The Law According to Lidia Poët

Synopsis

In late 19th-century Turin, the young Lidia Poët, fights against everything and everyone to get what is rightfully hers: to be enrolled in the official register of lawyers. A profession, at the time, reserved exclusively for men. Nevertheless, nothing could stop her dream of becoming the first female lawyer in Italy.

First Air Date: 2023-02-15

Last Air Date: 2024-10-30

Number of Seasons: 2

Number of Episodes: 12

Created By: Guido Iuculano, Davide Orsini

Networks: Netflix

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Top Cast

Nika Perrone as Azzurra
Matilda De Angelis as Lidia Poët
Sara Lazzaro as Teresa Barberis
Eduardo Scarpetta as Jacopo Barberis
Pier Luigi Pasino as Enrico Poët
Nicolo Pasetti as Louis
Dario Aita as Andrea
Mia McGovern Zaini as Young Lidia Poët
Francesca De Martini as Mathilde
Marit Nissen as Crespal

Seasons

Season 1 (2023)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Episode 1 (2023-02-15)

When a ballerina turns up dead, her alleged stalker is accused of murder. Desperate, the suspect's mother turns to Italy's first female lawyer for help.
Ep. 2: Episode 2 (2023-02-15)

Much to Enrico's chagrin, Lidia agrees to defend an anarchist accused of murder. But the scandal goes deeper than she expected and lands her in trouble.
Ep. 3: Episode 3 (2023-02-15)

Lidia and Enrico discover some family secrets when, in an opioid haze, a man from Lidia's past confesses to patricide in her childhood home.
Ep. 4: Episode 4 (2023-02-15)

A woman very similar to Lidia — educated, underestimated, scorned — is on trial. Lidia wants to represent her, but is she too invested to see the truth?
Ep. 5: Episode 5 (2023-02-15)

After a seance at a wild party, a wealthy businessman mysteriously expires, and the most likely suspect has been locked in an asylum for years.
Ep. 6: Episode 6 (2023-02-15)

Lidia uncovers a conspiracy and faces a choice: Should she stay and make her way in a place that doesn't want her, or seek her fortune elsewhere?