EXCLUSIVE: The first two episodes of Italian maestro Marco Bellocchio ’s new series for HBO Max, Portobello , will unspool at the Venice Film Festival on Monday. We’ve got a first look at the trailer – check it out above.

The series is the first original Italian production introduced by Warner Bros Discovery for Max and will launch in 2026. It tells the story of “one of the most blatant errors of Italian justice” involving TV presenter Enzo Tortora, and is billed as a tragic tale of the fall of an innocent man.

In 1982, Tortora is at the peak of success. He hosts Portobello , which reaches 28 million viewers during primetime television, all eagerly waiting for the participant who will manage to get a word out of the program’s guest of honor: a parrot.

Per the synopsis: Tortor

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