Now a teenager, Elena grapples with the onset of puberty, her studies and her friendship with Lila, who now works in her family's shoe-repair store. After a library awards ceremony reveals what Lila has been keeping secret, Elena learns what her friend's grand plans might be. As the girls' encounters with the opposite sex become more frequent, Lila takes a stand against the dangerous Solara brothers.

My Brilliant Friend Season 1 Episodes...

• s01e01 - The Dolls
• s01e02 - The Money
• s01e03 - The Metamorphoses
• s01e04 - Dissolving Margins
• s01e05 - The Shoes
• s01e06 - The Island
• s01e07 - The Fiances
• s01e08 - The Promise

My Brilliant Friend Show Summary

When the most important friend in her life seems to have disappeared without a trace, Elena Greco, a now-elderly woman immersed in a house full of books, turns on her computer and starts writing the story of their friendship. She met Raffaella Cerullo, whom she has always called Lila, in the first year of primary school in 1950. Set in a dangerous and fascinating Naples, their story covers more than 60 years of their lives as she tries to describe the mystery of Lila, Elena's brilliant friend and - in a way - her best friend, and her worst enemy.