M6 launched last week the broadcast of the first season of “Blanca”, an Italian detective series which has met with great success in its country of origin. Find out where the shots were taken.
Last Saturday, M6 launched the broadcast of Blanca, its new detective series straight from Italy. Carried by Maria Chiara Giannetta and Giuseppe Zeno, the fiction follows Blanca, a young blind woman, who, thanks to her determination, manages to join the police as a consultant.
Very quickly, Inspector Michele Liguori will realize that his other overdeveloped senses due to his disability allow him to see what others do not hear. He will therefore call on his services to solve the most complex investigations.
Blanca is the free adaptation of the eponymous novel by Patrizia Rinaldi. And if the original story takes place in Naples, the series was shot in Genoa. A very important place for the interpreter of Blanca, Maria Chiara Giannetta, who confided during a press briefing that the decor of the city is like a character in its own right.
“Genoa is a very gray city, because of its past“, she explained. “It’s very interesting to see the contrast between the funny and colorful young girl, and the greyness of the city”. It is therefore in the labyrinthine alleys of the capital of Liguria that the characters of the Italian series evolve.
Some shots were shot in the port of Genoa, which is the largest industrial and commercial port in Italy. The pastel-colored houses of the former fishing village of Boccadasse, which is one of the city’s districts, also served as the setting for the series. The film crews also traveled to Camogli, a seaside village in Liguria known for its small harbor and picturesque houses.
The double episode airing tonight, titled “Ghosts”, takes place in a place steeped in history since the Palazzo Lorenzo Cattaneo, the place in which Blanca and Michele Liguori are conducting their investigation, has been classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
This palace is in fact part of the system of the Rolli palaces, which is a legally established system of public accommodation intended for distinguished guests hosted by the Republic of Genoa in the late 16th and 17th centuries.
On July 13, 2006, the 42 palaces of the system, including Palazzo Lorenzo Cattaneo, were included in the list of World Heritage Sites. An extraordinary place that M6 viewers will be able to discover this Saturday January 14 from 9:10 p.m.