Hotel Portofino

About Hotel Portofino

1920s, the Italian Riviera: British matriarch Bella Ainsworth runs a hotel for wealthy travellers while navigating personal challenges, family drama, and the rise of Fascism.

Hotel Portofino is a mystery series that airs on BritBox and U&Drama. The series is filed under 1920s, class differences, whodunit, and seaside town.

Since January 2022 it has reached 3 seasons and 18 episodes. It is still in production. Seasons run to about 6 episodes.

Natascha McElhone leads the cast as Bella Ainsworth, Mark Umbers as Cecil Ainsworth, Oliver Dench as Lucian Ainsworth, and Louisa Binder as Constance March.

American members can watch it on PBS Masterpiece Amazon Channel. Mussolini: Son of the Century, Berlin Alexanderplatz, and Peaky Blinders make useful companions to Hotel Portofino, all filed under fascism and period drama. It carries a TV-MA rating.