Canale 5 vs. Rai 1 - Cesaroni? Principal Ferilli victim of a media scandal, Safroncik, Incontrada, and... Upcoming TV drama series - Preview

Rai is casting Can Yaman as Sandokan and proposing new seasons of many successful TV series (from Blanca to Cuori , including Il commissario Ricciardi , Un Professore , and Morgane - Detective geniale ) to compete for TV ratings next season. Canale 5 has already finalized its response to state television. Let's take a look at the new additions and the most anticipated returns.

Alex Bravo - A Cop His Own Way with Marco Bocci and Federica De Benedittis (in the role of Sofia, a colleague who helps him in the investigations) and (Diego Ribon (his boss, as well as Deputy Commissioner Clint). Six prime time evenings for a TV series that tells the eventful life of Alex, a former Latin lover thief turned policeman, between the discovery of a daughter and the cases to solve.

Buongiorno Mamma 3 - Raoul Bova returns as Guido Borghi, who must unravel the mysteries surrounding the death of his wife Anna (played by Maria Chiara Giannetta), a mystery that will dominate this season, airing on Canale 5 over four evenings. And perhaps, after this tragedy and countless problems—he will have to deal with the difficult management of the nonprofit organization founded by his wife—he will fall in love again.

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With Her Head Held High - Sabrina Ferilli, in the three-night series directed by Giacomo Martelli - plays Virginia Terzi, a beloved mother and respected high school principal in a quiet town overlooking a lake in Lazio, near Rome. She becomes the victim of a scandal when an intimate video of her with a man who isn't her husband is released. The event will upend her life, with a smear campaign unleashed upon her. Virginia must fight to defend herself, her son, and the values she believes in. A story of fall and rebirth that follows the painful journey a woman, even today, must undertake to obtain justice.

Vanina 2 - A Deputy Police Commissioner in Catania. The second season of the TV series, based on the novels by Cristina Cassar Scalia, features Giusy Buscemi reprising her role as Giovanna Guarrasi, known to all as Vanina, as she tackles new murder cases. Four evenings featuring "The Man from the Port," "The Talented Chaplain," "The Saint's Carriage," and "The Carriage of the Carusi." The series also stars Claudio Castrogiovanni, Corrado Fortuna, Dajana Roncione, Orlando Cinque, Danilo Arena, Paola Giannini, Giulio Della Monica, and Alessandro Lui. Giorgio Marchesi will also be returning.

A New Life - Anna Valle in the new four-night drama about Vittoria's life: having served her sentence for her husband's murder, she is ready to fight to prove her innocence and win back her son. To be fully exonerated, she must discover her husband's true killer. At her side will be Marco (Daniele Pecci), a lawyer from the city who has arrived on the trail of his missing daughter.

Guilt of the Senses - Davide (Gabriel Garko) reappears from the past in the lives of Laura (Anna Safroncik) and Enrico (Tommaso Basil), ready to uncover hidden secrets. A story of seemingly dormant passions, mysteries, and truths that will be revealed with the help of Tommaso (Francesco Venditti), a brilliant police officer and husband of Viola (Giorgia Würth), Laura's best friend. Three primetime episodes on Canale 5.

I Cesaroni - The most anticipated return of the TV season, starring Claudio Amendola: I Cesaroni have grown up but continue to get into trouble ( plot, cast, returning and new additions, read here ). Twelve episodes across six prime time slots.

Erica - Vanessa Incontrada stars in the new three-part series about crime novelist Erica, married to a police officer, who finds herself at his side as she solves intricate mysteries. Inspired by the French series of the same name, based on the novels by Camilla Läckberg.

Viola Come Il Mare Season 3 - After the cross-media success (between Canale 5 and Mediaset Infinity) of the first two seasons, Francesca Chillemi (currently expecting her second child) returns for another six episodes. Viola tries to forget about Francesco Demir (Can Yaman) by focusing on work... but her new neighbor won't let her sleep a wink. What's more, the man is Palermo's new chief inspector. Can Yaman is leaving his role in the series, and his place, according to what was revealed recently by the website Davide Maggio, will be taken by Rodrigo Guirao Díaz, an Argentine actor born in 1980, best known in Italy for his role as Nicolás in the series "Il mondo di Patty" (Patty's World) and also starring in Terra Ribelle and Violetta. Filming will begin in the coming months, so the TV series is likely to air sometime in 2026.

The Don - A series still being finalized, but Mediaset has planned a six-night run. A suburban priest, a former boxer, and a group of troubled youths: Don Giuseppe returns to his neighborhood, bringing with him humanity and hope.