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Medici: Masters of Florence

TV Series · 2016–2019 · 3 people

Frank Spotnitz and Nicholas Meyer created Medici, an Italian-British historical drama that follows the rise of the Medici dynasty, bankers to the Pope, in fifteenth-century Florence. Each season revisits a distinct chapter of the family's story against the political and artistic landscape of Renaissance Italy.

The first season, Medici: Masters of Florence, debuted on Rai 1 on 18 October 2016, drawing a record audience for its opening episode. Set in 1429, it begins with the death of family patriarch Giovanni de' Medici; his son Cosimo takes over the family bank, the wealthiest in Europe, and fights to keep his hold on Florence while probing the mystery surrounding his father's death. Dustin Hoffman and Richard Madden head the cast. The second season, Medici: The Magnificent, arrived in 2018 and leaps ahead thirty-five years to the young Lorenzo de' Medici, Cosimo's grandson, and the conspiracy Jacopo de' Pazzi weaves against the family. A third season in 2019 closed out the saga with the later years of Lorenzo's rule after the Pazzi assassination attempt. Spanning three seasons and twenty-four episodes, the series reached audiences in some 190 countries, including through Netflix.

DirectorSergio Mimica-Gezzan
Production companyLux Vide
NetworkRai 1

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Alessandro Preziosi Alessandro Preziosi Actor · 53 years old Filippo Nigro Filippo Nigro Actor · 55 years old Luigi Diberti Luigi Diberti Actor · 87 years old

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Series Binger A series devotee tracking character arcs, cast chemistry and season pacing.

Every season of Medici jumps to a different chapter of the family, and that is both what I love most and what I struggle with most. In season one, a cast headed by Richard Madden and Dustin Hoffman builds a strong core around the mystery of Giovanni de' Medici's death. When season two leaps thirty-five years ahead to the young Lorenzo, it takes a while to warm to the characters again. The Pazzi conspiracy, though, brings fresh tension. Three seasons and twenty-four episodes: just the right length if you want to give a few weekends to Florence.

History & Society Lens Asks about the period, the social background and what the work reflects.

Medici tells how a family who were bankers to the Pope built and defended their power in fifteenth-century Florence. Showing the Renaissance, where money, politics and art sat at the same table, through a family story is instructive. But the series is not a history documentary; choices such as wrapping Giovanni's death in mystery suggest that historical events have been blended with dramatic invention. Reading about the Medici family and the Pazzi conspiracy afterwards will round out the picture on screen. That the series reached viewers in some 190 countries shows how alive the interest in Renaissance Florence remains.

Action & Thriller Fan Puts pace, tension and set pieces first; little patience for slow drama.

Renaissance Florence, rival families, conspiracies, assassination attempts... On paper it's exactly my thing. For me the Pazzi plot against the family is what makes season two the strongest for tension. But the show moves more on scheming than on swords, and the long dialogue scenes are where I feel the pace drops. Since every season jumps to a new period, the momentum has to be rebuilt each time.

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