In April, STARZ channel will be releasing Da Vinci’s Demons, a brand new show in reimagining the story of 25-year-old Leonardo da Vinci. Da Vinci was a brilliant man, often said to be years ahead of his time. He was an inventor, considered one of the greatest artists in history, mathematician, and the list goes on. David S. Goyer, co-writer of Dark Knight Trilogy and writer of Man of Steel, also created and wrote this series, so odds are we’re looking at a quality piece. Moreover, amazing composer Bear McCreary (The Walking Dead, Battlestar Galactica, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles), has signed on to compose the score for the series, which is fantastic news if you’re a fan of his work, like me. Remarkable writer, composer, and main character- I’m on this train like a hobo skipping town. More from the press release:
Tom Riley (“Monroe,” I Want Candy), brings Leonard da Vinci to life in “Da Vinci’s Demons,” a historical fantasy following the ‘untold’ story of the world’s greatest genius during his turbulent youth in Renaissance Florence. Brilliant and passionate, the twenty-five year old Leonardo da Vinci is an artist, inventor, swordsman, lover, dreamer and idealist. As a free thinker, with intellect and talents that are almost superhuman, he struggles to live within the confines of his own reality and time. He begins to not only see the future, but invent it.
The series also stars Laura Haddock (The Inbetweeners Movie, “Honest,” Captain America: The First Avenger) who plays the celebrated beauty with obscure motives, Lucrezia Donati, Elliot Cowan (“Marchlands,” “The Fixer,” “Lost in Austen”) who plays the shrewd de factor ruler of Florence, Lorenzo Medici, Lara Pulver (“True Blood,” “Sherlock,” “Robin Hood”), who plays his wife Clarice Orsini and Blake Ritson (RocknRolla, Titus, “World Without End”) as Pope Sixtus’ (played by James Faulkner) ruthless bastard son, Count Riario.
Here’s a new in-depth look at the series with interviews from the cast and creators. Da Vinci’s Demons premieres on STARZ Friday, April 12 at 10pm ET/PT
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