Overview
As the bubonic plague spreads through Italy, a group of nobles and servants retreats to a villa, where their lavish getaway quickly spirals into chaos.
The 2024 series The Decameron takes the 1300s period drama and strips away any pretense of historical reverence. Instead, it leans into the absurdity of elite survival during the Black Death. By isolating a group of nobles and their servants in a countryside villa, the show treats a catastrophic plague as the ultimate backdrop for social friction and petty power struggles.
Zosia Mamet leads an ensemble cast that plays the chaos with a sharp, cynical edge. The series balances dark comedy with the inherent tensions of a dying social order, turning a classic literary premise into a study of how quickly manners dissolve when society crumbles. It is rarely concerned with being polite, finding more value in the messy reality of characters trying to maintain their status while the world outside falls to pieces.
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- First Aired
- July 25, 2024
- Status
- Ended
- Origin
- US
- TMDB Votes
- 110