I Hate Christmas

I Hate Christmas
ItalianOdio il Natale
GenreRomantic comedy
Based onHome for Christmas
Written by
  • Elena Bucaccio
  • Viola Rispoli
  • Silvia Leuzzi
Directed by
  • Davide Mardegan
  • Clemente De Muro
Starring
Country of originItaly
Original languageItalian
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes12
Production
Executive producers
  • Daniele Passani
  • Corrado Trionfera
Producers
  • Matilde Bernabei
  • Luca Bernabei
Running time28–39 minutes
Production companyLux Vide
Original release
NetworkNetflix
Release7 December 2022 (2022-12-07) –
present

I Hate Christmas (Italian: Odio il Natale) is an Italian romantic comedy television series based on the Norwegian series Home for Christmas. It was first released on Netflix on 7 December 2022.

Plot

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Gianna is a nurse from Chioggia who is happily single but determined to avoid the usual questioning about her love life during the holidays, so she devises a plan to find a boyfriend to take home for Christmas.

Cast

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Main

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  • Pilar Fogliati as Gianna
  • Beatrice Arnera as Titti
  • Fiorenza Pieri as Margherita
  • Massimo Rigo as Pietro
  • Sabrina Paravicini as Marta
  • Simonetta Solder as the caposala
  • Glen Blackhall as Umberto
  • Alan Cappelli Goetz as Diego
  • Alessio Praticò as Mario
  • Cecilia Bertozzi as Caterina

Recurring

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  • Marzia Ubaldi as Matilde Castoldi
  • Nicolas Maupas as Davide
  • Marco Rossetti as Carlo
  • Marcos Piacentini as Thomas
  • Gabriele Falsetta as Patrizio
  • Giovanni Anzaldo as Nicola
  • Giorgia Boscolo Todaro as Lisa
  • Riccardo Boscolo Todaro as Giacomo
  • Federico Calistri as Giulio
  • Raniero Monaco di Lapio as Francesco
  • Andrea Di Stefano as Dante Crisanti
  • Raffele Esposito as Genny
  • Gabriella D'Este as Gabriella
  • Luigi Gallo as Guido
  • Giulia Gonella as Silvia
  • Astrid Meloni as Nina

Episodes

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Series overview

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SeriesEpisodesOriginally released
First releasedLast released
167 December 2022 (2022-12-07)
267 December 2023 (2023-12-07)

Season 1

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No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDurationOriginal release date
11"The Big Christmas Lie"
(La grande bugia di Natale)
31 min7 December 2022 (2022-12-07)
22"Bicycles"
(Biciclette)
36 min7 December 2022 (2022-12-07)
33"You're Special"
(Tu sei speciale)
29 min7 December 2022 (2022-12-07)
44"Perspectives"
(Punti di vista)
28 min7 December 2022 (2022-12-07)
55"The Party's Over"
(La festa è finita)
28 min7 December 2022 (2022-12-07)
66"Like a Nativity Scene"
(Come in un presepe)
39 min7 December 2022 (2022-12-07)

Season 2

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No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDurationOriginal release date
71"Queen Christmas"
(La regina del Natale)
32 min7 December 2023 (2023-12-07)
82"Anyone Will Do"
(Uno qualunque)
32 min7 December 2023 (2023-12-07)
93"Everyone but Me"
(Tutti tranne me)
33 min7 December 2023 (2023-12-07)
104"Onwards and Upwards"
(Avanti tutta)
35 min7 December 2023 (2023-12-07)
115"A Guarded Heart"
(Cuore in formaldeide)
29 min7 December 2023 (2023-12-07)
126"Santa's Sleigh"
(La slitta di Babbo Natale)
35 min7 December 2023 (2023-12-07)

Production

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The series was filmed in Chioggia, Venice, and Susegana.[1][2] It was renewed for a second season in February 2023.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Degan, Diego (10 December 2023). "Il cinema scopre i gioielli del Veneto, su Netflix "Odio il Natale 2": due tonnellate e mezzo di sale per imbiancare Chioggia. I segreti del set". Il Gazzettino (in Italian). Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  2. ^ Terranova, Giorgia (9 December 2022). "Odio il Natale dov'è stato girato? Le location della serie natalizia di Netflix". Cinematographe (in Italian). Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  3. ^ Ciarlante, Marianna (8 February 2023). "Odio il Natale 2 ci sarà. Netflix rinnova la prima serie italiana natalizia". Today (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2 April 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
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