The Life You Wanted (Italian: La vita che volevi) is an upcoming Italian drama television series. It will be released on Netflix on 29 May 2024.^[1]

Gloria, a transgender woman, lives happily in Lecce, but her life is turned upside down with the arrival of Marina, her old friend from Naples. Gloria is reluctant to reconnect, as Marina reminds her of her pre-transition days, a time she would like to forget.

• Vittoria Schisano as Gloria
• Giuseppe Zeno as Sergio
• Pina Turco [it] as Marina
• Alessio Lapice as Pietro
• Nicola Bello as Andrea

Speaking about the series, series creator Ivan Cotroneo stated:

We wanted to write a story about a non-cisgender woman, a strong and independent woman, the story of a transgender woman. Often these characters are left on the margins, are collateral, or, in any case, marginalized.^[2]

The series was filmed in Lecce and Naples beginning in March 2023.^[3][4] After filming in and falling in love with Apulia, lead actress Vittoria Schisano bought a house in the region.^[5]