Lunetta Savino returns to don the robes of one of television’s most beloved judges. In the second season of the series Libera, airing in prime time on Rai 1 from Sunday, October 25, 2026, she faces a complex case with the same professionalism and deep humanity that distinguish her, a case where nothing is as it seems and that, in more than one way, ends up intertwining with her private life. In the background there is a city, Trieste, where life moves quickly and is full of contradictions, a place that actively participates in the events surrounding the characters: between courthouses and other centers of power, trendy venues, working-class districts and elegant historic centers, we explore together the locations of Libera – Il caso Elena Palma.
What it’s about
In this season Libera Orlando, who has meanwhile been named head of the Criminal Section of the Trieste Court, investigates a femicide case. Everything suggests Elena Palma was killed by her partner, a young rapper, but the judge’s experience and sensitivity push her to dig into details that don’t add up. She is aided once again by Pietro (Matteo Martari): the ex-boyfriend of the deceased daughter and father of Clara, the granddaughter Libera has raised on her own. The appearance of a key witness for the investigation risks compromising the freshly rebuilt relationship between Pietro and Clara. Another arrival, the Palermo magistrate Cesare Scuderi, also risks upsetting Libera’s and her family’s daily life: the man belongs to a past with which the judge still has some unsettled business.
Where the series was filmed
Directed by Gianluca Mazzella, the second season of the Rai fiction Libera was shot primarily in .
Trieste
Trieste, more specifically, sets the backdrop for much of the judge’s personal and professional life portrayed by Lunetta Savino. In the city, among the main locations for Libera – Il caso Elena Palma are Palazzo Carciotti and the Palazzo di Giustizia of Foro Ulpiano. The iconic 18th-century building at the mouth of Canal Grande has been transformed in the fiction into the Questura.
The Palazzo di Giustizia, on the other hand, plays itself, hosting in the story hearings, conversations with lawyers and the like: on screen both the exterior façade with the imposing statues of the Roman jurists Ulpiano, Papinian and Tribonian and the interiors with offices, classrooms and service rooms are easily recognizable.
In alcune inquadrature compaiono, tra scorci del centro storico di Trieste, anche Piazza Unità d’Italia: la – famosa – più grande piazza affacciata sul mare d’Europa.
In altre si riconosce il lungomare di Le Rive con i suoi eleganti palazzi ottocenteschi. Al Molo Audace, nel porto di Trieste, sono state girate alcune scene legate al passato e alla famiglia di Pietro.
I trascorsi del fidanzato della figlia portano Libera a esplorare anche quartieri popolari come Rozzol Melara (anche noto, tra i residenti, come “Il Quadrilatero” o “Alcatraz”), altro sito dove è stata girata Libera – Il caso Elena Palma a Trieste.
Ambiente decisamente più in e alla moda è quello dello Yacht Club dove sono state effettuate riprese legate al mondo rapper da cui proviene il presunto assassino di questa stagione. Altri set sono stati stabiliti presso l’Università e la Camera di Commercio di Trieste.
The Friulian villages
Realizzata con il sostegno della FVG Film Commission, la seconda stagione della fiction Libera è stata girata anche in altri comuni friulani come Monfalcone, Duino Aurisina, Muggia. A Muggia, ultimo comune italiano prima del confine sloveno, le riprese hanno interessato in particolare il pittoresco borgo marinaro con calli e casette basse e colorate di evidente influenza veneta.
Other locations
Diverse fonti in Rete segnalano tra le location di Libera – Il caso Elena Palma anche Lubiana, la capitale slovena, e Roma, dove sarebbero state girate per lo più scene in studio.
