Netflix’s holiday content section is brimming with content to binge on this season as another series, I Hate Christmas or Odio Il Natale, is coming to town this December. The series looks like the Italian take on the previously released Norwegian Netflix title Home For Christmas, following the same plot with the “perpetually single Johanne” at its centre.
If you’re intrigued to find out how the new interpretation, directed by CRIC, will flesh itself out, and are looking forward to the upcoming series, here’s all you need to know before its premiere. Read on to find out the storyline, release date, cast and more about the rom-com show.
I Hate Christmas Cast
Pilar Fogliati steps in as the main character of the show – Gianna, while Beatrice Arena plays Titti, Fiorenza Pieri plays Margherita, Sabrina Paravicini as Marta, Glen Blackhall as Umberto, Allesio Pratico as Mario, Cecelia Bertozzi as Caterina, Marzia Ubaldi as Matilde, Marcos Piacentini as Thomas, Andrea Di Stefano as Dante Crisanti, Nicolas Maupe as Davide, Astrid Meloni as Nina and more.
I Hate Christmas Plot/Storyline
Gianna is all for being an independent woman, who doesn’t need a boyfriend to make her happy, but her grand family has other thoughts to spill on the matter of leading a single life. On being cornered after listening to their passive-aggressive views on the subject, she feels compelled to concoct a fake boyfriend out of thin air, promising to bring him along for the holiday.
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What she hasn’t done in all these years – look for the ‘perfect’ man – now, the impossible mission needs to be accomplished within 24 days. Her friends resort to all sorts of means to fix a date for her with the right guy. Going on a series of unlikely dates, and failing to find a ‘normal’ guy, she’s eventually advised by one of her colleagues to look around the clinic itself for her destined mate.
But, does ‘happily ever after’ even exist for us all to have such blind faith on it? Stay tuned to the Italian rendition of Home For Christmas to find out what version of love Gianna settles down with in the end!
Netflix’s official synopsis of the series reads:
After lying to her family about having a boyfriend, a single nurse begins a desperate search to find a partner by Christmas – which is in 24 days.
I Hate Christmas Release Date and Trailer
Feel all your single blues with Gianna this holiday season on I Hate Christmas, coming to Netflix on December 7, 2022. In the meantime, check out the trailer of the series linked below.
Do you find the plot of the series relatable, with society pressurising us to find our ‘better halves’? The show may end on a cliche note, who knows? Yet, we’re still excited to give this a watch this month, are you? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section below.
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