi | | Guest | Guest | Guest | Recurring | Guest | Guest |
| Julia Wujkowska | Sofia | Dance Chicks | | | style="background: #DEF; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-cast"|Guest | | data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | |
| Julia Wujkowska | Sofia | Isabell | | | style="background: #DEF; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-cast"|Guest | | data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | |
| Giulia Schiavo | Alice | Iben Sandberg | Guest | | | | | |

## Episodes
### Series overview

| Season | Episodes | Episodes | Originally released | Originally released | Originally released |
| Season | Episodes | Episodes | First released | Last released | Network |
| 1 | 11 | 11 | March 29, 2018 (2018-03-29) | June 8, 2018 (2018-06-08) | TIMvision |
| 2 | 10 | 10 | October 12, 2018 (2018-10-12) | December 24, 2018 (2018-12-24) | TIMvision |
| 3 | 11 | 11 | March 15, 2019 (2019-03-15) | June 7, 2019 (2019-06-07) | TIMvision |
| 4 | 10 | 10 | May 15, 2020 (2020-05-15) | May 15, 2020 (2020-05-15) | Netflix |
| 5 | 10 | 10 | September 1, 2022 (2022-09-01) | September 1, 2022 (2022-09-01) | | Netflix |
| 6 | 10 | 10 | January 18, 2024 (2024-01-18) | January 18, 2024 (2024-01-18) | | Netflix |

### Season 1 (2018)

Season 1 aired from 29 March to 8 June 2018 and comprised 11 episodes. It centered around Eva Brighi, a teenage girl who struggles with trusting her boyfriend, Giovanni, who used to date her former best friend, Laura, who has cut her out at school. Eva eventually finds new friends in Eleonora, Federica, Sana, and Silvia, and finds the strength to break up with Giovanni and focus on herself for a change.
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Duration | Original release date |
| 1 | 1 | "You look like a wh*re" (Sembri una pu**ana) | 22 min | 29 March 2018 (2018-03-29) |
| 2 | 2 | "You're an as**ole" (Sei uno str***o) | 20 min | 4 April 2018 (2018-04-04) |
| 3 | 3 | "A party where nobody wants you" (Una festa a cui nessuno ti vuole) | 22 min | 14 April 2018 (2018-04-14) |
| 4 | 4 | "Does your boyfriend know we're texting?" (Il tuo ragazzo lo sa che ci scriviamo?) | 22 min | 20 April 2018 (2018-04-20) |
| 5 | 5 | "What turns you on?" (Cosa ti eccita?) | 22 min | 28 April 2018 (2018-04-28) |
| 6 | 6 | "Laura told me everything" (Laura mi ha detto tutto) | 24 min | 5 May 2018 (2018-05-05) |
| 7 | 7 | "I made a mess" (Ho fatto un casino) | 23 min | 11 May 2018 (2018-05-11) |
| 8 | 8 | "Everyone at school knows" (Lo sanno tutti a scuola) | 23 min | 18 May 2018 (2018-05-18) |
| 9 | 9 | "If you all hate me so much" (Se vi faccio a tutti così schifo) | 21 min | 25 May 2018 (2018-05-25) |
| 10 | 10 | "Why did you do something like that to me?" (Perché mi hai fatto una cosa del genere?) | 19 min | 1 June 2018 (2018-06-01) |
| 11 | 11 | "A stupid choice" (Una scelta stupida) | 29 min | 8 June 2018 (2018-06-08) |

### Season 2 (2018)

Season 2 aired from 12 October to 24 December 2018 and comprised 10 episodes. It broke from the traditional Skam order of central characters, instead centering on Martino Rametta, Giovanni's best friend, a closeted gay teenager. He quickly finds himself falling in love with Niccolò, who struggles with borderline personality disorder and a tenuous family situation. Leaning on his friends Giovanni, Luca, and Elia, Martino begins to embrace who he truly is.
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Duration | Original release date |
| 12 | 1 | "I've never seen you" (Non ti ho mai visto) | 37 min | 12 October 2018 (2018-10-12) |
| 13 | 2 | "Tabasco" | 31 min | 20 October 2018 (2018-10-20) |
| 14 | 3 | "Virility" (Virilità) | 23 min | 29 October 2018 (2018-10-29) |
| 15 | 4 | "Holding Your Breath" (Trattenere il Respiro) | 23 min | 1 November 2018 (2018-11-01) |
| 16 | 5 | "The Last Man on Earth" (L'Ultimo Uomo sulla Terra) | 35 min | 10 November 2018 (2018-11-10) |
| 17 | 6 | "City - Real" | 22 min | 24 November 2018 (2018-11-24) |
| 18 | 7 | "The Wizard of Love" (Il Mago dell'Amore) | 30 min | 2 December 2018 (2018-12-02) |
| 19 | 8 | "Have a Nice Trip" (Buon Viaggio) | 30 min | 8 December 2018 (2018-12-08) |
| 20 | 9 | "Follies" (Follie) | 21 min | 17 December 2018 (2018-12-17) |
| 21 | 10 | "Minute by Minute" (Minuto Per Minuto) | 32 min | 24 December 2018 (2018-12-24) |

