PREMIUM SPOTLIGHT ON LEONARDO DA VINCI EPIC TV SERIES WITH AIDAN TURNER, JAMES D'ARCY, FREDDIE HIGHMORE WHICH STARTS THIS SPRING ON RAI AND AMAZON PRIME

   LEONARDO TV SERIES   
ARRIVES THIS SPRING
The word around the web is that this one has already been renewed for the second season which is, allegedly, already in production, which means we

Leonardo starts this Tuesday over on Italian RAI

will be enjoying it next year as well (together with the seconds seasons of El Cid and Shadow and Bone and the third of Discovery of Witches). LEONARDO will be the first epic TV series of spring 2021 hitting the small screens in Italy next week, March 23rd with two episodes airing each Tuesday next four weeks on RAI. Italians, for some reason, like to air it like that. This eight part saga will also arrive to Amazon Prime on April 16th! Viewers will learn how the 15th and 16th century master painter grew into an unparalleled genius whose work overturned the established order. His restless curiosity

The eight part series will also air on Amazon Prime in April

flitted between arts, science and technology, driven by a profound quest for knowledge and determined to unfold the mysteries of the world around him. The series attempts to unlock the enigma of this extraordinary man, through

Aidan Turner takes the lead role of Leonardo da Vinci

an untold story of mystery and passion. I cannot say I'm overly excited about this one, Aidan Turner is both physically and as an actor always the same playing always himself (and he already played a famous painter in Desperate

The series was produced by Medici's Frank Spotnitz

Romantics) and the sets and the costumes look like they were taken from Medici series whose producer Frank Spotnitz is also doing this one, but I will certainly give it a go. 

THIS EIGHT PART TV SERIES

will tell the incredible true story of the definitive ‘Renaissance man’. Born the illegitimate son of a notary in the rural town of Vinci, Leonardo’s lonely childhood leaves him with a relentless, near superhuman drive to understand

500 people crew worked at more than 50 locations during the shoot

everything. Under questioning by a Milanese investigator (Freddie Highmore) who holds Leonardo’s life in his hands, we come to see the terrible personal sacrifice that led him to create masterpieces that changed the

More than 2500 costumes were used during the production

way we see the world forever. The series will portray him as a gay outsider who used his work as a way of hiding his true self. Each episode will examine one of da Vinci’s artworks for hidden clues about a tortured artist struggling for

The show will stay true to reality depicting Leonardo as gay

perfection. Freddie Highmore, who is also producing, will play Stefano Giraldi, a fictional police detective who frames the narrative, investigating da Vinci as the suspect in a murder case and digging into his past.

 

IN THE LEONARDO CAST
together with Aidan Turner who plays Leonardo Da Vinci, Giancarlo Giannini is Andrea del Verrocchio, Leonardo’s teacher; Matilda De Angelis is Caterina da Cremona, the mysterious muse and closest friend; Freddie Highmore is Stefano Giraldi, a young investigator of the Podestà

Matilda de Angelis takes the lead female role in the series

charged with solving the mystery at the center of the story. After watching the show, the spy can tell you that Freddie is almost atrociously bad in his role which he obviously gave to himself as a producer, the utter lack of talent,

The second season is allegedly already in the works

shockingly ridiculous voice and shameful efforts in achieving some kind of accent make him completely lost in his job and his appalling performance actually ruins the whole show ; Carlos Cuevas is Salaì, Leonardo’s

Insanely gorgeous Flavio Pereti is Ambassador Bembo

apprentice and trusted friend and James D’Arcy plays the role of Ludovico Sforza known as il Moro! Max Bennett will be evil Cesare Borgia, 

WHAT ARE OUR FAVOURITE PERIOD SET GENRE STARS DOING NEXT: BART EDWARDS, MATTHEW MCNULTY, LEX SHRAPNEL, MARK ROWLEY, MAX BENNETT?

 PERIOD SET GENRE STARS

WITCHER'S BART EDWARDS

Today we're doing a little spotlight on some of the dashing faces you've been noticing in period set shows in recent years and will probably keep up seeing them in the future as well. Since we have a talent for discovering future stars,

Bart Edwards is returning soon in Domina

here are some of them. You've probably first noticed irresistibly charming Bart Edwards two years ago in THE WITCHER but you haven't seen his face there as he was a hedgehog prince Urcheon. But you definitely did enjoy his gorgeous charms and manly charisma in SINGAPORE GRIP in which he flawlessly wore the uniform as captain Ehrendorf. When it comes to future projects, he will, believe it or not, star in both of our two most anticipated epic projects: GLOW AND DARKNESS epic TV series which will follow some of the most famous medieval heroes such as Barbarossa, Saladin, Richard the Lionheart, Eleanor of Aquitaine! Bart will be legendary knight Raynald of Chatillon! In Ancient Rome set DOMINA at Sky he will also appear as Iullus.

