Curon

Curon is an Italian supernatural drama television series created by Ezio Abbate, Ivano Fachin, Giovanni Galassi, and Tommaso Matano for Netflix. The series stars Valeria Bilello and Luca Lionello.

The first seven-episode season premiered on 10 June 2020.

Premise
The twins Daria (Margherita Morchio) and Mauro Raina (Federico Russo) return to their mother's eerie small hometown, Curon in Northern Italy, South Tyrol. Seventeen years ago, their mother Anna Raina (Valeria Bilello) fled the town, pregnant with the twins, after her own mother's tragic death. The three arrive at the family hotel, which has been closed ever since. After a cold welcome, it becomes apparent that no one wants Anna and her kids back in town, not even Anna's own father, Thomas (Luca Lionello). In fact, the twins do not want to stay either, they are eager to move back to their home in Milan.

After some troubles on their first school day, Daria befriends the teacher's daughter Micki Asper (Juju Di Domenico) and they kiss after a late-night party by the town's lake. When Micki's brother, Giulio (Giulio Brizzi) hears the rumors that his sister could be a lesbian, he cannot believe this and confronts Daria and Micki. Meanwhile, Micki's and Giulio's father, Albert Asper (Alessandro Tedeschi) also seems to have some unresolved history with Anna Raina. Micki struggles with the rejection from her former friend group and the trust breach of her former best friend Lukas (Luca Castellano).

Daria and Mauro discover that Anna had returned because of an incessant nightmare about the circumstances of her mother's death. In the nightmare, Anna saw someone, who looked identical to her, shoot her mother and then turn to point the gun at her. Everything leads them to the town's lake. Anna disappears, and the twins begin searching for her and after a few troubling events they finally solve the mystery of their grandmother's death and uncover the secret surrounding the town's lake.

Cast and characters

 * Valeria Bilello (dub.: Gilli Messer) as Anna Raina, a woman who returns to her home town Curon after 17 years
 * Luca Lionello (dub.: Dennis Kleinman) as Thomas Raina, Anna's father who owns an old hotel in Curon
 * Federico Russo (dub.: Ryan Cargil) as Mauro Raina, Anna's hearing-impaired son and Daria's twin brother.
 * Margherita Morchio (dub.: Deneen Melody) as Daria Raina, Anna's daughter and Mauro's twin sister
 * Anna Ferzetti (dub.: Kit Sheehan) as Klara Asper, a teacher
 * Alessandro Tedeschi (dub.: Matthew Rudd) as Albert Asper, Klara's husband and a forest ranger
 * Juju Di Domenico (dub.: Elise Luthman) as Micki Asper, Daria's new love interest
 * Giulio Brizzi (dub.: Oscar Fabela) as Giulio Asper, Micki's brother and Davide's friend
 * Max Malatesta (dub.: Christopher W. Jones) as Michael Ober, a local who hates the Rainas
 * Luca Castellano (dub.: Brett Calo) as Lukas, Micki's best friend
 * Sebastiano Fumagalli (dub.: Ryan Colt Levy) as Davide, Giulio's friend
 * Mihaela Dorlan as young Anna Raina, who appears in flashbacks
 * Katja Lechthaler as Lili Raina, Anna's dead mother who appears in a flashback
 * Salvatore De Santis (dub.: Rick Zieff) as Berger, a friend of Thomas'
 * Giuseppe Gandini (dub.: Michael Pizzuto) as Matteo, Lukas' father
 * Filippo Marsili as young Albert Asper, who appears in flashbacks
 * Giulio Cristini as Pietro, Mauro and Daria's father
 * Christoph Hülsen as Daniel, a bartender
 * Maximilian Dirr as Don Luigi, the priest of Curon
 * Markus Candela as young Mauro
 * Greta Sacco
 * Federica Pocaterra as young Klara, who appears in a flashback

Production
The series was shot in and around the town Curon Venosta (Graun im Vinschgau in German) in Northern Italy and in other locations of the Trentino-South Tyrol region.

Reception
Curon received generally average reviews. On Rotten Tomatoes, the first season holds a 63% rating based on 8 reviews, with an average score of 6.5/10. Melissa Camacho of Common Sense Media gave the show 3 out of 5 stars, stating: "Curon is a decent pick for anyone looking for a solid supernatural teen drama, but will leave you feeling disappointed if you want something more spine-chilling." Joe Keller of Decider.com wrote: "Curon has its issues, but the two teen leads and their polar-opposites dynamic is compelling enough for us to keep watching." Ronak Kotecha of The Times of India gave it 3.5 out of 5 stars, saying: "The show establishes its context very clearly right from the beginning and hooks you as the 17-year-old twins Daria and Mauro begin their life in Curon. Their first day at school and all the subsequent scenes are quite refreshing as they focus on the skewed relationship between the teenagers ... Also, the show concurrently explores relationships among the youngsters, who make new friends and foes and among the adults, who share a mysterious past. The makers blend it well with the show’s suspenseful narrative that focuses on the curse of Curon. Its core idea of discovering one’s true self is told in a supernatural way, which is only believable if you can digest a heavy dose of suspended reality."