The Life You Wanted (Italian: La vita che volevi) is a 2024 Italian drama television miniseries starring Vittoria Schisano, Giuseppe Zeno, Pina Turco, Alessio Lapice, and Nicola Bello.

Gloria, a transgender woman, lives happily in Lecce, but her life is turned upside down with the arrival of Marina, her old friend from Naples.

Gloria is reluctant to reconnect, as Marina reminds her of her pre-transition days, a time she would like to forget.

[1]The series was filmed in Lecce and Naples beginning in March 2023.

[2][3] After filming in and falling in love with Apulia, lead actress Vittoria Schisano bought a house in the region.