MILL'S MATTHEW MCNULTY

Matthew will be an emperor in Domina

We've first noticed this charming Brit in BBC's legendary series THE MILL in which he gave a deeply touching performance of a 19th century cotton mill engineer, and before that as one of the stars of JAMAICA INN 19th century mini series. After that he played Lucien Grimaud in BBC's THE MUSKETEERS series and will then return to the French court in VERSAILLES epic series as well! He also played a lieutenant in  the 19th century Arctic set THE TERROR. In the future he will join Bart Edwards in DOMINA epic saga which will follow the rise of empress Livia Drusilla. In it he will be the future emperor of Rome Gaius! Which means we will enjoy McNulty in a Roman toga! 

MEDICI'S LEX SHRAPNEL

You've seen another of our absolute fave period set genre series stars Lex Shrapnel (who is, did you know, the grandson of legendary Hollywood diva

We still fondly remember Lex from Harlots

Deborah Kerr) in SONS OF LIBERTY where he played William Dawes, and then as Biblical Jonathan in A.D. THE BIBLE CONTINUES mini series. But he definitely stole our hearts as wonderfully scheming and ultimately magnetic villain Rinaldo Albizzi in Italy's best ever historical saga MEDICI: MASTERS OF FLORENCE. After that he gave us the wonderfully good Lord James Croft, who had a soft heart (and hard something else) for male whores in Hulu's epic series HARLOTS. Believe it or not, our Lexy dearest will also appear in DOMINA in which he will be Crassus. Where are our smelling salts?

LAST KINGDOM'S MARK ROWLEY

Mark Rowley is everyone favourite Finan!

And how could we forget our favourite medieval jester and warrior Mark Rowley from THE LAST KINGDOM in which he plays Uhtred's right hand and best friend, brave and charming Finan? Before that you actually saw him in many other period set shows: in ITV's WW2 set HOME FIRES, then in MACBETH as the titular character, and then last year as Alexander from the house of Stuart in THE SPANISH PRINCESS series over at Starz where he visited the Tudor court of Henry VIII. This year we should see him next to Collin Farrell in BBC's period set series THE NORTH WATER about a 19th century whaling expedition to the Arctic.

POLDARK'S MAX BENNETT

Max will be evil Cesare Borgia in Leonardo

Although you probably remember this magnetic Londoner mostly from POLDARK in which he played the villainous Monk Adderley, Max Bennett also starred in THE DUTCHESS movie as Lord Walter, in ANNA KARENINA as Petritsky, in HOLLOW CROWN historical saga as John Talbot, then in WILL 16th century series on young Shakespeare in which he was Robert  Southwell. If you are currently missing him on the small screens, do not despair as he is returning in LEONARDO medieval drama. In  the series in which Aidan Turner plays Leonardo da Vinci, Max will be no one else but Cesare Borgia the most dangerous of all the evil Borgias!

FIRST TEASER FOR AIDAN TURNER'S NEW EPIC TV SERIES ON FAMOUS LEONARDO DA VINCI IS HERE!

    'LEONARDO' EPIC SERIES

AIDAN TURNER AS LEGENDARY PAINTER AND INVENTOR

Big Light Productions has released the first teaser for their new historical TV series LEONARDO for Italian RAI in which Aidan Turner plays the famous painter. The eight-part limited series will tell the incredible

The series is created by Medici producer Frank Spotnitz and will air sometime next year portraying Leonardo as openly gay

true story of the definitive ‘Renaissance man’. Born the illegitimate son of a notary in the rural town of Vinci, Leonardo’s lonely childhood leaves him with a relentless, near-superhuman drive to understand everything. Under

The series also stars James D'Arcy as Ludovico Sforza and Max Bennet as Cesare Borgia with Giancarlo Gianninni  as famous Verrocchio

questioning by a Milanese investigator (Freddie Highmore) who holds Leonardo’s life in his hands, we come to see the terrible personal sacrifice that led him to create masterpieces that changed the way we see the world forever.