Before there were single-location concept shows or Zoom table reads, there was the original pandemic-adjacent entertainment: Bocaccio’s “The Decameron,” the 14th-century anthology framed around a ...
Loosely based on Giovanni Boccaccio’s 14th-century collection of short stories, the series follows a group of Italian nobles and servants who flee to the countryside to escape the Black Death Based on ...
The Netflix dark comedy is loosely based on Giovanni Boccaccio's short story collection set during the bubonic plague pandemic. By Nicole Fell Associate Editor The dark comedy, which released on the ...
Giovanni Boccaccio’s The Decameron (1353) is a classic plague book. It follows ten noble people quarantining together in a beautiful villa in the Italian countryside. They have fled Florence where in ...
From left, Saoirse-Monica Jackson as Misia, Jessica Plummer as Filomena and Tony Hale as Sirisco in Netflix's “The Decameron.” (Netflix) Review by Lili Loofbourow “The Decameron” is TV’s answer to ...
Lou Gala, Tony Hale, Zosia Mamet and Saoirse-Monica Jackson party like it’s 14th-century Florence, and the Black Death is everywhere in the look at the soapy dramedy. By Etan Vlessing Canada Bureau ...
A features writer at Collider, Shreejit hails from a country known for its unabashed love for its cinema. During his postgrad in Journalism, Shreejit discovered his love for film analysis through his ...