Back in September, Italy presented Mario Martone’s Nostalgia for consideration as a nominee for Best International Feature Film at the 95th Academy Awards, which will air this Sunday, March 12. Nostalgia ultimately didn’t make the cut for candidacy, but Italy — Rome in particular — remains a cinematic stronghold in Hollywood’s eyes; just yesterday, in fact, Penske Media announced the spring 2023 launch of The Hollywood Reporter Roma, a new multimedia platform and the first-ever European edition of the historic film industry magazine.
Italy may have no contender in the Best International Feature Film category, but there are plenty of recent English-friendly, set-in-Italy series and films — from the past year and the year to come — that you can watch to get your Bel Paese fix. Some items on this list may be higher-brow than others, but hey, if Italian scenery or storylines are primarily what you’re after, they all deliver.
