

Boris is an Italian television series created by Luca Manzi and Carlo Mazzotta, initially produced from 2007 to 2010, with a revival season premiered in 2022. The show brings to the stage the behind the scenes of a television set where a troupe is shooting Gli occhi del cuore 2 (The eyes of the heart 2), a satirical portrait of the many fictions airing on the Italian TV networks.
Luca Manzi
Disney+
50
30 min

An aspiring director arrives on set for his first day and is faced with staffing issues, creative disagreements, and self-centered actors.
Apr 16, 2007

Sergio forces Alessandro to sign documents that strip him of all his rights, and the excellent performance of a stage actor casts the cast in a bad light.
Apr 16, 2007

One of the actors in the cast looks nothing like the photograph released by his agency and a Peruvian boy tries to sneak in among the extras.
Apr 23, 2007

To impress a director friend, René shoots the day's scenes with a steadycam, meanwhile Biascica asks Alessandro for advice on love matters.
Apr 30, 2007

The network hopes to boost ratings with a new character's raunchy jokes, just when Corinna may be forced to leave the series.
May 7, 2007

While a fan visit creates tension on the set, René directs Stanis and Corinna in an awkward nude scene.
May 14, 2007

During some night scenes, the cast ended up getting drunk on the limoncello sent by the network director, causing several problems during filming.
May 21, 2007

Alfredo replaces René, who is struggling with gastric problems, while Stanis' father takes advantage of his son's fame to get a part.
May 28, 2007

To appease the pro-Catholic press, René has to reshoot a scene featuring an abortion, while Duccio discovers that someone has taken the money from his jacket.
Jun 4, 2007

While filming is interrupted due to Corinna, Davide is worried about the low turnout of journalists at the press conference.
Jun 11, 2007

After the first episode aired, the cast and crew eagerly awaited the ratings results, and René shot a short film about ants.
Jun 18, 2007

While René is in Milan to introduce some actors to an advertising agency, the assistant director and the director of photography swap roles.
Jun 25, 2007

The series is suspended due to low ratings, so René has to remove all the cast members from the scene in the final episode and Boris is not feeling well.
Jul 2, 2007

While the budget forces the production to shoot the final episode in just two days, everyone is anxious to find out whether the series will be canceled or not.
Jul 9, 2007

René Ferretti

Alessandro

Stanis La Rochelle

Corinna Negri

Arianna Dell'Arti

Diego Lopez

Duccio Patanè

Augusto Biascica

Sergio Vannucci

Lorenzo

Alfredo

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