The Trial ("Il Processo") (TV Series)

Director: Alessandro Fabbri

Starring: Vittoria Puccini, Francesco Scianna

Year: 2019

A group of characters is implicated in the brutal murder of Angelica, a 17 yo girl involved into something bigger than her: the prosecutor Elena Guerra, who discovers to be indissolubly close to the victim; Ruggero Barone rampant lawyer who considers this trial the chance of a lifetime; Linda Monaco, the only defendant, who insists claiming her innocence. The lines between the defendent, the jurors, the judges, defence, and prosecution all blur as they wait for a verdict, which will establish, in a way or another, a new course for their lives.

Comments: Shades of the "12 Angry Men", but more nuanced and complex. Intensely acted with really strong performances and great subtleties. 

Recommended.

The Fall (TV Series)

 Director: Alan Cubitt 

Starring: Gillian Anderson, Jamie Dornan, Emmett Scanlan 

Year: 2013 

The Fall is an Irish-British crime drama television series filmed and set in Northern Ireland. Gillian Anderson plays a seemingly cold but very passionate policewoman who goes head to head with a serial killer in Belfast. 

Comments: Very well done with strong acting and writing. Psychological overtones of the story and characters keep the viewer engaged until the conclusion. We simply could not stop watching this. 

Recommended.