Hotel Portofino (2022)

Hotel Portofino is a period drama set in 1920s Italy. It follows an English family running a luxury hotel on the Ligurian coast. The series trades on old-world glamour, elegant frocks, sun-drenched terraces, simmering class tension. But beneath the polish, the drama gets personal fast. Natascha McElhone leads the cast with quiet authority as the hotel's proprietress. Lily Frazer brings a rawer, more exposed energy to her scenes. The archive holds 2 scenes worth watching between them. Expect the kind of skin the costumes usually keep hidden, with the story peeling back further than a typical period piece dares.