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Kevin Spacey Returns to TV in RAI Comedy 'Minimarket' Launching Dec. 26

He plays a self-referential mentor to a Rome shop clerk in a 10-episode series from Italy’s state broadcaster.

Overview

  • RAI says the 10-episode Minimarket will premiere on the RaiPlay streaming platform on Dec. 26.
  • Spacey appears as an imaginary version of himself serving as the artistic conscience of aspiring TV performer Manlio Viganò, played by Filippo Laganà.
  • A promotional clip shows Spacey duetting on You’ve Got a Friend in Me and I’ve Got You Under My Skin with Laganà.
  • The project marks Spacey’s first television role since his 2017 departure from House of Cards.
  • Spacey was acquitted in a 2023 U.K. criminal trial and now faces three civil claims in London slated for 2026, with two formally denied in court and a defense not yet filed for the third.