The Decameron (TV series)

The Decameron is an upcoming American medieval black comedy, television series created by Kathleen Jordan. It is inspired by the 14th century Italian short-story collection The Decameron by Giovanni Boccaccio.

The series is scheduled to be released on Netflix on July 25, 2024.

Premise
In 1348, as the Black Death ravages Florence, a number of nobles and their servants retreat to the countryside Villa Santa. As they try to wait out the plague in the hills of Tuscany with wine and sex, the group eventually must fight for their survival.

Cast

 * Zosia Mamet as Pampinea
 * Saoirse-Monica Jackson as Misia
 * Tanya Reynolds as Licisca
 * Amar Chadha-Patel as Dioneo
 * Leila Farzad as Stratilia
 * Lou Gala as Neifile
 * Karan Gill as Panfilo
 * Tony Hale as Sirisco
 * Douggie McMeekin as Tindaro
 * Jessica Plummer as Filomena

Production
In August 2022, Netflix announced that it had ordered a television series loosely inspired by the 14th-century short stories of The Decameron by Giovanni Boccaccio. The series was created by showrunner Kathleen Jordan, and Jenji Kohan would executive produce with Jordan. Michael Uppendahl was set to direct four of the eight episodes. The cast was announced in December 2023, including Zosia Mamet, Saoirse-Monica Jackson, Tanya Reynolds, Amar Chadha-Patel, Leila Farzad, Lou Gala, Karan Gill, Tony Hale, Douggie McMeekin, and Jessica Plummer.

Pre-production for the series began at the end of 2022. Filming began on January 10, 2023, with plans to continue through June. Filming in Rome took place at the Cinecittà Studios, where the interiors of Villa Santa took up Stage 5, with additional portions of the villa utilizing Stage 4 and 11. Additional on-location filming also took place in locations throughout the province of Viterbo, such as the gardens of Castello Ruspoli and having the San Pellegrino quarter serve as 14th-century Florence by covering and hiding modern features such as gutters, cables, windows, and flues.

Release
The Decameron is set to be released on July 25, 2024.