### Season 3 (2019)

Season 3 aired from 15 March to 7 June 2019 and comprised 11 episodes. It focused on Eleonora Sava, Eva's new best friend. Eleonora lives with her older brother, completely independent from their parents, and prides herself on being wise beyond her years. However, her confidence threatens to come crashing down when she has to face her romantic feelings for Edoardo, a popular boy at school, and is the victim of revenge porn.
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Duration | Original release date |
| 22 | 1 | "Leave with me" (Esci con me) | 35 min | 15 March 2019 (2019-03-15) |
| 23 | 2 | "It's you" (Sei tu) | 23 min | 22 March 2019 (2019-03-22) |
| 24 | 3 | "Tell him I'll be back tomorrow" (Digli che torno domani) | 27 min | 29 March 2019 (2019-03-29) |
| 25 | 4 | "This is why I don't like you" (È per questo che non mi piaci) | 21 min | 5 April 2019 (2019-04-05) |
| 26 | 5 | "I'll never hurt you" (Non ti farò mai del male) | 19 min | 12 April 2019 (2019-04-12) |
| 27 | 6 | "Stop" (Basta) | 16 min | 19 April 2019 (2019-04-19) |
| 28 | 7 | "Brothers" (Fratelli) | 19 min | 3 May 2019 (2019-05-03) |
| 29 | 8 | "Oops" (Ops) | 16 min | 10 May 2019 (2019-05-10) |
| 30 | 9 | "Fever" (Febbre) | 22 min | 17 May 2019 (2019-05-17) |
| 31 | 10 | "Tell me too" (Dimmelo anche tu) | 17 min | 31 May 2019 (2019-05-31) |
| 32 | 11 | "Three, two, one" (Tre, due, uno) | 24 min | 7 June 2019 (2019-06-07) |

### Season 4 (2020)

Season 4 was released in its entirety on 15 May 2020 and comprised 10 episodes. It focused on Sana Allagui, a Muslim-Italian girl, and Eva and Eleonora's friend. She begins to struggle to balance her faith and her friendships, as she begins to develop feelings for her brother's best friend, Malik, who identifies as a non-Muslim.
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Duration | Original release date |
| 33 | 1 | "Italian" (Italiana) | 31 min | 15 May 2020 (2020-05-15) |
| 34 | 2 | "Mykonos" | 29 min | 15 May 2020 (2020-05-15) |
| 35 | 3 | "Sin" (Peccato) | 23 min | 15 May 2020 (2020-05-15) |
| 36 | 4 | "Total eclipse" (Eclissi totale) | 22 min | 15 May 2020 (2020-05-15) |
| 37 | 5 | "Alpha Males" (Maschi Alfa) | 24 min | 15 May 2020 (2020-05-15) |
| 38 | 6 | "Your little friend" (L'amichetta tua) | 30 min | 15 May 2020 (2020-05-15) |
| 39 | 7 | "Stupid questions" (Domande stupide) | 29 min | 15 May 2020 (2020-05-15) |
| 40 | 8 | "The losers" (Le sfigate) | 28 min | 15 May 2020 (2020-05-15) |
| 41 | 9 | "Close your eyes" (Chiudi gli occhi) | 34 min | 15 May 2020 (2020-05-15) |
| 42 | 10 | "Together" (Insieme) | 40 min | 15 May 2020 (2020-05-15) |

