Hotel Portofino, Season 3
PBS Western Reserve (WNEO 45.1 / WEAO 49.1):
Sundays, July 28–Sept. 1, at 8 PM
Mondays, July 29–Sept. 2, at 2 AM
Fusion (WNEO 45.2 / WEAO 49.2):
Sundays, Aug. 4–Sept. 8, at noon
Natascha McElhone (“Californication,” “The Crown”) stars in the heady, period drama about a British family who run a hotel for upper-class travelers on the magical Italian Riviera during the glamourous “Roaring 20s” but also under the dark cloud of Fascist Italy.
Season 3 finds Bella (McElhone) preparing for the arrival of her father and sister when her husband Cecil returns unannounced, intending to divorce Bella and leave her to face the public scrutiny of being a divorced woman in 1929. Bella must decide what her future holds as well as balance tensions with her estranged sister, Amelia; flirtations with local Italian architect, Marco; the shocking return of her damaged son, Lucian; and avoiding local fascist leader, Danioni. Life gets even more complicated for Bella and Cecil when the Wall Street Crash jeopardizes their financial future. Dark secrets are exposed, old flames rekindled, and revenge plans are plotted during another adventure on the sun-soaked Italian Riviera.