Christian (TV series)

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Christian
	Italian Sky Atlantic poster
Genre	Supernatural; Fantasy; Drama;
Created by	Roberto Saku Cinardi
Based on	Stigmate; by Claudio Piersanti and Lorenzo Mattotti
Written by	Enrico Audenino; Valerio Cilio; Patrizia Dellea; Renato Sannio; Stefano Lodovichi; Valentina Piersanti;
Directed by	Stefano Lodovichi; Roberto Saku Cinardi;
Starring	Edoardo Pesce; Claudio Santamaria; Silvia D'Amico; Giordano De Plano; Antonio Bannò; Francesco Colella; Lina Sastri; Giulio Beranek; Laura Morante;
Composer	Giorgio Giampà
Country of origin	Italy
Original language	Italian
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	12
Production
Executive producers	Nils Hartmann; Sonia Rovai; Erica Negri; Tommaso Arrighi;
Producers	Mattia Guerra; Stefano Massenzi; Andrea Occhipinti;
Cinematography	Benjamin Maier; Emanuele Pasquet;
Editor	Roberto Di Tanna
Running time	43–62 minutes
Production companies	Sky Studios; Lucky Red; Newen Connect;
Original release
Network	Sky Atlantic
Release	28 January 2022

Christian is an Italian supernatural drama television series, loosely based on the graphic novel Stigmate by Claudio Piersanti [it] and Lorenzo Mattotti. It first aired on Sky Atlantic on 28 January 2022.

Premise

Christian works as a henchman in the suburbs of Rome. He is alarmed to find strange wounds on his hands, which are eventually revealed to be the stigmata. After reviving his neighbor Rachele with a single touch, he realizes that he now has the power to heal people.^[1]

Cast

Main

Edoardo Pesce as Christian
Claudio Santamaria as Matteo
Silvia D'Amico as Rachele
Giordano De Plano [it] as Lino
Antonio Bannò [it] as Davide
Francesco Colella [it] as Tomei
Lina Sastri as Italia
Giulio Beranek [it] as Biondo
Laura Morante as Nera

Recurring

Milena Mancini [it] as Anna
Gabriel Montesi [it] as Penna
Ivan Franěk as Padre Klaus Cerni
Selene Caramazza as Benedetta
Camilla Filippi as Esther Brocato
Diego Verdegiglio [it] as Cardinal Ripa
Romana Maggiora Vergano as Michela Greco
Francesco Giordano as Stefanuccio
Andrea Bonella as Sergio
Pietro Bontempo [it] as Greco
Dodi Conti [it] as Maria Greco
Christopher Capone as Lorenzo
Valentina Pastore as Lisa
Juana Jiménez as Virginia
Khadim Faye as Taribo
Mauro Aversano as Zingaro
Gianluca Scuotto as Don Francesco

Episodes

Series overview

Series	Episodes	Originally aired
Series	Episodes	First aired	Last aired
1	6	28 January 2022 (2022-01-28)	11 February 2022 (2022-02-11)
2	6	24 March 2023 (2023-03-24)	7 April 2023 (2023-04-07)

Season 1

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Duration	Original air date
1	1	"Episode 1.1"	43 min	28 January 2022 (2022-01-28)
2	2	"Episode 1.2"	46 min	28 January 2022 (2022-01-28)
3	3	"Episode 1.3"	55 min	4 February 2022 (2022-02-04)
4	4	"Episode 1.4"	48 min	4 February 2022 (2022-02-04)
5	5	"Episode 1.5"	56 min	11 February 2022 (2022-02-11)
6	6	"Episode 1.6"	59 min	11 February 2022 (2022-02-11)

Season 2

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Duration	Original air date
7	1	"Episode 2.1"	57 min	24 March 2023 (2023-03-24)
8	2	"Episode 2.2"	48 min	24 March 2023 (2023-03-24)
9	3	"Episode 2.3"	54 min	31 March 2023 (2023-03-31)
10	4	"Episode 2.4"	48 min	31 March 2023 (2023-03-31)
11	5	"Episode 2.5"	47 min	7 April 2023 (2023-04-07)
12	6	"Episode 2.6"	62 min	7 April 2023 (2023-04-07)

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominee	Result	Ref.
2023	Nastri d'Argento Grandi Serie	Best Crime Series	Christian	Nominated	^[2]^[3]
2023	Nastri d'Argento Grandi Serie	Best Actor	Edoardo Pesce	Nominated	^[2]^[3]

References

^ Massoto, Erick (28 June 2023). "'Christian' Must Build the Kingdom in Tense Season 2 Trailer [Exclusive]". Collider. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
^ Leombruni, Lucrezia (12 May 2023). "Nastri d'Argento, Mare Fuori è la serie dell'anno". Agenzia Dire (in Italian). Retrieved 16 August 2024.
^ Naselli, Antonio (17 June 2023). "NASTRI d'ARGENTO GRANDI SERIE 2023_NASTRI SPECIALI e STASERA LA PREMIAZIONE". Nastri d'Argento (in Italian). Retrieved 16 August 2024.

External links

Christian at IMDb

[1] Massoto, Erick (28 June 2023). "'Christian' Must Build the Kingdom in Tense Season 2 Trailer [Exclusive]". Collider. Retrieved 16 August 2024.

[2] Leombruni, Lucrezia (12 May 2023). "Nastri d'Argento, Mare Fuori è la serie dell'anno". Agenzia Dire (in Italian). Retrieved 16 August 2024.

[3] Naselli, Antonio (17 June 2023). "NASTRI d'ARGENTO GRANDI SERIE 2023_NASTRI SPECIALI e STASERA LA PREMIAZIONE". Nastri d'Argento (in Italian). Retrieved 16 August 2024.

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