Netflix have confirmed that a new series inspired by Italian porn star Rocco Siffredi is currently in the works.
Siffredi, 58, is an actor, director and producer who has starred in more than 1,300 pornographic films.
Netflix said the seven-episode series would be “freely inspired” by Siffredi’s life and career, as well as from direct testimony from Siffredi.
A synopsis for Supersex reads: "At the center of the story are unpublished aspects of the pornstar, a profound story that runs through his life since childhood.
"His family, his origins, his relationship with love, the starting point and the context that led him to embark on his path in pornography."
Created and written by Francesca Manieri, the series will be directed by Matteo Rovere, Francesco Carrozzini and Francesca Mazzoleni.
“Supersex is the story of a man who takes seven episodes and 350 minutes to say ‘I love you,’ to accept that the demon in his body is compatible with love,” said Manieri.
"To do this, he must expose the only part of him that we have never seen: his soul. Supersex talks about our present, Supersex talks about us.
"What does it mean to be a male? Are we still able to reconcile sexuality and affectivity? These are the questions that, like a kaleidoscope, open up before us as we immerse ourselves in his incredible life until we lose our breath," he added.
Siffredi has been open about his struggles with sex addiction, which led to his eventual retirement as a porn actor in 2015.
Supersex, which has begun shooting in Rome, will debut on Netflix worldwide in 2023.
