'MEDICI THE MAGNIFICENT'
THE FINAL SEASON OF THE EPIC SERIES STARTS NEXT WEEK
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| Netflix will air the series around the world |
Medici: The Magnificent was definitely a far cry from the marvellous first season
Medici: Masters of Florence, having none of its great cast and masterful storytelling, as its lead star
Daniel Sharman showed a rather shocking lack of acting chops, charisma and any kind of expression or even screen presence, and given that Italian National Broadcaster has decided to air all episodes of the final third season
MEDICI THE MAGNIFICENT: FINAL SEASON aka The Beauty and the Power (titled in Italy
Medici: Nel Nome della famiglia) in just two weeks to be quicker done
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| Lorenzo's
and his wife now have tons of kids and it seems his treacherous sister
is back after betraying the family and getting her own brother killed |
with it, it seems the last season won't be much better either. We will, of course, still give it a go. First four episodes will air Monday and Tuesday December
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| The final season starts tomorrow in Italy |
2nd and 3rd on RAI and then the last four on December 9th and 10th.
Netflix will air the eight episodes at the beginning of 2020 in the rest of the world as their original series!
Who Is In The Family?
Beside Sharman's Lorenzo Medici with a much longer hair and older
looks (he is supposed to be over 40 in the final season), who is now the
undisputed ruler of Florence, we will also see Sanditon's
Rose Williams
who is joining the season in the role of Caterina Sforza Riario, a
historical figure known as the Renaissance lioness whose defiance and
ruthlessness have made
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| Ray Stevenson, left, plays King Ferrante in the series |
her a tyrant.
She was a daughter of the Duke of Milan and the wife of Girolamo Riario
(
Jack Roth), Pope Sixtus IV's nephew. Reign's and Last Kingdom's
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| Daniel Sharman returns in the lead role of Lorenzo Medici |
Tobi
Regbo is also joining the cast as painter and architect Peruzzi.
Synnøve Karlsen, who was rather unimpressive and unnoticeable in the previous season, returns as Lorenzo's flimsy wife,
Sarah Parish as his
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| Sinnove Karlsen returns as Lorenzo's helpless and weak wife |
mother, with new cast additions being
Francesco Montanari, John Lynch,
Johnny Harris, Callum Blake, Aurora Ruffino! Sebastian De Souza returns
as the famous painter.
Medici: The Power And The Beauty
has the story set after the terrible Pazzi Conspiracy in which Giuliano Medici (
Bradley James) lost his life. Lorenzo is tormented by the desire for revenge against Pope Sixtus IV (
Raoul Bova), who authorized that bloody attack, and
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| Alessandra Mastronardi returns as Lorenzo's shameless mistress |
towards Count Riario, the last survivor among the conspirators. His beloved wife Clarice (
Synnove Karlsen) tries to convince him to find peace with a compromise that would save both his soul and the city. He does not see much
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| John Lynch joins the cast as Pope Sixtus |
hope even after the discovery that Giuliano left a son, Giulio, who is welcomed into the family. Lorenzo is determined to save his family and Florence even at
the price of losing his soul. As the bank's situation becomes increasingly
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| Francesco Montanari is Lorenzo's new enemy Savonarola |
unstable, politics pushes Lorenzo to give up the ideals of the past and his relationship with his wife Clarice also suffers, especially after he meets
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| Rose Williams joins as Lorenzo's new lover Caterina Sforza Riario |
beautiful lady Sforza. He also continues to finance the world of art, meeting
the great artists such as Leonardo and Michelangelo. In affirming his ever-
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| Toby Regbo is architect Peruzzi, Lorenzo's friend |
increasing power, however, Lorenzo clashes with an unexpected enemy, the Dominican friar Girolamo Savonarola (
Francesco Montanari), who inflames the people of Florence with his sermons against the tyranny of the Medici.
THE SERIES HITS NETFLIX MAY 1ST 2020!
