# The Sea Beyond (Italian TV series)

The Sea Beyond (Italian: Mare fuori, lit. '[The] Sea Outside') is an Italian drama television series that first aired on Rai 2 on September 23, 2020. It was created by Cristina Farina.
The first season premiered in Italy on September 23, 2020, and ended on October 28, 2020. The second one debuted on November 17, 2021, ending on December 22. The third series aired in the first half of February 2023 on the Rai owned streaming platform RaiPlay, and was later broadcast on television beginning from February 15, 2023, ending on March 22.

## Plot

Carmine Di Salvo and Filippo Ferrari are arrested on the same day in Naples, but they seem to have nothing in common: Carmine dreams of becoming a professional hairdresser, despite being born into a Camorra family from which he would only like to escape so he can build an honest future; Filippo, on the other hand, is a promising pianist born into a very wealthy family in Milan who is on vacation in Naples. The two teenagers are locked up on the same night and sent to the same youth detention center. Carmine was born into the world of crime and knows its rules perfectly, but for Filippo it's like having landed on another planet where even the language (Neapolitan) is something he struggles to understand.
Both are immediately noticed by the inmate Ciro Ricci, son of a Camorra boss a whole has established himself as a sort of boss within the walls of the penitentiary. With the help of the loyal soldiers in his gang, Ciro begins to torment the two new arrivals. In the women's section comes Naditza, a Romani teenager who got herself arrested on purpose, not for the first time. She has been trying to escape her parents, who have arranged a marriage for her in the tradition of the Roma people.
Inmates have particularly difficult histories: some come from criminal families and have no intention of changing their lives; others have made mistakes because they were exasperated by abuse and mistreatment; still others, born into honest families, have been fascinated by the so-called "system" and the illusion of the comfort it would guarantee.
To try to make the inmates understand that it is possible to radically change direction and live honestly are the director Paola Vinci, the commander of the penitentiary police Massimo Esposito, the educator Beppe Romano and the various guards. Each of them, in their own way and with different methods, tries to demonstrate to the young prisoners that a different way is always possible.

## Cast

* Carolina Crescentini as Paola Vinci (seasons 1-3)
* Carmine Recano as Massimo Esposito (seasons 1-ongoing)
* Lucrezia Guidone as Sofia Durante (seasons 3-ongoing)
* Massimiliano Caiazzo as Carmine Di Salvo (seasons 1-4)
* Nicolas Maupas as Filippo Ferrari (seasons 1-3)
* Raiz as Don Salvatore Ricci (season 1-4)
* Maria Esposito as Rosa Ricci (season 2-ongoing)
* Artem as Pino Pagano (seasons 1-ongoing)
* Matteo Paolillo as Edoardo Conte (seasons 1-4)
* Anna Ammirati as Elisabetta "Liz" Centola (seasons 1-3)
* Valentina Romani as Naditza (seasons 1-3)
* Antonio De Matteo as Lino (seasons 1-ongoing)
* Serena De Ferrari as Viola Torri (seasons 1-3)
* Clotilde Esposito as Silvia Scacco (seasons 1-ongoing)
* Giacomo Giorgio as Ciro Ricci (season 1, guest seasons 2-ongoing)
* Nicolò Galasso as Gaetano Sannino (seasons 1-3, guest season 4)
* Domenico Cuomo as Gianni (seasons 1-ongoing)
* Clara Soccini as Giulia Bertolacci/Crazy J (seasons 3-4)

## Episodes

| Season | Episodes | Episodes | Originally released | Originally released |
| Season | Episodes | Episodes | First released | Last released |
| 1 | 12 | 12 | September 23, 2020 (2020-09-23) | October 28, 2020 (2020-10-28) |
| 2 | 12 | 12 | November 17, 2021 (2021-11-17) | December 22, 2021 (2021-12-22) |
| 3 | 12 | 12 | February 1, 2023 (2023-02-1) | February 13, 2023 (2023-02-13) |

