6.9/1092 votes#1 - Beauty
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 1/4/2023
After Giovanna overhears her father’s comment comparing her to his estranged sister, the teen travels to a rough part of Naples to meet her aunt.
Director: Edoardo De Angelis
Writer: Elena Ferrante, Laura Paolucci, Francesco Piccolo, Edoardo De Angelis
6.9/1057 votes#2 - Resemblance
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 1/4/2023
Giovanna accompanies Vittoria to Enzo’s grave and learns about their family’s falling out. A conversation about passion awakens something in Giovanna.
Director: Edoardo De Angelis
Writer: Elena Ferrante, Laura Paolucci, Francesco Piccolo, Edoardo De Angelis
6.7/1048 votes#3 - Bitterness
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 1/4/2023
Giovanna’s friends clash with Vittoria on a visit to the slums. The bracelet Vittoria gifted Giovanna as a baby turns up in an unexpected place.
Director: Edoardo De Angelis
Writer: Elena Ferrante, Laura Paolucci, Francesco Piccolo, Edoardo De Angelis
6.8/1049 votes#4 - Loneliness
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 1/4/2023
A secret gets out and unravels two families. Giovanna fails out of school and has her first sexual encounter. Vittoria demands her bracelet back.
Director: Edoardo De Angelis
Writer: Elena Ferrante, Laura Paolucci, Francesco Piccolo, Edoardo De Angelis
6.8/1045 votes#5 - Love
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 1/4/2023
Giovanna’s interest in a charming young religious scholar rankles her worldly father. It also irritates Vittoria, who is wary of the teen's intentions.
Director: Edoardo De Angelis
Writer: Elena Ferrante, Laura Paolucci, Francesco Piccolo, Edoardo De Angelis
6.4/1051 votes#6 - Truth
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 1/4/2023
On a trip to Milan to visit Roberto, Giovanna wrestles with wanting to be seen as the scholar’s equal or something else.
Director: Edoardo De Angelis
Writer: Elena Ferrante, Laura Paolucci, Francesco Piccolo, Edoardo De Angelis
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Young Giovanna navigates her passage from childhood into adolescence as she experiences the different sides of Naples during the 1990s. A girl in search of...
Genre:Drama
Network:Netflix
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Beauty" is the best rated episode of "The Lying Life of Adults" season 1. It scored 6.9/10 based on 92 votes. Directed by Edoardo De Angelis and written by Elena Ferrante, Laura Paolucci, Francesco Piccolo, Edoardo De Angelis, it aired on 1/4/2023. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Resemblance".