The American star debuts in the Soap Rai for the thirty years, between mystery, love and new Rai 2025-2026 schedules.
The announcement is of those intended to leave their mark in the history of Italian television: Whoopi Goldberg will enter the cast of A place in the sun On the occasion of the thirtieth anniversary of the Rai 3 soap. The news was made official in Naples during the presentation of the Rai 2025-2026 schedules, between applause and disbelief. The US actress, an icon of cinema and international entertainment, will play a recurring role in some episodes scheduled for 2026, thus marking an unprecedented and surprising crossover between the Hollywood world and the Neapolitan everyday life of the famous fiction.
A mysterious plot and a sentimental twist
For Whoopi Goldberg will be the first time in an Italian production, and the first time in Naples. His character will be part of a “singular” narrative line, as the authors explain, who will intertwine atmospheres from mystery to a love story with one of the historical faces of the soap. An entrance on the scene that promises to renew the narrative momentum of the series, broadcast continuously since 1996, and of attracting new public segments, including international ones.
WHOOPI GOLDBERG: A life as a protagonist
Actress, comedian, activist and presenter, Whoopi Goldberg is one of the very few artists in the world to have conquered all four major American entertainment prizes: Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony Award (the prestigious Egot). Born in New York in 1955, she imposed itself in the world film scene with The purple color by Steven Spielberg (1985), but his face entered the pop culture thanks to successes such as Ghost (who earned her the Oscar in 1991), Sister Actand the saga of Star Trek. Has conducted for years The Viewthe leading program of American TV, becoming an essential voice in the cultural and political debate.
Rai, the new schedules between continuity and surprises
The arrival of Goldberg is only one of the elements that make up the new mosaic of the Rai schedules for the two-year period 2025-2026. Presented in Naples by the top of viale Mazzini, the new structures confirm the centrality of well -known faces – such as Amadeus, Alberto Angela and Serena Bortone – and the opening to international productions and cultural contaminations. The fiction remains a key point, with new consolidated seasons and highly anticipated debuts. The investment on the prime time of Rai 1 is strong, while Rai 3 confirms itself as a narrative laboratory, capable of welcoming innovative languages while remaining faithful to its civil vocation.
