Medici: Masters of Florence (season 1) and The Magnificent (season 2 and 3)

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4
Rating
Not Rated
Author
Length
24 episodes
Director
Sergio Mimica-Gezzan
Medici: Masters of Florence (season 1) and The Magnificent (season 2 and 3)
Synopsis
"A political family drama set in Florence in the early 15th century. Cosimo de Medici finds himself at the helm of his banking dynasty when his father, Giovanni, dies suddenly." [IMDb] "Medici: Masters of Florence is an Italian-British television drama series about the Medici dynasty set in 15th-century Florence, starring Dustin Hoffman as Giovanni di Bicci de' Medici, Richard Madden as Cosimo de' Medici, and Stuart Martin as Lorenzo de' Medici (The Elder). The series was co-created by Frank Spotnitz (The X-Files and Man in the High Castle) and Nicholas Meyer (Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan). Sergio Mimica-Gezzan (The Pillars of the Earth) directed all eight episodes. . . . The first season, titled Medici: Masters of Florence, takes place in 1429, the year Giovanni de' Medici, head of the family, died. His son Cosimo de' Medici succeeds him as head of the family bank, the richest bank of Europe at that time, and fights to preserve his power in Florence. The second season, titled Medici: The Magnificent, takes place 20 years later and tells the story of Cosimo's grandson Lorenzo de' Medici (known as the Magnificent)." [Wikipedia] The third season begins in 1478.
Genre
Miniseries
Released
2016
Location
Europe
Period
Cosimo was born in 1389 and died in 1464. He was Lord of Florence from 1434 until his death in 1464.
Netflix
No

This movie is linked to the following periods

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End
Category
Trade
-3800
2020
Transcultural
Lorenzo the Magnificent
1449
1492
People (Trade)