Un Professore: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Dante Balestra is a philosophy professor who, after many years of absence, returns to Rome to take care of his son Simone. Fascinating and unconventional, the professor takes a class at the Leonardo Da Vinci high school where he applies his nonconformist teaching method and establishes a very special relationship with his students, including Simone himself.

Series details

• Title: Un Professore
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Italian
• Genres: Drama, Comedy, Romance
• Premiere date: 2021-11-11
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Network listed by TVmaze: Rai 1
• Network country: Italy
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 59468
• IMDb ID: tt15007664
• TVDB ID: 411981

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2021-11-11; final listed air date 2021-12-16; episode order: 12.
• Season 2: premiered 2023-11-16; final listed air date 2023-12-21; episode order: 12.
• Season 3: premiered 2025-11-20; final listed air date 2025-12-18.

Source and licence

Adapted from Un Professore on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.