Prisma (TV series)

Prisma is an Italian coming-of-age television series created by Alice Urciolo and Ludovico Bessegato.

Premise
The series follows a group of teenagers from Latina, particularly a pair of identical twins, Andrea and Marco. It centers on issues including gender fluidity, gender norms, sexuality, bullying, self-harm, and drug dealing.

Cast

 * Mattia Carrano as Andrea/Marco
 * Roberto Di Palma as young Andrea/Marco
 * Lorenzo Zurzolo as Daniele
 * Caterina Forza as Nina
 * Chiara Bordi as Carola
 * Matteo Scattaretico as Ilo
 * LXX Blood as Vittorio
 * Zakaria Hamza as Sami
 * Riccardo Afan de Rivera Costaguti as Boncio
 * Leo Rivosecchi as Marcello
 * Flavia Del Prete as Zelia
 * Asia Patrignani as Jun
 * Elena Falvella Capodaglio as Micol

Production
Prisma was created by Alice Urciuolo and Skam Italia showrunner Ludovico Bessegato. It was produced by Cross Productions, which is also the production company of Skam Italia. It was the fourth originally-produced Italian television series released by Amazon Prime Video, after Vita da Carlo, Monterossi, and Bang Bang Baby.

In mid-2023, Amazon MGM Studios announced that the series had been renewed for a second season; the announcement was accompanied by a photo of Mattia Carrano and Lorenzo Zurzolo backstage. Filming began in June 2023 in Latina and was completed by August 2023.

Release
Its first two episodes premiered on 10 August 2022 at the Locarno Film Festival. The pilot was released on Amazon Prime Video on 20 September 2022, with the remaining seven episodes being released the following day. The second season premiered on 6 June 2024, with all eight episodes being released simultaneously. In anticipation of the season premiere, Prime Video Italia released promotional images on 27 March 2024.