This is not Hollywood

This is not Hollywood serves as a chilling examination of one of Italy’s most notorious criminal cases. By revisiting the 2010 disappearance of Sarah Scazzi in the small town of Avetrana, the miniseries moves beyond the crime itself to critique the toxic media frenzy that followed. Directed by Pippo Mezzapesa, the production captures the suffocating atmosphere of a community under a national microscope. It avoids the typical tropes of the genre, opting instead for a structured perspective that highlights how private grief was transformed into public spectacle. The show’s arrival on Disney+ marked a significant moment for European true-crime storytelling, forcing audiences to confront the ethics of infotainment. Its legacy lies in its refusal to offer easy closure, choosing to focus on the distorted reality created by the cameras.