Gaumont's new Italian projects: Christmas without Santa (with Alessandro Gassmann and Luisa Ranieri) and the TV series Italian Postcards.

Gaumont Srl, the independent Italian division of Gaumont SA, one of the world's first film production companies founded in 1895, announces its upcoming projects in Italy, to be distributed on the Prime Video streaming service, in co-production with Amazon MGM Studios.

At the end of November, the Christmas comedy Original Natale senza Babbo, co-produced by Amazon MGM Studios and Gaumont Italia, will be distributed exclusively on Prime Video worldwide. The film, directed by Stefano Cipani and written by Michela Andreozzi with the collaboration of Filippo Macchiusi, stars Alessandro Gassmann and Luisa Ranieri, with the participation of Diego Abatantuono.

Meanwhile, Prime Video's new Italian Original series, Italian Postcards, is also taking shape, with filming set to begin in the coming months. The series, created by Lisa Riccardi and Damiano Bruè and directed by Academy Award-winning director Jessica Yu, is a co-production between Amazon MGM Studios and Gaumont Italia and will be distributed exclusively on Prime Video worldwide.

Gaumont Italia strengthens its vision with two new projects, developed in close collaboration with Prime Video Italia and Amazon MGM Studios. The goal is twofold: to bring original stories by outstanding authors to the screen and to portray contemporary Italy, free from stereotypes and conventions, with a perspective capable of captivating an increasingly international audience.

Christmas Without Santa Claus starring Alessandro Gassmann and Luisa Ranieri

When Santa Claus (Alessandro Gassmann), in the midst of an existential crisis, decides to take a vacation and suddenly disappears, his wife Margaret (Luisa Ranieri)—always ready to support (and tolerate) her husband Nicola—has no choice but to roll up her sleeves and save the most special day of the year. It won't be an easy task, because the enterprising witch Sabrina (Caterina Murino), better known as Befana, and Santa Lucia (Valentina Romani) are determined to steal the spotlight from Santa Claus and become the stars of the holidays. The cast of Natale senza Babbo, starring Diego Abatantuono and with Michela Andreozzi and Angela Finocchiaro, also includes Rita Longordo, Paolo Calvano, Francesco Centorame, Simone Susinna, Francesca Alice Antonini, Alberto Astorri, and Stefano Ambrogi. The new Original Christmas comedy, co-produced by Amazon MGM Studios with Gaumont Italia, is directed by Stefano Cipani and written by Michela Andreozzi with the collaboration of Filippo Macchiusi. Natale senza Babbo Natale will be available exclusively on Prime Video worldwide in November 2025.

Italian Postcards

Prime Video's new Italian Original series, Italian Postcards, created by Lisa Riccardi and Damiano Bruè, will be directed by Academy Award-winning director Jessica Yu (Quiz Lady, Fosse/Verdon, Only Murders in the Building, The Morning Show). Italian Postcards tells the tragicomic misadventures of Mia, a young and spoiled New York heiress who is sent by her grandfather to Palermo, penniless and without luxury, to work as a real estate agent in the family business. Will a girl from the Upper West Side be able to survive in Sicily without even a credit card? Filming will begin in the coming months. Italian Postcards is a series co-produced by Amazon MGM Studios with Gaumont Italia and will be available exclusively on Prime Video worldwide.