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Boris is an Italian television series created by Luca Manzi and Carlo Mazzotta, initially produced from 2007 to 2010, with a revival season premiered in 2022. The show brings to the stage the behind the scenes of a television set where a troupe is shooting Gli occhi del cuore 2 (The eyes of the heart 2), a satirical portrait of the many fictions airing on the Italian TV networks.

Rome is on the thresh-hold of the Holy year 1925, the city wishes to present itself as 'spotless' to the outside world. The appearance of a child's corpse puts an end to these aspirations. The police arrest a small time crook who has committed a robbery but has nothing to do with the murder of the child.

First violin in the orchestra of a big city, S. has an extraordinary memory, which leads him to remember every detail of what falls under his attention. When he realizes that he can no longer read a score, because the notes before his eyes explode into moving and colorful points, he decides to contact Professor L., an internationally renowned psychologist.

Franco Campanella, a former postal worker earning under €1,000 monthly, is devoted to his family but addicted to gambling. On his daughter Luisa’s wedding eve, he promises to save for expenses but, after being denied a loan, gambles away tens of thousands, ending up in debt to loan sharks and Camorra members.

In a small town in the south of Italy, a new mayor has cancelled an ancient recurrence. Tommaso, a bizarre man worried by the disastrous consequences that this decision could bring, tried to change his mind.