Posts tagged: Da Vinci's Demons
Starz has found their Da Vinci. Relatively unknown British actor Tom Riley has landed the plum titular role in the pay channel’s upcoming series, Da Vinci’s Demons, after an extensive search. Riley, with no American screen credits to speak of, has appeared in a few series across the pond including Monroe & Bedlam, as well as a role in British sequel St. Trinian’s II. He is, however, quite something to look at. I’m curious to see if the series will explore all the historical aspects of Da Vinci’s experiences, including the personal life about which many historians have extensively written and questioned.
Starz has ordered Da Vinci’s Demons straight to series for an 8-episode first season. David Goyer, one of the co-writers of The Dark Knight, will be creating the drama, said to be centered around the titular revolutionary 25 year-old artist, finding himself in Florence.