The Law According to Lidia Poët

The Law According to Lidia Poët (Italian: La legge di Lidia Poët) is an Italian historical crime drama television series created by Guido Iuculano [it] and Davide Orsini [it], loosely based on the life of Lidia Poët, the first modern female lawyer in Italy. The first season was released on Netflix on 15 February 2023. The second season was released on 30 October 2024.

The Law According to Lidia Poët
Italian Netflix poster
Italian	La legge di Lidia Poët
Genre	Crime drama Legal drama Erotic romance
Created by	Guido Iuculano [it] Davide Orsini [it]
Written by	Guido Iuculano Davide Orsini Elisa Dondi Daniela Gambaro Paolo Piccirillo
Directed by	Matteo Rovere Letizia Lamartire
Starring	Matilda De Angelis Eduardo Scarpetta Pier Luigi Pasino Sinéad Thornhill Sara Lazzaro [it] Dario Aita
Composer	Massimiliano Mechelli
Country of origin	Italy
Original language	Italian
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	12
Production
Executive producer	Paolo Lucarini
Producer	Matteo Rovere
Cinematography	Vladan Radovic [it] Francesco Scazzosi
Editors	Gianni Vezzosi Pietro Morana
Running time	40–57 minutes
Production company	Groenlandia
Original release
Network	Netflix
Release	15 February 2023 (2023-02-15) – present

Premise

In 1883, an appellate court in Turin rules that Lidia Poët's enrollment in the albo degli avvocati is illegal and disbars her. Lidia finds a job at her brother's law firm while preparing her appeal to overturn the court's decision.^[1]

Cast

• Matilda De Angelis as Lidia Poët
• Eduardo Scarpetta as Jacopo Barberis
• Pier Luigi Pasino as Enrico Poët
• Sinéad Thornhill as Marianna Poët
• Sara Lazzaro [it] as Teresa Barberis
• Dario Aita as Andrea Caracciolo
• Gianmarco Saurino [it] as Fourneau

Episodes

Series overview

Series	Episodes		Originally released
1	6		15 February 2023 (2023-02-15)
2	6		30 October 2024 (2024-10-30)

Season 1

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Duration	Original release date
1	1	"Episode 1.1"	52 min	15 February 2023 (2023-02-15)
2	2	"Episode 1.2"	40 min	15 February 2023 (2023-02-15)
3	3	"Episode 1.3"	40 min	15 February 2023 (2023-02-15)
4	4	"Episode 1.4"	40 min	15 February 2023 (2023-02-15)
5	5	"Episode 1.5"	40 min	15 February 2023 (2023-02-15)
6	6	"Episode 1.6"	40 min	15 February 2023 (2023-02-15)

Season 2

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Duration	Original release date
7	1	"Episode 2.1"	57 min	30 October 2024 (2024-10-30)
8	2	"Episode 2.2"	57 min	30 October 2024 (2024-10-30)
9	3	"Episode 2.3"	56 min	30 October 2024 (2024-10-30)
10	4	"Episode 2.4"	55 min	30 October 2024 (2024-10-30)
11	5	"Episode 2.5"	51 min	30 October 2024 (2024-10-30)
12	6	"Episode 2.6"	52 min	30 October 2024 (2024-10-30)

Production

The series is filmed in Turin, with specific filming locations including Parco del Valentino, Palazzo Barolo [it], Piazza Cavour [it], and the Carceri Nuove [it].^[2][3] Filming on the second season began in June 2023.^[4][5]

Release

The first season was released on Netflix on 15 February 2023.^[6][7] In June 2023, Netflix confirmed that the series had been renewed for a second season.^[8] The second season, consisting of six episodes, was released on 30 October 2024.^[9][10] In December 2024, Netflix confirmed that the series had been renewed for a third season.^[11]

Controversies

The series was criticized by Lidia Poët's grandnephew for sexualizing Poët and obfuscating her Waldensian origins, its use of foul language, and its lack of historical context.^[12][13][14]

Awards and nominations

Award	Year	Category	Nominee	Result	Ref.
Critics' Choice Television Awards	2025	Best Foreign Language Series	The Law According to Lidia Poët	Nominated	[15]
Nastri d'Argento Grandi Serie	2023	Best Crime Series		Won	[16]
		Best Actress	Matilda De Angelis	Nominated