Amazon Italy Lines Up Kobe Bryant Italy Doc, ‘Whose Line Is It Anyway?’ Remake And Feature On Singer Mahmood In 15-Strong Slate
deadline.comAmazon Prime Video’s latest Italian content showcase in a scorching hot Rome has lifted the lid on a 15-strong slate of drama series, movies, docs and entertainment shows, while revealing the commentary line up for its UEFA Champions League coverage.Among its streamer’s latest Italian exclusive content is a doc on late basketball star Kobe Bryant, who grew up in Italy; a feature doc on beloved Italian singer-songwriter Mahmood and a remake of Whose Line Is It Anyway?.
There is also a new movie from comedian Maccio Capatonda, several comedy specials, new seasons of LOL and Dinner Club and first looks at scripted series Everybody Loves Diamonds and The Bad Guy.The Champions League soccer line-up will see Napoli hero and World Cup 2014 finalist Ezequiel Iván Lavezzi, two-time Champions League and World Cup 2006 winner Alessandro Nesta, and his former teammate Massimo Oddo, also a Champions League winner and world champion, joining the team of lineup of journalists and experts for the 2022-23 season of UEFA Champions League.See the full line up at the bottom.Kobe – Una Storia Italiana is a documentary on basketball great Kobe Bryant, who grew up in the basketball courts of Italy enjoying pasta, country life, and football.
It will be told by people who lived alongside him in those incredible years and show how a teenage young ‘Black Mamba’ conquered Italian basketball and fell in love with the country.
Directed by Jesus Garcés Lambert and written by Giovanni Filippetto, it is Alessandro Lostia for Indigo Stories and will launch this year.“The doc will show the Italian life of Kobe Bryant and will be great for Italian audiences and international audiences,” Amazon Italy Head of Originals Nicole Morganti told Deadline as she
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