Da Vinci's Demons
Genius leadExceptional intellect as the protagonist's engine.This show: 9/10Period pieceSet meaningfully in a past era.This show: 9/10Real historyReal historical events and figures woven into the story.This show: 8/10Visually strikingComposition and imagery worth pausing for.This show: 8/10Political intriguePower struggles inside governments and institutions.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Tom RileyGregg ChilingirianEros VLaura HaddockBlake RitsonElliot Cowan
Written by
David S. Goyer
Starring
Tom RileyGregg ChilingirianEros VLaura HaddockBlake RitsonElliot Cowan
Written by
David S. Goyer
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Da Vinci's Demons Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | E9 | E10 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 7.8 | 8.5 | 8.5 | |||
| S2 | 8.5 | 8.3 | 8.4 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 8.4 | 8.7 | 8.6 | 8.3 | 8.8 | 9.0 | |
| S3 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 7.8 |
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"Renaissance genius reimagined as swaggering action hero"
This Starz drama reimagines a young Leonardo da Vinci as a swashbuckling inventor, spy, and provocateur tangled in Florentine political intrigue, secret societies, and a hunt for a mysterious ancient book. It's pulpy historical fantasy rather than staid biography: fast editing, lush visuals, sex and violence, and gleeful anachronism drive the momentum. Tom Riley's magnetic, restless performance as Leonardo carries the show through its wilder plot swings, which lean more into conspiracy-thriller adventure than sober history. Expect style, energy, and inventive set pieces over accuracy or subtlety.
Watch it for
the electric, inventive performance of Leonardo as a restless young genius-adventurer.
Maybe skip if
you want historical accuracy or a slow, contemplative character study.
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Season 12013
8.111K87h 32m
Everyone knows that Leonardo da Vinci was an extraordinary artist, sculptor and inventor, but this evocative and involving cable drama paints a portrait of the consummate Renaissance man who, as a twentysomething, was a passionate ladies' man, swashbuckling swordsman and intrepid adventurer. The series opens with da Vinci receiving a commission from the Medicis to create an Easter spectacle in Florence. Later, he's hired to build war machines; investigates the source of demonic possessions at a convent; meets a mysterious Turk; has a chilling encounter with Vlad Dracula; and constructs a suit for underwater transportation.
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Season 22014
8.511K108h 48m
Florence is thrown into chaos in the wake of the Pazzi conspiracy and Leonardo da Vinci must push the limits of his mind and body to defend the city against the forces of Rome. When the dust settles, friends are buried and rivalries enflamed. While the Medicis go to unthinkable lengths to deal with new threats, da Vinci continues on his quest to find the fabled Book of Leaves and uncover the secret history of his mother. He'll come to realize that he has lethal competition in his quest -- new enemies who may be even worse than the forces of Pope Sixtus. His search will take him to faraway lands and force him to reevaluate everything he knew about the world and his own history.
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Season 32015
7.87K108h 53m
Leonardo da Vinci's world comes crashing down when the city of Otranto is torn apart by an Ottoman invasion. On the battlefield, the Turks 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.
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Tom Riley Leonardo Da Vinci
Gregg Chilingirian Zoroaster
Eros V Nico
Laura Haddock Lucrezia Donati
Blake Ritson Girolamo Riario
Elliot Cowan Lorenzo Medici
Hera Hilmar Vanessa
James Faulkner Pope Sixtus IV
Lara Pulver Clarice Orsini
David Schofield Piero da Vinci
Crew
David S. Goyer
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