### Season 1 (2020)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
| 1 | 1 | "Broken Lives" "Vite spezzate" | Carmine Elia | Maurizio Careddu Cristiana Farina | 23 September 2020 (2020-9-23) |
| Paola Vinci becomes the director of a juvenile prison in Naples that seeks to reeducate and rehabilitate its young inmates. Carmine Di Salvo and Filippo Ferrari are two teenagers of the same age who come from different walks of life. Carmine Di Salvo was born to a Camorrista family in Naples, but is seen as weak by his family. After being fired from his job, Carmine visits the beach with his girlfriend Nina, but is attacked by Nazario Valletta, a member of a rival Camorra clan of his family. Though first paralyzed by fear, Carmine stabs Nazario several times and is arrested. Filippo Ferrari is a wealthy young pianist from Milan who visits Naples on holiday. At the train station, he meets a Roma girl named Naditza, who steals his wallet and watch. That night, Filippo visits a nightclub with friends. Filippo accidentally causes his friend Greg's death and is arrested. Both teenagers, having been accused of murder, are taken to the juvenile prison. They are immediately targeted by Ciro Ricci, the most feared inmate in the prison. ||||||
| 2 | 2 | "Crime Education" "Educazione criminale" | Carmine Elia | Maurizio Careddu Cristiana Farina | 23 September 2020 (2020-9-23) |
| 3 | 3 | "Family Rules" "Ogni famiglia ha le sue regole" | Carmine Elia | Maurizio Careddu Cristiana Farina Peppe Fiore | 30 September 2020 (2020-9-30) |
| 4 | 4 | "Who Finds a Friend Finds a Treasure" "Chi trova un amico trova un tesoro" | Carmine Elia | Maurizio Careddu Cristiana Farina Peppe Fiore | 30 September 2020 (2020-9-30) |
| 5 | 5 | "The Cure of Revenge" "La vendetta per guarire" | Carmine Elia | Maurizio Careddu Cristiana Farina Luca Monesi | 7 October 2020 (2020-10-7) |
| 6 | 6 | "The Belonging" "L'appartenenza" | Carmine Elia | Maurizio Careddu Cristiana Farina | 7 October 2020 (2020-10-7) |
| 7 | 7 | "Evil Love" "L'amore malvagio" | Carmine Elia | Maurizio Careddu Cristiana Farina | 14 October 2020 (2020-10-14) |
| 8 | 8 | "Know Yourself" "Conosci te stesso" | Carmine Elia | Maurizio Careddu Cristiana Farina Luca Monesi | 14 October 2020 (2020-10-14) |
| 9 | 9 | "Broken Bonds" "Legami spezzati" | Carmine Elia | Maurizio Careddu Cristiana Farina | 21 October 2020 (2020-10-21) |
| 10 | 10 | "The Shapes of Love" "Le forme dell'amore" | Carmine Elia | Maurizio Careddu Cristiana Farina | 21 October 2020 (2020-10-21) |
| 11 | 11 | "The Right Thing" "Fai la cosa giusta" | Carmine Elia | Maurizio Careddu Cristiana Farina | 28 October 2020 (2020-10-28) |
| 12 | 12 | "Die to Live" "Morire per vivere" | Carmine Elia | Maurizio Careddu Cristiana Farina | 28 October 2020 (2020-10-28) |

