Original Sin (Medici: Masters of Florence)
"Original Sin" | |
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Medici: Masters of Florence episode | |
Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 1 |
Directed by | Sergio Mimica-Gezzan |
Story by | |
Teleplay by | Nicholas Meyer |
Produced by |
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Featured music | Paolo Buonvino |
Cinematography by |
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Editing by | Marta Evry |
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Original air date | October 18, 2016 |
Running time | 52 min |
"Original Sin" is the pilot episode of the Italian-British TV series Medici: Masters of Florence.[1] It was written by Nicholas Meyer from a story by Frank Spotnitz and Nicholas Meyer and directed by Sergio Mimica-Gezzan.[2] It was released on 9 December 2016.[3] It got 8.04 million viewers[4] and 28.90% of share.[5]
Plot[]
When Giovanni di Bicci de' Medici is poisoned his son Cosimo takes over the family bank and asks Marco Bello to investigate the murder. Cosimo is elected to his father's seat on the Signoria where Rinaldo degli Albizzi, the family's rival, is pushing for war with Milan because they attacked Lucca. Twenty years earlier, Giovanni sent Cosimo and his younger brother Lorenzo to Rome with bribes to install a friendly cardinal as Pope and gain control of the Vatican's banking. Cosimo, who wants to be an artist, meets Donatello and falls in love with his beautiful model Bianca, but Giovanni finds out and has the studio shut down driving Bianca away.
Cast[]
- Richard Madden as Cosimo de' Medici
- Dustin Hoffman as Giovanni
- Stuart Martin as Lorenzo
- Annabel Scholey as Contessina de' Bardi
- Guido Caprino as Marco Bello
- Alessandro Sperduti as Piero
- Valentina Bellè as Lucrezia Tornabuoni
- Ken Bones as Ugo Bencini
- Lex Shrapnel as Rinaldo degli Albizzi
- Brian Cox as Bernardo Guadagni
- Brando Leon Rustici as Vieri
- Michael Schermi as Ricciardo
- Eugenio Franceschini as Ormando Albizzi
- Tatjana Nardone as Emilia
- Roberto Mantovani as Father Anselmo
- Miriam Leone as Bianca
- Ben Starr as Donatello
- Frances Barber as Piccarda
- Fortunato Cerlino as Mastro Bredani
- Steven Waddington as Cardinal Cossa
- Daniel Caltagirone as Pazzi
- Martino Duane as Cardinal Lampedusa
- Andrea Tidona as Pope Martin V
- Valentina Cervi as Alessandra Albizzi
- Andrea Bruschi as Andreas di Cecco
- Matthew T. Reynolds as Cardinal Bellini
- Chiara Centioni as Woman
- Fabrizio Matteini as Cardinal Mosca
- Alessandro Piavani as Bertolo
- Roberto Zorzut as 1st Merchant
- Roberto Trifirò as Cardinal Orsini
- Giuliano Ghiselli as Cardinal Torelli
- Antonio De Matteo as Claudio, guard
- Ennio Tozzi as Disheveled Man
- Costantino Comito as Husband
- Alberto Sette as Corona
References[]
- ^ "Original Sin". PoGDesign. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
- ^ Legnaioli, Magda (21 October 2016). "Medici Masters of Florence Episode Synopses". Tuscany Sweet Life. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
- ^ "Original Sin". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
- ^ Lopes, Benjamin (26 October 2018). "Les Médicis, Maîtres de Florence : carton d'audience pour la série de SFR Play". Toute la Tele (in French). Retrieved 2 November 2018.
- ^ Stefanelli, Stefania (19 October 2016). DavideMaggio (ed.). "I MEDICI SBANCANO CON IL 29.9%, LIONE-JUVENTUS RISPONDE CON IL 20.3%". Ascolti TV. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
External links[]
- Original Sin at IMDb
- British television pilots
- 2016 British television episodes
- Television episodes set in Italy
- Television episodes directed by Sergio Mimica-Gezzan
- Television episodes written by Frank Spotnitz
- Television episodes written by Nicholas Meyer
- Drama television episodes
- Alternate history television episodes
- Drama television episode stubs