Disney+ announces the original production ‘Raffa’, the first docuseries dedicated to Raffaella carrà, which will trace the extraordinary life of one of the world’s pop culture icons.

‘Raffa’, whose filming started recently, will be available on disney+.

The docuseries, produced by Fremantle, directed by Daniele Luchetti, and written by Cristiana Farina alongside Barbara Boncompagni.

A symbol of freedom and gender equality in the 1970s, the queen of public TV in the 1980s, and an LGBTQ+ icon in the 1990s, Raffaella is a legend that transcends all cultural and generational barriers and that audiences all over the world have loved for over than 50 years, the platform said in a statement.

The docuseries will retrace the artist’s public and private life, starting from her childhood in Romagna, marked by her father abandoning her, and then her “front cover” flirt with Frank Sinatra, her two great loves, her regret for a missed motherhood, her many triumphs and the odd failure, her crises, and rebirths.

‘Raffa’ – a docuseries of 3 one-hour episodes – is produced by Gabriele Immirzi and Alessandro De Rita for Fremantle Italia in collaboration with Fremantle Spain.

Directed by Daniele Luchetti. Written by Cristiana Farina and Barbara Boncompagni, Salvo Guercio and Carlo Altinier.