Da Vinci's Demons

Drama2013TV-MA28 episodes3 seasonsScripted

Tagline: Same genius. New world.

First aired: 2013-04-12

Synopsis

The series follows the "untold" story of Leonardo Da Vinci: the genius during his early years in Renaissance Florence. As a 25-year old artist, inventor, swordsman, lover, dreamer and idealist, he struggles to live within the confines of his own reality and time as he begins to not only see the future, but invent it.

Creators

David S. Goyer

Casting

  • Lara Pulver
    Clarice Orsini
  • Hera Hilmar
    Vanessa Moschella
  • Laura Haddock
    Lucrezia Donati
  • Gregg Chillin
    Zoroaster
  • Eros Vlahos
    Nico
  • Blake Ritson
    Girolamo Riario
  • Elliot Cowan
    Lorenzo Medici
  • Tom Riley
    Leonardo Da Vinci
  • Akin Gazi
    Bayezid
Da Vinci's Demons Season 1 Poster

Season 1

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.

Number of episodes 8

Da Vinci's Demons Season 2 Poster

Season 2

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.

Number of episodes 10

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Season 3

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.

Number of episodes 10