Sara: Woman in the Shadows
| Sara: Woman in the Shadows | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Crime drama |
| Written by |
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| Directed by | Carmine Elia |
| Starring | |
| Composer | Ralf Hildenbeutel |
| Country of origin | Italy |
| Original language | Italian |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Producers | Carlo Degli Esposti Nicola Serra |
| Cinematography | Marco Cuzzupoli |
| Production company | Palomar |
| Original release | |
| Network | Netflix |
| Release | 3 June 2025 |
Sara: Woman in the Shadows (Italian: Sara - La donna nell'ombra) is an Italian crime drama television series starring Teresa Saponangelo in the title role. It was released on Netflix in June 2025.
Plot
Cast
- Teresa Saponangelo as Sara Morozzi
- Angela Fontana as young Sara
- Claudia Gerini as Teresa
- Elena Giovanardi as young Teresa
- Flavio Furno as Davide Pardo
- Chiara Celotto as Viola
- Carmine Recano as Massimiliano
- Antonio Gerardi as Tarallo
- Maria Pia Gambardella as Annamaria
- Pia Lanciotti as Rosaria
- Erasmo Genzini as Sergio Minucci
- Peppino Mazzotta as Enrico Vigilante
- Ernesto Mahieux as Sergio's kidnapper
- Fabio De Caro as Sergio's kidnapper
- Francesco Acquaroli as Catapano
- Ivan Castiglione as Ludovico Terzani
- Gabriele Guerra as Di Blasio
- Clotilde Sabatino as Marta
- Giacomo Giorgio as Attilio Musella
- Massimo Popolizio as Corrado Lembo
- Giuseppe De Rosa as Anzovino
- Nello Mascia as the professor
Production
The series was produced by Palomar.[1] It is based on the Maurizio De Giovanni's crime novel series Le indagini di Sara ('The Investigations of Sara').[2][3]
Release
The series was internationally released on Netflix on 3 June 2025.[4][5]
Reception
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 80% of 5 critics' reviews are positive.[6] Decider's critic John Serba praised the character dynamics of the series and noted "If we're lucky, there'll be a few let's see her lip-read her way out of THIS one moments to enliven the series; if not, it might still be pretty good anyway".[7]
References
- ^ Di Nino, Valentina (4 June 2025). "Sara, la donna nell'ombra: com'è la nuova serie italiana di Netflix". Gente (in Italian). Retrieved 3 January 2026.
- ^ Whittle, Nathalie (2 June 2025). ""Not your typical spy drama": Sara - Woman in the Shadows is Netflix's "gut-wrenching" series you won't forget". Good Housekeeping. Retrieved 3 January 2026.
- ^ Blackburn, Alix (3 June 2025). "Netflix's new crime thriller show sounds like a compelling binge-watch — and you can stream it now". Tom's Guide. Retrieved 3 January 2026.
- ^ Stolworthy, Jacob (11 June 2025). "The critical reason why June 2025 marks end of an era for Netflix". The Independent. Retrieved 3 January 2026.
- ^ Lewis, George (5 June 2025). "Netflix's new "sinister" Italian crime drama tops trending chart". Digital Spy. Retrieved 3 January 2026.
- ^ "Season 1 – Sara - Woman in the Shadows". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
- ^ Serba, John (11 June 2025). "'Sara – Woman in the Shadows' Netflix Review: Stream It Or Skip It?". Decider. Retrieved 3 January 2026.