Maestro in Blue - fantastisk god gresk Netflixserie

Serien hadde premiere på den greske TV kanalen Mega Channel med tittelen Maestro 13.oktober 2022. Det ble startet innspilling av sesong 2 i mai 2023, og vi venter i spenning på fortsettelsen. 

I november 2022, sikret Netflix seg rettighetene til serien og den ble tilgjengelig på denne plattformen i mars 2023 under tittelen Maestro in Blue.  Dermed ble den den første greske TV- serien på Netflix.

Maestro handler om Orestis, en musiklærer som reiser til den lille øya Paxos (Παχοι) under pandemien for å ta over en lokal musikkfestival. Der møter han Klelia, en 19-år gammel amisiøs jente som vil studere musikk i Aten. De blir forelsket i hverandre til tross for den store aldersforskjellen mellom dem. Dette er hovedhistorien, men samtidig får vi innblikk i flere dramatiske historier som skjer parallelt med denne. 

Blant annet skjer det et mord som kommer til å forandre livene til flere av karakterene. Serien utforsker også de menneskelige relasjonene, de vanskelige valgene, grensene og de store viktige sosiale  spørsmålene som vold i hjemmet, homoseksualitet og utroskap blant annet. Serien har ni episoder i første sesong, og hver episode har en tittel som er inspirert av en Beatles sang. 

Dette er en serie jeg virkelig kan anbefale, gode skuespillerprestasjoner og hyperaktuelle tabubelagte temaer og problemstillinger tas opp i serien. 

Main characters: 

• Christoforos Papakaliatis (Orestis): A musician who accepts the invitation to organize a music festival on the small Ionian island and moves there immediately after the lockdown period.
• Klelia Andriolatou (Klelia): Klelia is 19 years old and is preparing to take exams at the Music School. She grew up in Paxos and has a passion for piano and music. She is quite different from other children her age, as she does not want to lose her romance. Her acquaintance with Orestis awakens her first true love.
• Orestis Chalkias (Antonis): Klelia's younger brother. Antonis, like his sister, is different from their peers and is at odds with his parents. For him the festival and the arrival of Orestis is an escape from his problems.
• Marisha Triantafyllidou  (Sophia): The mother of Klelia and Antonis and the wife of Fanis.
• Fanis Mouratidis (Fanis): Husband of Sophia and father of Klelia and Antonis. He is a candidate for mayor and is the one who brought Orestis to the island. Fanis hides secrets that no one knows, except for Sofia.
• Haris Alexiou (Haris): Sophia's mother. Greek singer and actress Haris Alexiou, who portrayed Sophia's mother in the series is the calm power of the house and the one who knows everything about the whole family. She is at odds with her daughter, Sophia, and has a weakness for her grandchildren. Harris had a talent for singing, but she never got to sing. She stayed on the island leaving her dreams behind and wants Klelia not to make the same mistake.
• Yannis Tsortekis (Charalampos): Husband of Maria and father of Spyros. When he drinks he becomes violent and abusive towards his wife and son. He doesn't like music and doesn't want his son and his wife to have anything to do with the festival or Orestis.
• Maria Kavoyianni (Maria): She runs a tavern on the island and is the wife of Charalampos and mother of Spyros. She is a woman who is afraid to tell society how much she is suffering, as she cannot escape from her abusive husband. The arrival of Orestis and her involvement in the festival will give her strength and another perspective on things. 
• Yorgos Benos (Spyros): Son of Maria and Charalambos. He is oppressed and trapped in the model of the "tough" young man in the small society of the island.
• Antinoos Albanis (Michalis): The island doctor. The reason he never left the island was his love for Sophia. But their relationship ended ingloriously, because of her marriage, and now they try to be friends.
• Dimitris Kitsos (Thanos): He is a medical student. Seemingly he is a good boy and Fanis considers him an ideal partner for his daughter. He is in love with Klelia, but he is unaware that she is not.
• Stefania Goulioti (Alexandra): Orestis' wife.
• Kilde: Maestro in Blue - Wikipedia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKpp8hicVCc  (Orestis Xalkias: Tyxero Asteri)

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