Best Italian shows on Netflix to learn Italian
Updated July 11, 2026
These are the best Italian shows on Netflix for language learners, ranked from easiest to hardest with an honest difficulty level and a note on what makes each one good practice. Pair any of them with graded subtitles so you learn while you watch.
1.Summertime
Upper beginnerB1 · teen, romance, coming-of-age
A gentle coastal teen romance in clear, everyday standard Italian.
This Adriatic-coast teen romance is told in clean standard Italian with emotional, unhurried delivery, everyday vocabulary, and almost no dialect, which makes it one of the most accessible ways into Italian on Netflix.
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Upper beginnerB1 · teen, crime, drama
A Roman teen drama in clear, conversational Italian.
Loosely based on a real scandal, this Roman teen drama uses clear, conversational standard Italian. Some youth slang and a light Romanesco inflection add colour, but it stays articulate enough for high-beginners.
Learn Italian with Baby →3.The Law According to Lidia Poët
IntermediateB2 · period, legal, crime, romance
A sharp period legal drama with formal, courtroom Italian.
Italy's first female lawyer takes on 1880s Turin in this stylish period drama. The diction is crisp and standard, but a formal register plus courtroom and 19th-century vocabulary lift it to B2.
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IntermediateB2 · teen, superhero, fantasy
A Milanese superhero teen drama with fast, slangy speech.
A shy teenager who can turn invisible is drawn into saving his Milan neighbourhood. The sci-fi premise is simple, but the fast, slang-rich speech of multi-ethnic Milanese youth and overlapping dialogue push it to B2.
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IntermediateB2 · comedy, romance, coming-of-age
A nostalgic Naples romcom with quick, regional-flavoured comedy.
This nostalgic romcom about a couple who met as kids in the dial-up era is light on vocabulary, but its quick comedic delivery and Neapolitan cast and setting add regional colour and speed that stretch intermediate learners to B2.
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IntermediateB2 · comedy, romance, drama
A witty Turin romcom in clean but rapid Italian.
A TV producer lets astrology run her love life in this witty romantic comedy. The Turin-standard Italian is clean, but the rapid-fire banter and astrology jargon make it a solid B2.
Learn Italian with An Astrological Guide for Broken Hearts →7.Curon
IntermediateB2 · supernatural, mystery, horror, teen
A moody supernatural mystery in measured standard Italian.
Twins return to their mother's eerie South Tyrol village in this supernatural mystery. The Italian is standard and the pacing measured, but the abstract, ominous vocabulary and some muted delivery keep it solidly B2.
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IntermediateB2 · period, drama, romance, mystery
A 1960s Rome period drama, clear but with era vocabulary.
Set around a Roman funfair in the 1960s, this family mystery is clear but not slow, with era-specific vocabulary and mild Roman flavour plus family-drama subtext to track, which places it at B2.
Learn Italian with Luna Park →9.Everything Calls for Salvation
IntermediateB2 · drama, coming-of-age
A naturalistic drama with fast, emotional conversational Italian.
A young man wakes to a week of forced psychiatric hold in this acclaimed drama. The naturalistic, fast conversational Italian mixes emotional and clinical vocabulary with some Roman cadence, making it a B2 listen.
Learn Italian with Everything Calls for Salvation →10.Devotion, a Story of Love and Desire
IntermediateB2 · romance, drama, psychological
An introspective Milanese drama with literary vocabulary.
A married couple's fidelity frays in this introspective drama. The Milanese standard Italian is clean and the delivery slower, but the literary, abstract vocabulary about desire and betrayal makes it a B2 watch.
Learn Italian with Devotion, a Story of Love and Desire →11.Suburra: Blood on Rome
AdvancedC1 · crime, thriller, drama, noir
A Rome crime saga thick with Romanesco dialect and slang.
Netflix's first Italian original follows a violent land grab in Rome's underworld. Heavy Romanesco dialect, criminal slang, and rapid overlapping delivery make it hard to follow without strong listening skills, a genuine C1.
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AdvancedC1 · teen, crime, prison
A Naples prison drama in dense Neapolitan dialect.
Teenagers serve time in a Naples juvenile prison in this hugely popular drama. The dense Neapolitan dialect, much of it well beyond standard Italian, plus fast slang and prison argot mean even advanced learners lean on subtitles.
Learn Italian with The Sea Beyond →13.Framed! A Sicilian Murder Mystery
AdvancedC1 · crime, comedy, mystery
A Sicilian crime comedy in heavy regional dialect.
Two TV repairmen stumble onto a corpse in this Sicilian crime comedy from Ficarra e Picone. The strongly Sicilian-inflected Italian, heavy regional idiom, and quick comic timing make it a C1 challenge.
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Frequently asked questions
- What are the best Netflix shows to learn Italian?
- Summertime is the most beginner-friendly, and Baby follow as you level up. Start with the lower-difficulty titles and use graded subtitles so you can follow along while picking up new words.
- Can you learn Italian just by watching Netflix?
- Watching builds listening comprehension, but it works best when you save the new words you meet and review them. That turns passive viewing into real progress.