# The Law According to Lidia Poët (2023)

> In 1880s Turin, a determined young woman fights to become the first female lawyer in Italy, a profession closed to women.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/138759

## Facts

- Seasons: 3
- Episodes: 18
- Episode runtime: 40 min
- Status: Ended
- Genres: drama, crime, history
- Created by: Guido Iuculano, Davide Orsini
- Network: Netflix
- Cast: Matilda De Angelis, Eduardo Scarpetta, Pier Luigi Pasino, Gianmarco Saurino, Sara Lazzaro, Dario Aita, Sinead Thornhill, Alessia Spinelli
- TMDB rating: 7.5/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15441160/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: mild
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: mild
- Tone: witty, determined, romantic, bittersweet, sincere

## What critics say

Audiences rate the series positively, with its lead performance and period courtroom storytelling appreciated and later seasons rated higher than the first.

## Synopsis

The Law According to Lidia Poët (2023-2026) is an Italian period legal drama created by Guido Iuculano and Davide Orsini for Netflix. Matilda De Angelis plays Lidia Poët, a sharp and stubborn young woman who wants what the law has denied her: a place in the official register of lawyers, a profession reserved for men. Eduardo Scarpetta plays Jacopo Barberis, a figure whose presence complicates her ambitions, while Pier Luigi Pasino appears as her family's patriarch, Enrico Poët. Each season is a three-part arc built around courtroom cases and the social hostility that meets her at every turn, so the engine is simple: a woman pushing against a rigid institution one hearing at a time. The series runs three seasons and eighteen episodes, with a case-of-the-week rhythm nested in a longer campaign for recognition. Set in late nineteenth century Turin, it renders stone arcades, drawing rooms and tribunal halls with a measured, handsome look. Its tone blends wit and romantic warmth with a steady undercurrent of injustice, making it a comfortable entry for viewers who enjoy a costume drama with a rebellious heroine. Fans of The Good Wife, Bridgerton and Anne with an E will find resonance in its mix of period detail, legal combat and a determined female protagonist.

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