Netflix has released the first-look trailer for its upcoming period drama, Medici: The Magnificent.
The eight-part series, centered on the great lords of Florence, stars Daniel Sharman (Teen Wolf) as Lorenzo De Medici alongside Emmy and BAFTA-winning Sean Bean (Game of Thrones) as Jacopo Pazzi.
Medici: The Magnificent follows the first chapter of the anthology series, which focused on Lorenzo’s grandfather Cosimo (played by Richard Madden) and great grandfather Giovanni (Dustin Hoffman).
The cast also include: Sarah Parish (W1A, Broadchurch), Bradley James (Merlin), Alessandra Mastronardi (Master of None), Synnove Karsen (Clique), Raoul Bova (The Tourist, Under the Tuscan Sun) and Julian Sands (Gotham).
Frank Spotnitz (The X-Files, The Man in the High Castle) is executive producing with CEO of Lux Vide Luca Bernabei (Medici, Devils), with Jon Cassar (24) and Jan Maria Michelini (Medici: Masters of Florence) sharing directing duties across the eight episodes.
The series will launch on Netflix in the U.S. and the U.K. on the Friday, Jan. 25 and is produced by Lux Vide and made in collaboration with RAI, Big Light Productions and Altice Group.
See the trailer below
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