Italy's first female lawyer had to win the right to practice law before she could win a single case — The Law According to Lidia Poët tells that story across its first season.

What is The Law According to Lidia Poet about?

Barred from the courtroom despite having qualified as a lawyer, Lidia Poët refuses to accept the ruling that strips her of her license. The series follows her fight to overturn that decision, building an appeal while continuing to work cases from the margins with the help of her brother, a practicing attorney whose office gives her a way in even when the law itself will not. Set against the rigid social conventions of late-19th-century Turin, the show blends courtroom drama with mystery-of-the-week cases, using Poët's outsider position to look closely at a legal system that wasn't built with her in mind. It's a true story dramatized with the pace and texture of a crime procedural.

About the cast

Matilda De Angelis plays Lidia Poët, with Sara Lazzaro, Nicolo Pasetti, Dario Aita, Mia McGovern Zaini, Eduardo Scarpetta, and Pier Luigi Pasino filling out the ensemble around her. The cast anchors both the personal and legal threads of the show across its episodes.

Context & significance

Directed by Letizia Lamartire and Matteo Rovere, the series is an Italian production running roughly 40 minutes per episode, fitting comfortably into the biographical-drama and historical-crime space. It draws on the real history of Lidia Poët, whose battle to practice law in Italy became a landmark case, and uses her story as the spine for a period piece that also functions as a case-driven drama. The show has been well received, drawing a strong response from critics and audiences for its lead performance and its handling of a genuinely historical fight.

Watching The Law According to Lidia Poet on Ktime

The Law According to Lidia Poët streams on K-Time with a free account login, and is available with Persian dubbing and Persian subtitles, making it easy to follow in Farsi. K-Time's interface itself is fully in Farsi, built for viewers across the Iranian diaspora who want period dramas like this one in their own language.