FIRST PHOTOS FROM SKY ITALIA'S 8TH CENTURY EPIC SERIES ROMULUS ON THE FOUNDER AND THE FIRST KING OF ROME

I don't know what exactly to tell you about recent Italian series, spylings, some were outstandingly brilliant (Medici: Masters of Florence), some

Andrea Arcangeli and Francesco Di Napoli play the lead roles

mediocre and poorly acted (Medici: The Magnificent), and some were a downright unwatchable excruciatingly painful crap (Name of the Rose), but

The series depicts the events that led to the foundation of Rome

maybe the latest historical series to come from Italy will be like the first one mentioned? Sky Italia has released the first photos for their new ten part series ROMULUS about the founder and first king of Rome.

THE LEGEND OF ROMULUS  
Created by Matteo Rovere (who recently directed The First King movie of the same topic, but it looked so terribly cheap I opted not to write about it) the

Marianna Fontana takes the lead female role

drama will be shot in Latin starring Andrea Arcangeli, Marianna Fontana and Francesco Di Napoli.The series is set in eighth century B.C.,

The actors in the series don't really emit the B.C. era vibes!

in a primitive and brutal world in which man’s fate is decided by the merciless power of nature and the gods. It is the story of Romulus and his twin brother

ITV will handle international sales of the series

Remus, as seen through the eyes of three people marked by death, loneliness and violence: Iemos, Wiros and the young vestal Ilia.