Ahead of its world premiere at Venice Film Festival, Sky has shared a trailer for the historical drama series M. Son of the Century.
Based on Antonio Scurati’s bestselling novel of the same name and directed by Joe Wright (Darkest Hour), the series chronicles the birth of fascism in Italy, and the rise to power and personal relationships of Benito Mussolini (played by Luca Marinelli). Watch the trailer below…
Like the eponymous novel, the series will tell the history of a country that surrendered to dictatorship, and the story of a man who was able to rise from his ashes time and again. The eight-part series will cover the period from the founding of Fasci Italiani in 1919 through to Mussolini’s infamous speech in parliament following the murder of socialist MP Giacomo Matteotti in 1925. The series will also provide viewers with an insight into Mussolini and his personal relationships, including with his wife Rachele, his lover Margherita Sarfatti, and with other iconic figures from the time.
Directed by Joe Wright, the series also stars Francesco Russo as Cesare Rossi; Barbara Chichiarelli as Margherita Sarfatti; Benedetta Cimatti as Donna Rachele; Federico Majorana as Amerigo Dumini; Lorenzo Zurzolo as Italo Balbo, Federico Mainardi as Albino Volpi; Maurizio Lombardi, as Emilio De Bono; Gianmarco Vettori as Dino Grandi; Gaetano Bruno as Giacomo Matteotti; Paolo Pierobon as Gabriele D’Annunzio; Elena Lietti as Giacomo Matteotti’s wife, Velia Titta; Gianluca Gobbi as Cesare Maria de Vecchi; Gabriele Falsetta as Roberto Farinacci; and Vincenzo Nemolato as Vittorio Emanuele III.
M. Son of the Century is coming to Sky and NOW in 2025.
