Streaming giant Netflix is set to
debut in 2025 the Italian period drama The Leopard, which was
presented to the press on Monday.
The six-part drama based on the novel of the same name by
Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa about the prince of Salina's
realisation that an era is ending as Italy moves towards
unification and the old aristocracy is threatened, stars Kim
Rossi Stuard as the protagonist, Don Fabrizio; Saul Nanni as his
nephew Tancredi; Deva Cassel as his future wife Angelica;
Benedetta Porcaroli as Don Fabrizio's daughter Concetta, who is
hopelessly in love with Tancredi.
The show was shot in Palermo, Siracusa, Catania and Rome.
"I have worked in the Italian television industry for nearly 30
years", explained in a video Tinny Andreatta, the vice president
of content for Italy of the streaming giant.
"When I started my adventure at Netflix, The Leopard was the
first project I wanted to produce for its importance and
ambition", stressed Andreatta.
The six episodes are written by Richard Warlow and Benji
Walters, and directed by Tom Shankland, Giuseppe Capotondi
(episode 4) and Laura Luchetti (episode 5).
Andreatta, who launched a teaser trailer on Monday in which the
prince of Salina tells friends and families they are "all safe
here," while betraying concern, said Luchino Visconti's 1963
movie starring Burt Lancaster as Don Fabrizio, Alain Delon as
Tancredi and Claudia Cardinale as Angelica was a masterpiece but
"there was always much more to the story".
"The Leopard captures an iconic moment in Italian history.
"But it's also the story of a man who belongs to an era that is
ending, with a difficult future to be imagined.
"In this sense, it appears to be very modern and universal",
noted Andreatta.
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