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1994

2019 · 1 season

A slow-burning political drama that immerses you in the cynical, tense world of Italian power struggles, demanding attention but rewarding with rich character studies.

Created by
Giuseppe Gagliardi, Claudio Noce
Genres
Drama
Starring
Stefano Accorsi, Guido Caprino, Miriam Leone
Tagline
A New Republic Rises
Overview
After the breakdown of the old government, and with it the First Republic, Italy changed for good in 1994. Spinster Leo is all too aware of this. He pushed hard to see Berlusconi get elected Prime Minister. He knows it's not easy to win power, but holding on to it verges on the impossible. By the same token, it seems equally impossible for populist politician Pietro to change. Even now that he has an office at the Prime Minister's premises in Rome, he still can't cast off his old bad habits. Nor can he forget the only woman he has ever loved. A former TV starlet now turned politician and Congresswoman, Veronica has to decide who the man of her life is going to be. She has realized she no longer wants to be just a woman on the arm of powerful men. It is the start of her own push for power.

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Created by
Giuseppe Gagliardi, Claudio Noce
Genres
Drama
Starring
Stefano Accorsi, Guido Caprino, Miriam Leone
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • power
  • corruption
  • politics
  • ambition
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour3
Realism8
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity7
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Created by
Giuseppe Gagliardi, Claudio Noce
Written by
Stefano Sardo, Gianluca Bernardini
Starring
Stefano Accorsi, Guido Caprino, Miriam Leone, Antonio Gerardi, Paolo Pierobon, Giovanni Ludeno, Paolo Mazzarelli, Elena Radonicich
Length
1 seasons, 8 episodes, 50 min each
Network
Sky Atlantic
Country
Italy
Languages
Italian

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