### Season 2 (2021)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
| 13 | 1 | "The Family That Will Be" "La famiglia che verrà" | Milena Cocozza | Maurizio Careddu Cristiana Farina | 17 November 2021 (2021-11-17) |
| 14 | 2 | "Joy and Pain" "Nella gioia e nel dolore" | Milena Cocozza | Maurizio Careddu Cristiana Farina | 17 November 2021 (2021-11-17) |
| 15 | 3 | "I’m Not Like You" "Io non sono come voi" | Milena Cocozza | Maurizio Careddu Cristiana Farina | 24 November 2021 (2021-11-24) |
| 16 | 4 | "Love Who Hurts" "Amare chi fa male" | Milena Cocozza | Maurizio Careddu Cristiana Farina | 24 November 2021 (2021-11-24) |
| 17 | 5 | "Water Above The Bridge" "Il passato che ritorna" | Milena Cocozza | Maurizio Careddu Cristiana Farina Luca Monesi | 1 December 2021 (2021-12-1) |
| 18 | 6 | "Mom is Mom" "La mamma è sempre la mamma" | Milena Cocozza | Maurizio Careddu Cristiana Farina Luca Monesi | 1 December 2021 (2021-12-1) |
| 19 | 7 | "Choiches Weigh" "Il peso delle scelte" | Ivan Silvestrini | Maurizio Careddu Cristiana Farina Luca Monesi | 8 December 2021 (2021-12-8) |
| 20 | 8 | "The Shapes of Love" "Le forme dell'amore" | Ivan Silvestrini | Maurizio Careddu Cristiana Farina Luca Monesi | 8 December 2021 (2021-12-8) |
| 21 | 9 | "Revelations" "Rivelazioni" | Ivan Silvestrini | Unknown | 8 December 2021 (2021-12-8) |
| 22 | 10 | "Nothing is at it Seems" "Niente è mai come sembra" | Ivan Silvestrini | Unknown | 15 December 2021 (2021-12-15) |
| 23 | 11 | "Guilty of Innocence" "Colpevole d'innocenza" | Ivan Silvestrini | Unknown | 22 December 2021 (2021-12-22) |
| 24 | 12 | "Breaking Point" "Il punto di rottura" | Ivan Silvestrini | Unknown | 22 December 2021 (2021-12-22) |

### Season 3 (2023)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
| 25 | 1 | "Necessary Hate" "L'odio necessario" | Ivan Silvestrini | Maurizio Careddu Cristiana Farina | 1 February 2023 (2023-2-1) |
| 26 | 2 | "Lure of Blood" "Il richiamo del sangue" | Ivan Silvestrini | Maurizio Careddu Cristiana Farina | 1 February 2023 (2023-2-1) |
| 27 | 3 | "Double Revenge" "Doppia vendetta" | Ivan Silvestrini | Maurizio Careddu Cristiana Farina | 1 February 2023 (2023-2-1) |
| 28 | 4 | "Love is Salvation" "L'amore che salva" | Ivan Silvestrini | Maurizio Careddu Cristiana Farina | 1 February 2023 (2023-2-1) |
| 29 | 5 | "Love Isn't Real" "L'amore non esiste" | Ivan Silvestrini | Maurizio Careddu Cristiana Farina Angelo Petrella | 1 February 2023 (2023-2-1) |
| 30 | 6 | "The Age of Innocence" "L'età dell'innocenza" | Ivan Silvestrini | Maurizio Careddu Cristiana Farina Luca Monesi | 1 February 2023 (2023-2-1) |
| 31 | 7 | "Die to Rise" "Per nascere bisogna morire" | Ivan Silvestrini | Maurizio Careddu Cristiana Farina | 13 February 2023 (2023-2-13) |
| 32 | 8 | "The Day of the End" "Un giorno tutto finisce" | Ivan Silvestrini | Maurizio Careddu Cristiana Farina Angelo Petrella | 13 February 2023 (2023-2-13) |
| 33 | 9 | "The Stages of Love" "Le fasi dell'amore" | Ivan Silvestrini | Maurizio Careddu Cristiana Farina Angelo Petrella | 13 February 2023 (2023-2-13) |
| 34 | 10 | "Rules of Friendship" "Le regole dell'amicizia" | Ivan Silvestrini | Maurizio Careddu Cristiana Farina Angelo Petrella | 13 February 2023 (2023-2-13) |
| 35 | 11 | "Friendship Is Forever" "Un'amicizia è per sempre" | Ivan Silvestrini | Maurizio Careddu Cristiana Farina | 13 February 2023 (2023-2-13) |
| 36 | 12 | "The Choice" "La scelta" | Ivan Silvestrini | Maurizio Careddu Cristiana Farina | 13 February 2023 (2023-2-13) |

