Netflix has shared the La Dolce Villa photos for its newest romantic comedy movie, starring Felicity vet Scott Foley as his character goes to Italy to stop his daughter from wasting her money.
This marks Foley’s first movie project as the lead in a long while, after appearing in 2017’s Marlon Wayans comedy Naked, 2001 drama Stealing Time, and 2000’s Scream 3. His most recent role was playing Hayden Wells Garrells in Max’s short-lived political drama series The Girls on the Bus.
“Successful businessman Eric travels to Italy to stop his daydreaming daughter Olivia from restoring a crumbling villa. Italy, however, has different plans for him as it delivers on its legendary promise of beauty, magic, and romance,” reads the official synopsis.
La Dolce Villa. (L to R) Violante Placido as Francesca and Scott Foley as Eric in La Dolce Villa. Cr. Courtesy of Netflix ©2024 
La Dolce Villa. Scott Foley as Eric in La Dolce Villa. Cr. Courtesy of Netflix ©2024 
La Dolce Villa. (L to R) Scott Foley as Eric, and Nunzia Schiano, Luisa De Santis and Lucia Ricalzone as The Antonias, in La Dolce Villa. Cr. Giulia Parmigiani/Netflix ©2024 
La Dolce Villa. (L to R) Giuseppe Futia as Giovanni and Maia Reficco as Olivia in La Dolce Villa. Cr. Giulia Parmigiani/Netflix ©2024 
La Dolce Villa. (L to R) Maia Reficco as Olivia and Simone Luglio as Nino in La Dolce Villa. Cr. Giulia Parmigiani/Netflix ©2024. 
La Dolce Villa. (L to R) Scott Foley as Eric, Maia Reficco as Olivia and Simone Luglio as Nino in La Dolce Villa. Cr. Matteo Graia/Netflix ©2024
When is the La Dolce Villa release date?
La Dolce Villa will be available for streaming on Thursday, February 13, 2025, exclusively on Netflix. The film is directed by Mark Waters from a screenplay written by Elizabeth Hackett and Hilary Galanoy. The cast also includes Violante Placido, Maia Reficco, and Giuseppe Futia, with Reficco playing the daughter of Foley’s character. It is executive produced by Hackett and Galanoy, with Robyn Snyder and Deborah Evans serving as producers.
“All I will say is that we meet both Eric and Olivia’s respective love interests, Francesca and Giovanni, right at the beginning, but our leads will need to overcome quite a few obstacles, both internal and situational, before they can settle into their happiness,” Waters said in a statement (via Tudum). “‘The path to true love is never smooth.’ Ain’t that the truth!”
