The Italian Supernatural Drama Series “Curon” Explores Identity

The suppression of our whole selves leads to murderous consequences

Fans of the idea of exploring identity will enjoy “Curon” and its take on how we cope with own thoughts and feelings. The more nuanced moments make the series wonderful to watch.

The nightmare and the return
The series begins with the reoccurring nightmare of Anna, played wonderfully by Valeria Bilello. Anna sees her mother being shot by what seems to be a version of herself. Anna’s father convinces her that her mother killed herself and that her nightmare was due to PTSD.

Anna becomes pregnant and leaves Curon. She tries to live a life in Milan with her husband Pietro and her twins, Daria and Mauro. But Pietro, played by Giulio Cristini, is abusive and Anna flees with her kids (now 17-years-old) back to Curon.

However, her father Thomas, played with the exhausted energy of a troubled and protective father by Luca Lionello, isn’t very welcoming. In fact, no one except Albert, played with toxic alpha male intensity by Alessandro Tedeschi, wants her back.

The legend and the curse
Curon is a real place and the submerged belltower is real. It is the only above-water visible part to a church that was…