Eleonora Andreatta, known to colleagues as Tinny, steers Netflix Italy’s original slate with a sharp focus on authentic Italian voices. Since stepping into the role in 2020, she has guided a thriving program that helped Netflix reach a substantial Italian audience, with subscriber numbers reported by Italy’s communications regulator.
Her path to Netflix followed a long run as head of drama at RAI. Under her leadership, roughly fifty Italian titles have cracked Netflix’s Global Top 10, deepening ties between Italy’s talent pool and the streaming giant’s worldwide reach.
A decade of Italian storytelling on a global stage
Netflix’s Italian milestones span features, docs, and bold series. Paolo Sorrentino’s The Hand of God arrived in 2021, while docu‑series like SanPa: Sins of the Savior and Vatican Girl: The Disappearance of Emanuela Orlandi helped redefine Italian documentary formats through crime‑driven storytelling that sparked public discussion.
In 2021 the service began experimenting with short‑form adult animation, teaming with Italian artist Zerocalcare. In 2022 Everything Calls for Salvation brought a YA drama addressing mental health for a generation shaped by COVID. The Leopard, a period drama, stands out as a landmark Italian project that showcased Netflix’s willingness to invest in large‑scale, prestige IP.
The Leopard: bold Italian IP and big ambitions
Andreatta has recalled that The Leopard came together soon after she joined Netflix. A call to producer Fabrizio Donvito during a lockdown led to a collaboration to bring Tomasi di Lampedusa’s novel to the screen in Italian—a bold bid to prove Italian storytelling can travel widely. The project became Netflix’s most ambitious Italian original to date and underscored a deep commitment to Italian IP on a global stage. Reports pegged its budget at about $50 million, underscoring the scale Netflix is willing to commit to Italian storytelling.
Looking ahead, Andreatta says Netflix will continue funding ambitious, location‑driven projects whenever the story serves Italian audiences and has global relevance. The Leopard premiered globally in 2025, and she anticipates more ventures of that magnitude in the pipeline, reflecting Netflix’s belief in Italy‑centric storytelling as a cornerstone of its worldwide catalog.
Andreatta emphasizes Netflix’s openness to authentic Italian storytelling across languages and formats, ensuring local voices find a worldwide audience and affirming Netflix as a home for Italian talent on the global stage.
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