Pale Mountains

*Pale Mountains*
Pale Mountains
	Italian Rai 1 poster
Italian	Brennero
Genre	Crime drama; Mystery; Thriller;
Written by	Carlo Mazzotta; Andrea Valagussa;
Directed by	Davide Marengo; Giuseppe Bonito;
Starring	Elena Radonicich; Matteo Martari; Richard Sammel; Giovanni Carta; Lavinia Longhi; Paolo Briguglia; Lia Greco; Anita Zagaria; Katja Lechthaler; Luka Zunic; Sinéad Thornhill;
Composers	Giuliano Taviani; Carmelo Travia;
Country of origin	Italy
Original languages	Italian; German;
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	8
Production
Executive producer	Ornella Bernabei
Producers	Daria Hensemberger; Luca Poldelmengo; Rosario Rinaldo; Maddalena Rinaldo;
Cinematography	Emanuele Pasquet; Alfredo Betrò;
Editor	Lorenzo Campera
Running time	48–57 minutes
Production companies	Rai Fiction; Cross Productions;
Original release
Network	Rai 1; RaiPlay;
Release	16 September 2024 –; present

Pale Mountains (Italian: Brennero; transl. Brenner) is an Italian crime drama television series directed by Davide Marengo [it] and Giuseppe Bonito [it]. It began airing on Rai 1 and RaiPlay on 16 September 2024.

Premise

Two detectives investigate a serial killer in Bolzano, South Tyrol.

Cast

Main

Elena Radonicich as Eva Kofler
Matteo Martari [it] as Paolo Costa
Richard Sammel as Gerhard Kofler
Giovanni Carta as Andreas Muller
Lavinia Longhi as Michela Rossi
Paolo Briguglia as "Il Mostro"
Lia Greco as Cecilia Martini
Anita Zagaria as Luisa Lopez
Katja Lechthaler [de] as Lena Pilcher
Luka Zunic as Tommaso Rossi
Sinéad Thornhill as Mathilde Comi

Recurring

Laura Riccioli as Clara Bauer
Laura Serena as Doctor Majore
Georg Kaser as Klaus Berger
Caterina Casini as Marta
Naike Anna Silipo as Giovanna Ferrari
Fulvio Falzarano as Chief Pedrotti
Paolo Romano [it] as Giacomo Prati
Rimau Ritzberger Grillo as Martin
Ralph Palka [it] as Count Peter Reiderstahl
Roberta Rovelli as Letizia
Verena Buss [de] as Sonia Mahr
Maurizio Tabani as Eriberto Villa
Karolina Porcari [pl] as Corinne Fischer
Bruno De Stephanis as Doctor Lojacono
Nicolai Bosca as Matteo Bendotti
Marcos Piacentini as Sergio
Ennio Coltorti as Franco Venturi

Episodes

No.	Title	Duration	Original release date
1	"Mostri dal passato - Parte 1"	52 min	16 September 2024 (2024-09-16)
2	"Mostri dal passato - Parte 2"	51 min	16 September 2024 (2024-09-16)
3	"Echi della sera - Parte 1"	50 min	23 September 2024 (2024-09-23)
4	"Echi della sera - Parte 2"	53 min	23 September 2024 (2024-09-23)
5	"Terzo livello - Parte 1"	53 min	30 September 2024 (2024-09-30)
6	"Terzo livello - Parte 2"	55 min	30 September 2024 (2024-09-30)
7	"Cadono le maschere - Parte 1"	48 min	7 October 2024 (2024-10-07)
8	"Cadono le maschere - Parte 2"	57 min	7 October 2024 (2024-10-07)

Production

The series was shot on location in Bolzano in 2022.^[1]^[2]

Release

The series began airing on Rai 1 on 16 September 2024.^[3] On 10 October 2024, it was acquired for international distribution in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Turkey.^[4]

References

^ Sernagiotto, Camilla (7 October 2024). "Brennero, stasera l'ultima puntata della fiction: ecco le location". Sky TG24 (in Italian). Retrieved 13 October 2024.
^ Salvatore, Alessandro (16 September 2024). "Da oggi «Brennero» la serie dei misteri girata in Alto Adige". La Gazzetta del Mezzogiorno (in Italian). Retrieved 13 October 2024.
^ Cristilli, Riccardo (16 September 2024). "Brennero, Rai 1 porta il thriller in montagna: la trama della prima puntata". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 13 October 2024.
^ Abbatescianni, Davide (10 October 2024). "EXCLUSIVE: Beta Film sells Italian primetime hit series Pale Mountains to key territories". Cineuropa. Retrieved 13 October 2024.

External links

Pale Mountains at IMDb

[1] Sernagiotto, Camilla (7 October 2024). "Brennero, stasera l'ultima puntata della fiction: ecco le location". Sky TG24 (in Italian). Retrieved 13 October 2024.

[2] Salvatore, Alessandro (16 September 2024). "Da oggi «Brennero» la serie dei misteri girata in Alto Adige". La Gazzetta del Mezzogiorno (in Italian). Retrieved 13 October 2024.

[3] Cristilli, Riccardo (16 September 2024). "Brennero, Rai 1 porta il thriller in montagna: la trama della prima puntata". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 13 October 2024.

[4] Abbatescianni, Davide (10 October 2024). "EXCLUSIVE: Beta Film sells Italian primetime hit series Pale Mountains to key territories". Cineuropa. Retrieved 13 October 2024.

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