The work of elusive Italian author Elena Ferrante is coming to HBO. Ferrante, whose true identity is shielded by a pseudonym, became a phenomenon thanks to her Neapolitan Novels, which trace the complicated friendship between two women, Lenù and Lila, over the course of their lives. HBO announced today that it is co-adapting at least the beginning that saga with Rai, getting on board with a previously announced Italian-language production. Though there are designs to cover all four of the books in the series, HBO appears to be only tackling the first, My Brilliant Friend, for now.