Based on Elena Ferrante's third book of her four-part series, Season 3 finds Lila (Gaia Girace) raising her young son alone and working in a factory under the toughest of conditions, while Elena (Margherita Mazzucco) has authored a successful novel that helps pave her way out of the neighborhood and into an affluent and cultivated world. As they each navigate life’s hopes and uncertainties, Elena and Lila remain united by their ambivalent yet undeniable bond.