Netflix backing Italian filming for Luna Nera drama

Netflix is backing Italian drama series Luna Nera (Black Moon) that is scheduled to film at Cinecitta Studios outside Rome.

Produced by Rome-based company Fandango, Luna Nera is set in 17th century Italy and follows a teenage girl who flees her village when she is accused of witchcraft and takes refuge with a group of similarly-accused women.

Cinecitta has recently hosted filming for Michael Bay’s Netflix action movie 6 Underground and a TV drama adaptation of Second World War satire Catch-22.

At the start of last year, Cinecitta announced expansion plans backed by nearly €40m in government investment, and the studios have clarified at the Cannes Film Festival that the development of new facilities remain on schedule, according to a Variety report.

Government officials added that the country’s €20m film incentive support programme is mainly attracting Hollywood shoots.

Bond 25, the working title of the new James Bond film, is among the upcoming high-profile shoots scheduled for an Italian shoot, with scenes set to be filmed in the southern city of Matera.

See KFTV's production guide for more on filming in Italy.

Image: iStock.comPiola666