Da Vinci's Demons
Da Vinci's Demons
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Premiered:
- Network: Starz
- Category: Series
- Genre: Drama
- Type: Live Action
- Concept:Created by David S. Goyer
- Subject Matter: Historical
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Plot Synopsis
This drama series tells the story of a 25-year-old Leonardo Da Vinci, a free thinking genius who struggles to live within the confines of his own reality and time. He is a heretic intent on exposing the lies of religion. An insurgent seeking to subvert an elitist society. A bastard son who yearns for legitimacy with his father. He finds himself in the midst of a storm that has been brewing for centuries -- a conflict between truth and lies, religion and reason, past and future. Leonardo takes up the fight against foes who use history to suppress the truth, while his quest for knowledge nearly becomes his undoing as he explores the fringes of his own sanity. DA VINCI'S DEMONS returned for its second season on Saturday, March 22, 2014 at 9pm ET/PT on Starz, with da Vinci pushing the limits of his mind and body to defend the city against the forces of Rome when Florence is thrown into chaos in the wake of the Pazzi conspiracy. Plus, he continued his quest to find the fabled Book of Leaves and uncover the secret history of his mother. The third and final season of DA VINCI'S DEMONS premiered on Saturday, October 24, 2015 at 8pm ET/PT on Starz, as Leondardo witnesses his personal inventions employed by Ottoman invaders during the battle of Otranto. To fight those who seek to destroy everything he loves, Leo must align with old foes, repair broken friendships, discover hidden secrets, and resume a dangerous quest, all while knowing that he is his own worst enemy. On the battlefield, the Turks will use da Vinci's own weapons against him, the designs for which were stolen by someone he trusted. This betrayal will haunt Leo long after the battle is decided, as will the deaths of loved ones lost in the fighting. When Rome instigates a Crusade against the Turks, he seizes the opportunity to join, but his mission is complicated by a series of grisly murders that terrorize Italy and threaten the Crusade itself.
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On Saturday, December 26, 2015 at 8pm ET/PT, Starz premiered the series finale of DA VINCI'S DEMONS. In the series ender, "Ira Deorum," Leo is foerced to enact his grand plan to save Otranto by making use of the mysterious technology he and Sophia built in Vinci. However, he will need the help of all his friends if he is to complete his dangerous endeavor. Meanwhile, in Florence, Lorenzo and Vanessa prepare for Riaro's impending execution.
Cast
- Tom Riley - Leonardo Da Vinci
- Laura Haddock - Lucrezia Donati
- Blake Ritson - Count Girolamo Riario
- Elliot Cowan - Lorenzo Medici
- Lara Pulver - Clarice Orsini
- James Faulkner - Pope Sixtus IV
- Gregg Chillin - Zoroaster
- Eros Vlahos - Nico Machiavelli
- Hera Hilmar - Vanessa Moschella
- Alexander Siddig - Al-Rahim (aka The Turk)
- Ray Fearon - Carlo Medici (Seasons 2 & 3)
- Kieran Bew - Duke Alfonso (Seasons 2 & 3)
- Simone Lahbib - Laura Cereta (Season 3)
- Allan Corduner - Andrea del Verrocchio
- David Schofield - Piero da Vinci
- Ian Pirie - Captain Dragonetti
- Estella Daniels - Zita
- Nick Dunning - Lupo Mercuri
- Vincent Riotta - Federico, Duke of Urbino
- Lee Boardman - Amerigo Vespucci (Season 2)
- Jeany Spark - Ippolita (Season 2)
- Carolina Guerra - Ima (Season 2)
- Matthew Marsh - King Ferrante of Naples (Season 2)
- Raoul Trujillo - Topa Inca (Season 2)
- Akin Gazi - Bayezid (Season 2)
- Raymond Coulthard - Jacob Pasha (Season 2)
- Tom Bateman - Giuliano Medici (Season 1)
Settings
- - Italy