1ST TRAILER FOR DISNEY PLUS 19TH CENTURY ITALY SET HISTORICAL SERIES LIONS OF SICILY

The series starts October 25th!

A month or so ago your trusted spy showed you the first images but now we have the first official trailer along with the airing date for LIONS OF SICILY eight episode historical drama that will arrive to Disney + October 25th based on the popular novels by Stefania Auci which have been translated in many countries around the world! This lavish costume family saga is following the story of the Florio family through many decades of the 19th century. It was directed by renowned Italian director Paolo Genovese. You can check out the first Italian trailer below and tell us how you like it, will you be tuning in next month?

 

 Brothers Paolo (Vinicio Marchioni) and Ignazio (Paolo Briguglia) who are two small spice merchants who have escaped from a Calabria stuck in the past and in search of social redemption. In Sicily they invent a future, turning a small, run-down shop into a flourish business activity that young Vincenzo (Michele Riondino), with his revolutionary ideas, will transform into an economic empire. However, overwhelming Vincenzo’s life and that of the entire family is the disruptive arrival of Giulia (Miriam Leone), a strong and intelligent woman who is in contrast with the rigid rules of the society of the time. A family saga filled with love, family, success, wars and revolutions, the story takes place in Sicily from 1800 until the Proclamation of the Kingdom in Italy in 1861. Also starring are Donatella Finocchiaro as Giuseppina, Eduardo Scarpetta as Ignazio Florio - Vincenzo’s son, Ester Pantano as young Giuseppina and Adele Cammarata as Giovanna D’Ondes.