Scripted series · Rai 1
Medici: Masters of Florence
The art of power.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Richard Madden
Cosimo de' Medici
8 eps
Daniel Sharman
Lorenzo de' Medici
16 eps
Stuart Martin
Lorenzo de' Medici
8 eps
Synnøve Karlsen
Clarice Orsini
16 eps
Annabel Scholey
Contessina de' Medici
13 eps
Alessandra Mastronardi
Lucrezia Donati
16 eps
Guido Caprino
Marco Bello
8 eps
Sebastian de Souza
Sandro Botticelli
16 eps
Alessandro Sperduti
Piero de' Medici
8 eps
Francesco Montanari
Girolamo Savonarola
8 eps
Ken Bones
Ugo Bencini
8 eps
Johnny Harris
Bruno Bernardi
8 eps
Lex Shrapnel
Rinaldo Albizzi
8 eps
Daniel Caltagirone
Andrea de' Pazzi
8 eps
Gualtiero Burzi
Fra Quintino
8 eps
Valentina Bellè
Lucrezia Tornabuoni
8 eps
Matteo Martari
Francesco de' Pazzi
8 eps
Alessandro Preziosi
Filippo Brunelleschi
8 eps
Eugenio Franceschini
Ormanno degli Albizzi
8 eps
Sarah Felberbaum
Maddalena
8 eps
Miriam Leone
Bianca
8 eps
Michael Schermi
Ricciardo
8 eps
Tatjana Nardone
Emilia
8 eps
Valentina Cervi
Alessandra Ricco
8 eps
Brian Cox
Bernardo Guadagni
8 eps
Dustin Hoffman
Giovanni de' Medici
8 eps
Sean Bean
8 eps
Charlie Vickers
Guglielmo Pazzi
8 eps
Bradley James
Giuliano de' Medici
11 eps
Jacob Dudman
Giulio De Medici
8 eps
Marco Foschi
Alfonso II di Napoli
8 eps
Mirko Filippi
Nobile
16 eps
Franco Filippi
Priore
16 eps
Raoul Bova
Papa Sisto IV
14 eps
Sarah Parish
Lucrezia Tornabuoni
12 eps
Francesca Del Fa
Novella Foscari
2 eps
Edward Dring
Choirboy
2 eps
Jack Roth
Girolamo Riario
1 eps
Antonio De Matteo
Claudio (Guard)
1 eps
Louis Partridge
Piero de' Medici
4 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Medici: Masters of Florence actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Medici: Masters of Florence reads strongest on Character Depth, Bingeability and Emotional Weight.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
The story of the Medici family of Florence, their ascent from simple merchants to power brokers sparking an economic and cultural revolution. Along the way, they also accrue a long list of powerful enemies.
The run
Seasons
3 seasons · 24 episodes.
Season 0 · Complete
Specials
201622 episodes
Season 1 · Complete
Medici: Masters of Florence
20168 episodes
6.7IMDbA political, family drama set in Florence in the early 15th century. Cosimo de'Medici finds himself at the helm of his supremly wealthy, banking dynasty family, when his father, Giovanni dies suddenly. However Cosimo is concealing a dangerous secret - Giovanni was murdered. Now Cosimoand his brother must unearth his killer in order to protect the wealth and power of the family.
Best episode · S01E07 Purgatory
Season 2 · Complete
Medici: The Magnificent
20188 episodes
5.9IMDbLorenzo de'Medici assumes control of the powerful italian banking dynasty during the renaissance following an attempt on his father's life.
Best episode · S02E03 Obstacles and Opportunities
Season 3 · Complete
Medici: The Magnificent Part 2
20198 episodes
7.0IMDbIn the wake of the conspiracy, Lorenzo is driven by vengeance. Giullano's son appears while the Medici fortune hangs in the balance on the eve of war.
Best episode · S03E02 The Ten
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E07
Purgatory
The Signoria now has a vacant chair, and Cosimo is asked to choose who should occupy it. Piero thinks that his moment has now come, but the banker Pazzi, too, has his eyes set on that seat.
- Directed by Sergio Mimica-Gezzan
S01E02
The Dome and the Domicile
The war is throwing Florence into chaos. Piero, Cosimo's only son, is eager to fight. Meanwhile, Cosimo manages to "buy" the withdrawal of Milan's troops, thus saving the city, but in the meantime Florence has again fallen into the plague.
- Directed by Sergio Mimica-Gezzan
- Written by Frank Spotnitz, Nicholas Meyer
S02E03
Obstacles and Opportunities
The death of the pope brings strategic challenges as Lorenzo negotiates with the Duke of Milan and welcomes his new bride, Clarice, to Florence.
S01E08
Epiphany
Pazzi has managed to convince the Pope to remove the Medici as Church bankers, but Cosimo is disinclined to surrender what he has worked so hard to attain.
S01E06
Ascendancy
The return of the Medici to Florence is an out-and-out triumph, with Albizzi in prison for his attempt to become the city's "tyrant".
- Directed by Sergio Mimica-Gezzan
S01E03
Pestilence
Albizzi has managed to foment the citizenry against Cosimo, accusing him of the crime of usury. When Cosimo learns of the situation, he decides to return to Florence. Albizzi then invents a ploy to get Cosimo arrested and held for trial.
- Directed by Sergio Mimica-Gezzan
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The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Writing
- Frank SpotnitzWriter
- Nicholas MeyerWriter
Direction
- Sergio Mimica-GezzanDirector
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