## Production

The series was created by Cristiana Farina, who co-wrote the script with Maurizio Careddu. Produced by Rai Fiction and Picomedia, the series is filmed in the naval base on Via Acton in Naples. Other filming locations in Naples include Maschio Angioino, the Caracciolo seafront, Galleria Umberto I, the Rione Sanità and Montesanto districts, Toledo underground station, the Centro direzionale, and Posillipo.
While airing the first season, producer Roberto Sessa confirmed that the second season was in production. Filming of the second season began on April 19, 2021 and lasted 19 weeks.
At the end of the last episode of the second season, the third season was announced, then officially confirmed in January 2022, the shooting of which began in the spring of the same year.
In March 2022, while the third season was still in the works, the decision to renew the series for the fourth season was confirmed.
In January 2023, when the third season was about to be released, the series had another renewal for the fifth and sixth seasons as well.

## Release

The first and second seasons were first broadcast by Rai 2 in 2020 and in 2021, and the episodes were added to the catalog of the RaiPlay platform a few hours after broadcasting on live TV. The only exceptions were episodes 1 and 2 of the second season, which were instead distributed by RaiPlay two days before the broadcast on Rai 2.
In May 2022, however, Rai lost the rights to distribute the series, which was consequently removed entirely from its video-on-demand platform. On June 10, 2022, the first two seasons of the series were added to the Netflix catalog, and only at this point did the series become a cult phenomenon, gaining great attention from audiences and critics.
For the third season of the series, however, the rights for broadcasting via streaming return to RaiPlay, which on February 1, 2023, publishes the first six episodes thus anticipating the first viewing on live TV. RaiPlay, on the same date, also republished the first two seasons that had been removed a year earlier.
On February 13, 2023, RaiPlay released the remaining six unedited episodes. On the platform it ranks at the top of the ranking of the most viewed on-demand serial programs in a single day with almost 2.7 million views in 24 hours and from September 2020 up to that moment the fiction has had 80 million views overall.
During the same period, the first two seasons of the series continue to be popular on Netflix. The broadcast on live television of the third season (for the first time already fully distributed in streaming) began on February 15, 2023.
Thanks to the production and distribution company Beta Film, the series was distributed in France, Germany, Scandinavia and Spain, and is also viewable in Latin America, Israel, and the Nordic countries.

## Music

The soundtrack, composed and produced by Stefano Lentini, was released in four albums, each corresponding to one of the show's four seasons. It achieved remarkable success in Europe, with over 70 million streams on both Spotify and YouTube. Stefano Lentini was awarded double platinum and two gold records, marking a unique achievement in the viral success of a film score for a series entirely produced in Italy. The music combines classical compositions with prominent electronic elements, featuring a significant focus on original piano pieces and original songs. Almost all the songs in the series are sung by *Raiz, interpreter of Don Salvatore in the series and leader of the musical group "Almamegretta". Part of the music was performed by the RAI National Symphony Orchestra and mixed by Grammy Award-winning sound engineer Geoff Foster .

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Nominee | Result |
| 2021 | Cilento Fest | Best Actor | Raiz | Won |
| 2021 | Cilento Fest | Best Soundtrack | Stefano Lentini | Won |
| 2022 | Premio Berenice | Best Composer | Stefano Lentini | Nominated |
| 2023 | Ciak d'Oro Serie TV | Best Audience Series Under 30 | The Sea Beyond | Won |
| 2023 | Nastri d'Argento Grandi Serie | Series of the Year | The Sea Beyond | Won |