Leonardo (2021 TV series) - Wikipedia
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| Leonardo | |
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| Genre | Historical drama |
| Created by | |
| Directed by | Dan Percival Alexis Sweet |
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| Composer | John Paesano |
| Country of origin | Italy |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 (list of episodes) |
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| Running time | 52 minutes |
| Production companies | Lux Vide Big Light Productions Rai Fiction Sony Pictures Television France Télévisions RTVE Alfresco Pictures |
| Original release | |
| Network | Rai 1 |
| Release | 23 March 2021 – present |
Leonardo is a historical drama television series created by Frank Spotnitz and Steve Thompson. The series was produced by Italian Lux Vide in collaboration with Rai Fiction, Sony Pictures Entertainment, with Frank Spotnitz's Big Light Productions and Freddie Highmore's Alfresco Pictures in association with France Télévisions and RTVE.[1]
The series recounts Leonardo da Vinci's extraordinary life through the works that made him famous and through the stories hidden within those works, revealing little by little the inner torments of a man obsessed with attaining perfection.
In March 2021, it was announced that Leonardo would return for a second season.[2]
In October 2022 news emerged that Lux Vide, which made the renewal announcement, have been acquired by the Fremantle group.[3]
In August 2024, it was reported that the series had been cancelled and would not return for a second season.[4]
In 1506, Leonardo da Vinci, the most famous artist of his time, is accused of the murder of Caterina da Cremona. Questioned by Stefano Giraldi, an ambitious officer of the Duchy of Milan, Leonardo begins to tell his life, starting from the first meeting with Caterina in Andrea del Verrocchio's workshop. Giraldi, fascinated by the artist's personality, begins to suspect that Leonardo may be innocent and investigates to discover the truth.
- Aidan Turner as Leonardo da Vinci.
- Matilda De Angelis as Caterina da Cremona (Leonardo's friend and muse).
- James D'Arcy as Ludovico Sforza, known as Il Moro (Duke of Milan).
- Alessandro Sperduti as Tommaso Masini (Leonardo's assistant).
- Robin Renucci as Piero da Vinci [it] (Leonardo's father).
- Gabriel Lo Giudice as Marco (Leonardo's assistant).
- Josafat Vagni [it] as Giulio (Leonardo's assistant).
- Andrew Knott as Alfonso (Verrocchio's assistant).
- Massimo De Santis as Rinaldo Rossi (Giraldi's boss).
- Giancarlo Giannini as Andrea del Verrocchio (Leonardo's teacher).
- Freddie Highmore as Stefano Giraldi (Officer of the Duchy of Milan investigating the murder case in which Leonardo is involved).
- Carlos Cuevas as Salaì, nickname of Gian Giacomo Caprotti (Leonardo's assistant).
- Giovanni Scifoni as Luca Pacioli (Friar in Milan who urges Leonardo to paint L'Ultima Cena).
- Max Bennett as Cesare Borgia (Condottiero conquering Romagna).
- Claudio Castrogiovanni [it] as Ramiro (Military commander under Cesare Borgia).
- Antonio De Matteo as Galeazzo Sanseverino (Military commander and right-hand man of Il Moro).
- Flavio Parenti [it] as Bernardo Bembo (Venetian ambassador at the Duchy of Milan).
- Sergio Albelli [it] as Amerigo Benci [it] (Businessman close to the Medici and Leonardo's patron).
- Poppy Gilbert as Ginevra de' Benci (Amerigo's daughter and Leonardo's muse for her portrait).
- Miriam Dalmazio as Beatrice D’Este (Duchess of Milan and wife of Ludovico Sforza).
- Edan Hayhurst as Gian Galeazzo Sforza (Young Duke of Milan).
- Corrado Invernizzi as Pier Soderini (Gonfaloniere of the Republic of Florence and committent of Battaglia di Anghiari).
- Davide Iacopini [it] as Niccolò Machiavelli.
- Maria Vera Ratti as Lisa del Giocondo (Leonardo's Muse for La Gioconda).
- Pierpaolo Spollon as Michelangelo Buonarroti.
The series premiered on 23 March 2021 on Rai 1.[6] In the United Kingdom and Ireland, the series aired on Amazon Prime Video, premiering 16 April 2021.[7] In India, the series premiered on SonyLIV on 9 April 2021.[8] It aired in Canada on 15 April on Telus, while in Spain, on 3 June on RTVE. In March 2022, The CW picked up the series in the United States; it premiered on 16 August 2022 as part of the network's summer programming slate in the 2021–22 television season.[9] China's Hunan TV aired the miniseries from 23 December 2024.[10] The miniseries was aired on primetime slot of 7:30pm (right after Xinwen Lianbo), contrary to previous rules that non-China originated series cannot aired between 5pm to 10pm.[11]
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- ^ "'Leonardo', arriva sul piccolo schermo la vita del geniale inventore toscano" (in Italian). La Repubblica. 24 February 2021. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
- ^ "Leonardo series debuts on Amazon Prime as producers confirm second season". 16 April 2021.
- ^ "Will There be a Leonardo Season 2? | Telly Visions".
- ^ "It's disappointing news for those wanting more Leonardo on The CW". Claire&Jamie. 23 August 2024. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
- ^ "Leonardo". Lux Vide Productions. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
- ^ Perugini, Sergio (27 March 2021). "Miniserie e prime visioni, cosa guardare in streaming in tv". Corriere Cesenate.
- ^ Craig, David (15 March 2021). "Leonardo release date: Latest news on Aidan Turner's da Vinci drama". Radio Times. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ^ "Leonardo review: SonyLIV series offers in-depth study on life and times of the historic Renaissance artist". Firstpost. 9 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ White, Peter (19 October 2021). "Aidan Turner Italian Series 'Leonardo' & Australian Comedy Drama 'Bump' Land At The CW". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
- ^ "央视和省级卫视"一周视点"【2024年12月23日-12月29日】" [Highlights on national and regional TV channels for the week of 23 December 2024]. National Radio and Television Administration (in Chinese (China)). Tencent. 21 December 2024. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
- ^ "China issues new rules to limit foreign television shows". The Guardian. Associated Press. 14 February 2012.