Tonight on Canale 5 the third season of “Viola come il mare”: the locations and previews, here’s who replaces Can Yaman

The Canale 5 audience is preparing to once again embrace one of the leading titles of Italian serials with the eagerly awaited debut of Purple like the sea 3broadcast from Wednesday 4 November 2026 in prime time and streaming preview on Mediaset Infinity. After the success of the first two editions, the third season of the fiction produced by RTI and Lux ​​Vide and directed by Alexis Sweet and Laszlo Barbo completely reshuffles the cards on the table.

The protagonist Francesca Chillemi, in the role of journalist Viola Vitale, will have to deal with a heavy and unexpected absence: inspector Francesco Demir, played by Can Yaman, has in fact mysteriously disappeared after the kiss that sealed their love. Argentine actor Rodrigo Guirao Díaz arrives to take up the baton as the main male protagonist, ready to take on the role of the new chief inspector Massimo Paternò.

The dynamics of the plot, the cast and the mystery of Alice D’Amario

The narrative starts again from the events set in Palermo, where the journalist continues to work for the Sicilia WebNews editorial team, taking care of her crime news podcasts and taking advantage of her gift of synesthesia, the neurological condition that allows her to associate people’s emotions with colours. However, the new neighbor Massimo Paternò bursts into the protagonist’s new life, a policeman who loves nightlife and parties with whom the relationship will begin with continuous clashes before turning into a solid friendship.

Alongside the sentimental events, the plot thickens around a complex case of murder that occurred during a wedding reception, an investigation that will involve Alice D’Amario, played by Giulia Ercolini, a young woman with a stormy past with whom Viola will discover she shares a deep and unexpected bond. Also returning to the cast are Ninni Bruschetta in the role of her father Leonardo, Giovanni Nasta in the role of Turi, Chiara Tron as Tamara and Alice Arcuri as the director Vita, flanked by the new presences of Paolo Sassanelli and Fiorenza D’Antonio.

From the Sicilian beaches to the glimpses of Calabria: the locations of the third season

The filming of the 12 new episodes of the drama touched various Italian regions. The series moves between the symbolic places of Palermo – such as the Teatro Massimo, the Cathedral, the Vucciria and the Mondello beach – and the settings in Lazio between Rome, Ostia, Monterotondo and Civita Castellana. The big news of the third season is represented by the introduction of Calabria, with the evocative sets set up in Cetraro, at the Colonia San Benedetto and the Scogliera dei Rizzi, and in Reggio Calabria.