The Lying Life of Adults
Young Giovanna navigates her passage from childhood into adolescence as she experiences the different sides of Naples during the 1990s.
- Metascore79
- 2023-2023
- 1 season
- Netflix
- Drama
- TV-MA
Young Giovanna navigates her passage from childhood into adolescence as she experiences the different sides of Naples during the 1990s.
Season 1 Episode Guide
6 Episodes 2023
Episode 1
Bellezza
Wed, Jan 4, 2023
A teenage girl growing up in 1990s Naples, Italy is interested to meet her estranged aunt, who the girl's father compared her to in unflattering terms.
Episode 2
Somiglianza
Wed, Jan 4, 2023
As Giovanna begins to fall under Aunt Vittoria's spell and hears both sides of the story of her father's estranged relationship with his sister, she begins to question much about her parents.
Episode 3
Amarezza
Wed, Jan 4, 2023
Giovanna's friends clash with Vittoria on a visit to the slums. The bracelet Vittoria gifted Giovanna as a baby turns up in an unexpected place.
Episode 4
Solitudine
Wed, Jan 4, 2023
A secret gets out and unravels two families. Giovanna falls out of school and has her first sexual encounter. Vittoria demands her bracelet back.
Episode 5
Amore
Wed, Jan 4, 2023
Giovanna does not approve of her mother seeing her father. She ends up meeting aunt Vittoria at the Communist Feast of Humanity. The gang ends up in a movie theater, but a fight breaks out.
Episode 6
Verità
Wed, Jan 4, 2023
Andrea finds a job for his sister, Vittoria. Giovanna and Giuliana visit Roberto in Milan. Returning to Naples, Giovanna gets more advice from aunt Vittoria.
