After living through a global pandemic, it isn’t easy to find humor in the suffering of innocents, but Netflix is ready to try. Netflix announced the main cast of The Decameron TV series on Wednesday, including Tony Hale, Zosia Mamet, Tanya Reynolds, Amar Chadha-Patel, Leila Farzad, Lou Gala, Karan Gill, Saorise-Monica Jackson, Douggie McMeekin, and Jessica Plummer.
Kathleen Jordan is the creator, showrunner, and executive producer of the Netflix dramedy, set in 14th-century Italy during the bubonic plague pandemic known as the Black Death. According to Netflix, The Decameron TV series is “a soapy period dramedy that aims to examine the timely themes of class systems, power struggles and survival in a time of pandemic with a touch of levity.”
The Decameron takes place in 1348 when the Black Death, the deadliest pandemic in human history which killed as many as 200 million people, descends on the city of Florence. In the show,...
Kathleen Jordan is the creator, showrunner, and executive producer of the Netflix dramedy, set in 14th-century Italy during the bubonic plague pandemic known as the Black Death. According to Netflix, The Decameron TV series is “a soapy period dramedy that aims to examine the timely themes of class systems, power struggles and survival in a time of pandemic with a touch of levity.”
The Decameron takes place in 1348 when the Black Death, the deadliest pandemic in human history which killed as many as 200 million people, descends on the city of Florence. In the show,...
- 12/14/2022
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
With ten new additions, the upcoming Netflix series “The Decameron” has set its cast. Tony Hale, Zosia Mamet and Tanya Reynolds are among the list of names that’s been added to the period soap dramedy series.
They’re joined by Amar Chadha-Patel, Leila Farzad, Lou Gala, Karan Gill, Saoirse-Monica Jackson, Douggie McMeekin, and Jessica Plummer.
Hailing from executive producer Jenji Kohan and creator/showrunner Kathleen Jordan, “The Decameron” looks to examine the timely themes of class systems, power struggles and survival in a time of pandemic with a touch of levity, brought together by a charming and riotous ensemble of characters.
Per the official logline, the series is “set in 1348. The Black Death strikes hard in the city of Florence. A handful of nobles are invited to retreat with their servants to a grand villa in the Italian countryside and wait out the pestilence with a lavish holiday. But as social rules wear thin,...
They’re joined by Amar Chadha-Patel, Leila Farzad, Lou Gala, Karan Gill, Saoirse-Monica Jackson, Douggie McMeekin, and Jessica Plummer.
Hailing from executive producer Jenji Kohan and creator/showrunner Kathleen Jordan, “The Decameron” looks to examine the timely themes of class systems, power struggles and survival in a time of pandemic with a touch of levity, brought together by a charming and riotous ensemble of characters.
Per the official logline, the series is “set in 1348. The Black Death strikes hard in the city of Florence. A handful of nobles are invited to retreat with their servants to a grand villa in the Italian countryside and wait out the pestilence with a lavish holiday. But as social rules wear thin,...
- 12/14/2022
- by BreAnna Bell
- Variety Film + TV
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Netflix has found the main cast for its series The Decameron, set in 14th century Italy at the time of the bubonic plague pandemic known as the Black Death.
It’s a dramedy.
The series, from creator/showrunner Kathleen Jordan and executive producer Jenji Kohan, will star Tony Hale, Zosia Mamet, Tanya Reynolds, Amar Chadha-Patel, Leila Farzad, Lou Gala, Karan Gill, Saorise-Monica Jackson, Douggie McMeekin and Jessica Plummer. Netflix describes The Decameron as “a soapy period dramedy that aims to examine the timely themes of class systems, power struggles and survival in a time of pandemic with a touch of levity.”
The show takes place in 1348, with a group of nobles being invited, along with their servants, to leave Florence for a countryside villa to wait out the disease. As social rules wear thin, what starts as a wine-soaked sex romp in the...
Netflix has found the main cast for its series The Decameron, set in 14th century Italy at the time of the bubonic plague pandemic known as the Black Death.
It’s a dramedy.
The series, from creator/showrunner Kathleen Jordan and executive producer Jenji Kohan, will star Tony Hale, Zosia Mamet, Tanya Reynolds, Amar Chadha-Patel, Leila Farzad, Lou Gala, Karan Gill, Saorise-Monica Jackson, Douggie McMeekin and Jessica Plummer. Netflix describes The Decameron as “a soapy period dramedy that aims to examine the timely themes of class systems, power struggles and survival in a time of pandemic with a touch of levity.”
The show takes place in 1348, with a group of nobles being invited, along with their servants, to leave Florence for a countryside villa to wait out the disease. As social rules wear thin, what starts as a wine-soaked sex romp in the...
- 12/14/2022
- by Rick Porter
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Tony Hale, Zosia Mamet and Tanya Reynolds are set as leads in The Decameron, Netflix’s soapy period dramedy from Teenage Bounty Hunters creator Kathleen Jordan and Orange is the New Black creator Jenji Kohan. Rounding out the cast are Amar Chadha-Patel, Leila Farzad, Lou Gala, Karan Gill, Saoirse-Monica Jackson (Derry Girls), Douggie McMeekin and Jessica Plummer (The Girl Before).
Created by Jordan, who serves as showrunner, The Decameron is set in 1348 when the Black Death, the deadliest pandemic in human history which killed as many as 200 million people, strikes hard in the city of Florence. A handful of nobles are invited to retreat with their servants to a grand villa in the Italian countryside and wait out the pestilence with a lavish holiday.
Created by Jordan, who serves as showrunner, The Decameron is set in 1348 when the Black Death, the deadliest pandemic in human history which killed as many as 200 million people, strikes hard in the city of Florence. A handful of nobles are invited to retreat with their servants to a grand villa in the Italian countryside and wait out the pestilence with a lavish holiday.
- 12/14/2022
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
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