Crystal clear water, warm sun and a lively Sicily but stained by some murders. More than a year and a half later, during which other products landed on Mediaset, it arrives Purple like the sea 2, highly anticipated and clamored for by the public after the success of the first season. Produced by Luca Bernabei And Lux Videthe new season has at the helm Alexis Sweet, a passing of the baton that took place with Francesco Vicario, previous director. We are back in Palermo, land, heart and background of the police and love affairs involving Violata Vitale (Francesca Chillemi), crime journalist with a strong sensitivity and intuition thanks to synesthesia, and Francesco Demir (Can Yaman), Chief Inspector all instinct and indecipherability.
The first three episodes (so the first 6 episodes) were launched in preview on Mediaset Infinity, a commercial strategy also followed by competitor Rai, and will have their official prime time broadcast on Canale 5 from 3 May. The atmospheres in which Purple like the sea 2 makes its viewers dive are much more intricate and burning this year, thanks in particular to the cliffhanger with which the finale of the first season greeted us, which immediately connects to the new episodes available on the platform which are eager to tell us how the lives of those characters we have grown to love. And how some discoveries could upset their existence, putting them in crisis.
Purple like the sea 2, the plot of the 3 episodes
So let’s go back to the end of the first season, which left us with a doubt: are Viola and Francesco brothers? Both, from what was implied, would seem to share the same father, but neither of them knows it. He starts again from here. Sonia, Francesco’s mother, who had previously warned Viola that her father is another man, arrived in Palermo to talk to her son. An accident, however, imprisons her in a coma from which she is unable to wake up. Meanwhile at Sicilia Web News there is a new editor-in-chief from Milan, Vita Stabili, a solid woman who tries to be as affable as possible with her journalists despite the fact that she harbors some prejudices, especially towards Viola, which she considers recommended as she has a good presence.
In the meantime, the crime journalist is entrusted with a new task: a podcast in which she, in her own way, can tell her investigations and the stories behind the murders perpetrated in the city. A solution that is well suited to the narrative structure, transforming Viola’s voice over, which we were used to, into a real element of the diegesis, since her words, which introduced and accompanied the entire episode, are translated into the radio podcast , becoming an integral part of it. Each episode, net of the vertical plot inherent to the complicated relationship between Viola and Francesco and the search for the truth of their respective parents, then tries to address different themes: from the meaning of love, to the relationship between brothers, to what it means to be ill , to the point of being yourself by dropping your masks.
The second season confirms itself as a comfortable cuddle
The format of Purple like the seawhich we find in the new season, remains similar – in terms of narrative pattern – to the other detective-romantic television series produced by Lux Vide, such as God help us, One step from heaven, Don Matteo, Blanca, to name a few. It is a sort of distinctive trait, which makes its productive, effective and immediate identity immediately recognisable, as a television series ultimately requires. Also there stylistic code is common to other products based on this genre: there is the photography with bright and bright colors that enhances the direction and the images, there are the panoramic shots of the city where the events take place and there is the promotion of the postcard territory in which the story unfolds.
A classic and precise approach, which however does not take away its identity from the fiction: as happens in other cases, to differentiate the fiction, we choose to make particular leverage on the protagonists more than on the storyline, which are the true heart of the narrativegiving them defined facets and good characterization. Can Yaman and Francesca Chillemi confirm their ability in this sense, careful to guarantee more galleries of facial expressions to be at the service of the scene shot and allow for greater emotional scope, and their well-established alchemy is evident, which allows naturalness in their interactions, even in the “spicier” ones. Above all, however, the two actors are even more integrated into the plot of the story, of a transversal nature, which works well for the target of the generalist network and takes care first and foremost to be comfortable.
Sometimes naive in the choice of some cliché-situations and dialogues in which a bit of forcing is evident which does not always make it fluid, but which in any case manages to contain both moments of fun, in which it manages to get a laugh, and more serious situations, which stimulate and encourage deeper reflection. The fiction, therefore, reiterates its being a cuddle to be enjoyed on the sofa at home, and ensures that the spectator lets himself be carried away by the curiosity linked to the investigations, which maintain the detective/crime tone by offering action moments in which the The Turkish actor shows off his physicality, on the other hand by the visual pleasure set in motion by the romantic side, with funny gags, love misunderstandings and shrewd glances that Francesco and Viola never stop exchanging.
Can Yaman and Francesca Chillemi: overcoming prejudices
Having reached this point there is no point in denying it: trump card Purple like the sea 2 remain his main characters, Viola and Francesco, behind whom Francesca Chillemi and Can Yaman they show that they are able to understand and grasp the needs and particularities of their respective characters. Chillemi is now a mature actress, always ready for new challenges. He has fun on set and it shows. She manages to find the key and the right channel to communicate first with her character and then with the latter with the public, appearing authentic. In the Italian television scene she is one of the most popular faces and it is not surprising. Exactly like her Viola, Francesca Chillemi was able to break down the preconception and cliché of “beautiful but doesn’t dance”, demonstrating ability, skill and commitment with excellent results. A clear sign that you truly become someone not because you are helped by your physical appearance (which certainly contributes, but is only a small part), but through study and dedication towards what you do, which are the first ingredients that allow your career path to be full of successes. And above all to continue with dignity.
A discussion that applies to his on-screen partner, Can Yaman, who, thanks to the fame obtained with the Turkish films purchased by Mediaset in which he was the protagonist, let’s talk about Bitter Sweet, Mr. Wrong, Daydreamer, he knew earn a front row seat in local productions. This is demonstrated by his presence in Viola come il mare, but also by having become the protagonist of Sandokan, Lux Vide’s international event series whose filming is currently underway in the Formello studios. Yet, even Yaman – although armored by the love of his fans – has dragged behind him the label of the “lucky” and “privileged” for his physical appearance, for his beauty seen almost as a fault, as if beyond of the aesthetic component were there nothing else. Instead, in defiance of those who did not believe in his preparation, the actor proved that he was worthy, that he was able to accept and overcome the challenges that came his way along the way. We remember, for example, that Yaman took Italian lessons to improve his pronunciation and not make mistakes in the terms of our Italian language, respecting both the product and its target audience. In this season we notice his improvements and his greater fluency and familiarity compared to the first season, even if in reality it is his Francesco Demir who acquires more truth, precisely because he is also different in the tone of voice and accents.
In conclusion, anyone looking for a moment of lightness, to unplug from their commitments and perhaps dream of summer, cannot miss the second season of Purple like the sea. A serial that does not want to be built on who knows what pretensions, but which presents itself as a comfort show with the intention of closing its audience in a bubble of relaxation for a couple of hours. And that’s fine.
