UK director Tom Shankland is updating the story of the Prince of Salina and his family in 1860s Sicily.Īgainst the backdrop of revolution and the move towards Italian unification, it follows the Prince as he realises the old aristocratic way of life is threatened and that is family is in jeopardy. The show inspired by Tomasi di Lampedusa novel Il Gattopardo ( The Leopard), which was made into an influential film in 1963. It’s produced by Fabrizio Donvito, Daniel Campos Pavoncelli, Marco Cohen and Benedetto Habib for Indiana and Will Gould, Frith Tiplady and Matthew Read for Moonage. The six-episode series comes from Italian firm Indiana Production and Moonage Pictures in the UK. 'The Mother' Captures 2.8M US Households Over Debut Weekend On Netflix, Besting 'Glass Onion' & 'Murder Mystery 2,' Samba TV Saysįilming will last more than four months, and will take place between Palermo, Syracuse, Catania and Rome.
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I have always heard avid readers (or listeners, in the case of audio books) say that one of their happiest times is getting lost in a good book. |