A pandemic may not be the most obvious choice for comedy given recent history, but Netflix has decided to embrace the topic, albeit in a Renaissance fashion for The Decameron. Viewers will be able to relive the highs and lows of lockdown from a 14th-century Italian perspective in this dark comedy, loosely based on Giovanni Boccaccio’s short-story collection. The eight-part period drama follows a group of nobles and their servants who flee to a grand villa (Villa Santa) to escape the Black Death in 1348.
As the city of Florence succumbs to the plague, this exclusive group indulge in a wine-soaked and debauched holiday while they wait out the deadly pandemic. But their lavish countryside retreat quickly descends into madness as class struggles come to the fore and they scramble for survival. Tony Hale, who stars as Sirisco in the series, said: “When something like a plague comes along, the ground goes even.
What relationships am I investing in? How am I treating people? That’s the stuff that matters.” We take a peek behind the tapestry of The Decameron. When is The Decameron released on Netflix? All eight episodes of The Decameron’s raucous party launched today (25 July) on Netflix.
Who is in the cast of The Decameron? The cast of includes some familiar faces from shows including EastEnders, Sex Education and Derry Girls . He plays Dioneo, physician and companion to nobleman Tindaro. Dioneo uses his relationship with Tindaro to gain access to the luxurious life of the.