Incantesimo is a long-running drama series

Soap opera

A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...

 on Italian television, broadcast on the RAI

RAI

RAI — Radiotelevisione italiana S.p.A. known until 1954 as Radio Audizioni Italiane, is the Italian state owned public service broadcaster controlled by the Ministry of Economic Development. Rai is the biggest television company in Italy...

 network.

It is set in a hospital

Hospital

A hospital is a health care institution providing patient treatment by specialized staff and equipment. Hospitals often, but not always, provide for inpatient care or longer-term patient stays....

 called Clinica Life in Turin

Turin

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, Italy, and revolves around the life of the doctors and nurses in the hospital. According to the official website, it is "interested in social themes, the incoherence of daily life, solidarity, love and passion, not forgetting moments of comedy".

Incantesimo was first broadcast in March 1997, is now in its 10th series and has broadcast 400 episodes.

Incantesimo is also being broadcast on the Chinese CCTV 8 network, dubbed into Mandarin.
Many notable Italian actors and actresses have starred in the series including, Orso Maria Guerrini, Delia Boccardo, Kaspar Capparoni

Kaspar Capparoni

-Biography:A native of Rome, Capparoni became a theater actor when he was 18, directed by Giuseppe Patroni Griffi. In 1984 he also appeared in the film Phenomena, directed by Dario Argento....

, Paolo Malco, Guido Furlani, Alessio Boni

Alessio Boni

Alessio Boni is an Italian actor.Boni was born in Sarnico. In 1992, Boni finished his theatre studies at the Accademia Nazionale d'Arte Drammatica. The second of three, Marco is the eldest and Andrea is the youngest brother...

, Vanessa Gravina, Paola Pitagora

Paola Pitagora

Paola Pitagora is an Italian film actress. She has appeared in 50 films since 1959.She was born in Parma, Italy.-Selected filmography:* Fists in the Pocket * In Search of Gregory * Revolver...

, Alessandra Acciai

Alessandra Acciai

Alessandra Acciai is an Italian actress of cinema, theatre and television.-Biography:Born in Rome, she made her acting debut in 1987, both in cinema and television, with Lamberto Bava's Il gioko . In 1994, she was nominated as best new actress of the year for the movie Anni ribelli...

 and Barbara Livi

Barbara Livi

Barbara Livi is an Italian actress of cinema, television, and theatre. She is best known for her role of Martina Morante in the 5th sequel of the long- running drama series Incantesimo, which was televised on Rai Uno.- Career :...

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The series was especially popular in Bulgaria

Bulgaria

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, where it was aired on BNT 1 and Nova Television

Nova Television

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In Armenia

Armenia

Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...

 it was aired on ArmeniaTV

CS Media

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 and TV5

CS Media

CS Media is a major media company, located in the center of Yerevan, capital of Republic of Armenia. Armenian-American businessman and philanthropist Gerard Cafesjian is a majour shareholder in the business....

 in Russian

Russian language

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, as well as on Shant TV

Shant TV

Shant TV is a private television broadcasting company in Armenia. Shant TV was founded by Arthur Yezekyan in Gyumri, the second largest city of Armenia, in 1994. In 2001 Shant TV moved to Yerevan, capital, and within 3 years gained high popularity and trust...

 in Armenian

Armenian language

The Armenian language is an Indo-European language spoken by the Armenian people. It is the official language of the Republic of Armenia as well as in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh. The language is also widely spoken by Armenian communities in the Armenian diaspora...

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