Learn Italian with The Law According to Lidia Poët

Yes, The Law According to Lidia Poët is a B2-level pick for Italian learners. 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.

Key takeaways

  • The Law According to Lidia Poët is a B2-level pick for Italian, best suited to upper-intermediate learners.
  • A sharp period legal drama with formal, courtroom Italian.
  • It runs 3 seasons, 18 episodes, so its vocabulary recurs enough that finishing it builds real Italian listening.
  • Against the 12 other Italian titles in our difficulty index, it is easier than 3 of them.
  • Expect everyday Italian such as l'avvocata and la legge.
  • Watch it with Italian subtitles rather than your own language, which the research links to the biggest listening gain.
Difficulty
B2 (challenging)
Best for
upper-intermediate learners
Format
TV series
Length
3 seasons, 18 episodes
Genre
period, legal, crime, romance
Platform
Netflix
Relative difficulty
Easier than 3 of 12 other Italian titles we rate
In our index
1 of 13 Italian titles

How we rate difficulty

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Italian words you'll hear in The Law According to Lidia Poët

l'avvocata
female lawyer
la legge
law
il processo
trial
il tribunale
court
l'indagine
investigation

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Frequently asked questions

Is The Law According to Lidia Poët good for learning Italian?
Yes, at B2. The delivery is clear and standard, but the period setting brings formal and legal vocabulary, so graded subtitles help with the courtroom scenes.