The mists of the Emilian plain and the silence of the fields preserve the mystery at the center of Strangersthe new and eagerly awaited crime genre series in 4 evenings and 8 episodes, broadcast starting from Friday 9 October for the first time on Rai 2 starting at 9.20pm and streaming on RaiPlay. Co-produced by Rai Fiction, Eagle Original Content and Rai Com, the drama directed by Cosimo Alemà begins with a dramatic event that profoundly shakes the town of Correggio: the mysterious and sudden disappearance of two young lovers, Camilla and Manraj. This disappearance immediately causes the fragile balance of coexistence and integration between the Italian and Sikh communities, one of the largest and most deep-rooted in Italy, to collapse, causing ancient prejudices, underground tensions and rivalries ready to transform into a real open war to resurface.
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Investigations between secrets and the past: the unprecedented investigative couple
Searching for the truth in the folds of a suspicious territory is Laura, a Carabinieri negotiator played by Elena Radonicich, who has returned to her country of origin to look after her sick father and is forced to deal with the ghosts of her past. Joining her in this risky search for the truth is Bisan, played by Kel Giordano, cousin of the missing boy and veteran of years spent in the foreign legion.
The rich and varied cast of the production also includes well-known faces from the small and big screen such as Ricky Memphis, in the role of a police marshal, Marco Cocci, Maurizio Donadoni, Eleonora Giovanardi, Sebastian Luque Herrera, with the extraordinary participation of Giulio Scarpati and the presence of Isabella Ferrari. A dense network of complex characters that will guide the viewer through untold truths and breathtaking twists.
The Lower Emilian region is the protagonist: from Correggio and Carpi to the film sets
The true visual soul of the fiction has its roots in the evocative and melancholy setting of the Lower Po Valley, between the provinces of Reggio Emilia and Modena. The filming, which began in 2024, transformed the symbolic places of the area into a real open-air set: from the squares and porticoes of Correggio to the historic views of Carpi, between Piazza Martiri and the Castello dei Pio, passing through suggestive corners such as the former Opg in the historic centre.
Correggio on the other hand boasts a solid cinematographic tradition, having hosted iconic productions such as Mortadella by Mario Monicelli with Sophia Loren, Radio arrow And Made in Italy directed by the “landlord” Luciano Ligabue (originally from Correggio), until Ferrari by Michael Mann. With Strangersthis landscape of agricultural industriousness and thick fogs shines again on the screen, reminding everyone that beneath the surface no one has ever truly been a stranger.
