Sicily Express is an Italian television miniseries created by Ficarra e Picone. It was internationally released on Netflix on 5 December 2025.
The series, produced by Tramp Limited, combines fantasy elements with a Christmas setting, offering an ironic and critical look at Southern Italian society.
Plot Salvo and Valentino are two Sicilian nurses working in a Milan clinic, commuting between Sicily and Milan on low-cost flights. Their medical director, a Calabrian who pretends to be Milanese, constantly hinders their attempts to return home. One night, thanks to a wish made by Valentino's daughter, they discover a magical dumpster that teleports them from Piazza del Duomo in Milan to their hometown in Sicily, and back again.
Cast Main Salvatore Ficarra as Salvo Valentino Picone as Valentino Katia Follesa as Claudia Barbara Tabita as Maria Teresa Max Tortora as the prime minister of Italy
Recurring Sergio Vastano as Sergio Perrone, the medical director Enrico Bertolino as Enrico, the Milanese doctor Adelaide Massari as Aurora, Valentino's daughter Angelo Tosto as Mr. Giacalone, a Sicilian patient in Milan Giorgio Tirabassi as Alfredo, a police detective Angelo Pisani as Andrea, a Milanese nurse Alessia Spinelli as Luisa, a Milanese nurse Alessandro Idonea as Giulio Giacalone, a police officer and Giacalone's son Gianni Federico as Ferdinando, a Sicilian man working in Milan Giovanna Criscuolo as Giovanna, a Sicilian woman working in Milan Vincenzo Ficarra as Mario, a Sicilian boy working in Milan Miriam Galanti as Miriam, the gate attendant Luigi Maria Rausa as Uzeda, the prime minister's secretary Barbara Gallo as Amanda, Valentino's mother-in-law Mimmo Mignemi as Carmelo, Valentino's father-in-law Marco Basile as Guglielmo, Claudia's ex-boyfriend Anna Melato as Mrs. Elvira, the landlady Pino Calabrese as the Head of Forensics
Guest Gioele Dix as the man walking his dog in Milan Jerry Calà as the minister of the Interior of Italy Enrico Mentana as himself
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