### Season 5 (2022)

Season 5 was released in its entirety on 1 September 2022 and comprised 10 episodes. This season is the first to move past the original Skam storylines, centering around Elia Santini, one of Giovanni and Martino's friends. He struggles with toxic masculinity and sexual intimacy, which stems from his micropenis size, as well as being forced to repeat his senior year of high school without his friends. Over the course of the season, he finds himself drawn to classmate Viola, who also struggles with intimacy after being groomed by a teacher at their high school.
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Duration | Original release date |
| 43 | 1 | "As usual" (Come al solito) | 23 min | 1 September 2022 (2022-09-01) |
| 44 | 2 | "Baran" | 21 min | 1 September 2022 (2022-09-01) |
| 45 | 3 | "Mister Kennedy" | 23 min | 1 September 2022 (2022-09-01) |
| 46 | 4 | "Free love" (Amore libero) | 24 min | 1 September 2022 (2022-09-01) |
| 47 | 5 | "Never" (Mai) | 26 min | 1 September 2022 (2022-09-01) |
| 48 | 6 | "Anniversary" (Anniversario) | 22 min | 1 September 2022 (2022-09-01) |
| 49 | 7 | "A bigger one" (Uno più grande) | 21 min | 1 September 2022 (2022-09-01) |
| 50 | 8 | "Am I wrong?" (Mi sbaglio?) | 24 min | 1 September 2022 (2022-09-01) |
| 51 | 9 | "Undress" (Spogli) | 24 min | 1 September 2022 (2022-09-01) |
| 52 | 10 | "Our adventure" (La nostra avventura) | 30 min | 1 September 2022 (2022-09-01) |

### Season 6 (2024)

Season 6 was released in its entirety on 18 January 2024 and comprised 10 episodes. This season will be the first to focus on a Skam Italia character without a counterpart from the original Norwegian series. Asia Giovannelli is the central character, one of Viola's best friends. Charismatic, strong, and determined, Asia and her friend group, "The Rebels," will face challenges to their decisive morals and ideals by the arrival of new students, especially Giulio. Asia also struggles with the pressures of school, which manifests in anorexia nervosa.
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Duration | Original release date |
| 53 | 1 | "A little without" (Un po' senza) | 24 min | 18 January 2024 (2024-01-18) |
| 54 | 2 | "Popular" (Popolari) | 27 min | 18 January 2024 (2024-01-18) |
| 55 | 3 | "Grams" (Grammi) | 26 min | 18 January 2024 (2024-01-18) |
| 56 | 4 | "In the end" (Alla fine) | 22 min | 18 January 2024 (2024-01-18) |
| 57 | 5 | "The boy who carried the egg" (Il ragazzo che portava l'uovo) | 29 min | 18 January 2024 (2024-01-18) |
| 58 | 6 | "Control" (Il controllo) | 30 min | 18 January 2024 (2024-01-18) |
| 59 | 7 | "Monte del Grano" | 20 min | 18 January 2024 (2024-01-18) |
| 60 | 8 | "The ethical state" (Lo Stato etico) | 22 min | 18 January 2024 (2024-01-18) |
| 61 | 9 | "Observation" (Osservazione) | 25 min | 18 January 2024 (2024-01-18) |
| 62 | 10 | "To say goodbye" (Per salutarvi) | 29 min | 18 January 2024 (2024-01-18) |

## Production and release

In October 2017, it was announced that Skam would be remade in several European countries, including Italy. The first season, which was directed by Ludovico Bessegato, was released on TIMvision on 23 March 2018.
Skam Italia was renewed for a second season in June 2018, with Bessegato confirmed to be directing. In July, it was revealed that the Italian series would follow a different order from the Norwegian series, with the second season focusing on Martino. The first episode of the second season was released on 12 October 2018 on TIMvision.
In October 2018, filming for the third season was announced, with Eleonora and Edoardo as protagonists. Unlike the prior two seasons, the third season was directed by Ludovico Di Martino, rather than Bessegato. The first episode of the third season was released on 15 May 2019 on TIMvision.
Production of the fourth season was announced in December 2019 with Ludovico Bessegato returning as director. The season was co-produced by Netflix, who acquired the rights to distribute the first three seasons on 1 January 2020. The entire fourth season was released on Netflix on 15 May 2020, and focused on Sana, a Muslim-Italian girl.
In June 2021, Netflix announced the production of the fifth season, which would release in 2022. The season's protagonist was Elia, whose sexual insecurities stemmed from his micropenis. The entire fifth season was released on Netflix on 1 September 2022.
On 26 January 2023, Netflix announced the production of the sixth season. Filming began on 27 February with Tiziano Russo directing.

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Result |
| 2019 | Diversity Media Awards | Best Italian TV Series | Won |
| 2020 | Parma Film Festival | Invenzioni dal Vero – Best Italian Series | Won |
| 2021 | Diversity Media Awards | Best Italian TV Series | Won |
| 2021 | Nastri D'Argento Grandi Serie | Best Teen Series | Won |
| 2023 | Ciak d'Oro Serie TV | Best Audience Series Under 30 | Nominated |