The Lions of Sicily

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The Lions of Sicily
I Leoni di Sicilia.jpg
Italian Disney+ poster
Italian I leoni di Sicilia
Genre Historical drama
Based onThe Florios of Sicily
by Stefania Auci
Written by
  • Ludovica Rampoldi
  • Stefano Sardo
Directed by Paolo Genovese
Starring
Country of originItaly
Original languages
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8
Production
Executive producerPaolo Sciarretta
Producers
  • Marco Belardi
  • Simone Frattari
  • Raffaella Leone
  • Federico Scardamaglia
CinematographyFabrizio Lucci
EditorConsuelo Catucci
Running time52–58 minutes
Original release
Network
Release23 October 2023 (2023-10-23) (Rome)
25 October 2023 (2023-10-25) (Worldwide)

The Lions of Sicily (Italian : I leoni di Sicilia) is a 2023 Italian historical drama television series based on The Florios of Sicily by Stefania Auci. It premiered at the Rome Film Festival on 23 October 2023 and was released on Disney+ on 25 October 2023.

Contents

Premise

The series follows the Florio family of Sicily in the 1800s. [1]

Cast

Main

Supporting

Episodes

No.TitleDurationOriginal air date
1"Episode 1"56 min25 October 2023 (2023-10-25)
2"Episode 2"58 min25 October 2023 (2023-10-25)
3"Episode 3"56 min25 October 2023 (2023-10-25)
4"Episode 4"52 min25 October 2023 (2023-10-25)
5"Episode 5"TBA1 November 2023 (2023-11-01)
6"Episode 6"TBA1 November 2023 (2023-11-01)
7"Episode 7"TBA1 November 2023 (2023-11-01)
8"Episode 8"TBA1 November 2023 (2023-11-01)

Production

On 6 July 2022, it was announced that Disney+ had greenlit and began filming the series in Rome. [2] [3] Production then moved to Sicily, specifically Palermo, Marsala, Trapani, and Cefalù. [4] [5] [6] Filming concluded in December 2022. [7] [8]

Filming locations in Palermo included Palazzo Comitini, Palazzo Valguarnera-Gangi, Palazzo dei Normanni, Palazzo Alliata di Villafranca, Santa Maria dello Spasimo, Piazza Pretoria, Piazza Bellini, Piazza Verdi, Via Maqueda, and Corso Vittorio Emanuele. [9] [10]

Release

The series premiered at the Rome Film Festival on 23 October 2023. [11] On 4 August 2023, it was announced that the first four episodes would be released on Disney+ on 25 October and the remaining four would be released on 1 November. [1] [12]

A teaser trailer for the series was released on 22 September 2023. [13] [14] The official trailer was released on 2 October, featuring the song "Durare" by Laura Pausini. [15] [16]

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