The Lions of Sicily

*The Lions of Sicily*
The Lions of Sicily
Italian	I leoni di Sicilia
Genre	Historical drama
Based on	The Florios of Sicily by Stefania Auci
Written by	Ludovica Rampoldi; Stefano Sardo;
Directed by	Paolo Genovese
Starring	Michele Riondino; Miriam Leone; Donatella Finocchiaro; Vinicio Marchioni; Eduardo Scarpetta; Paolo Briguglia;
Country of origin	Italy
Original language	Italian
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	8
Original release
Network	Disney+
Release	25 October 2023

The Lions of Sicily (Italian: I leoni di Sicilia) is an upcoming Italian historical drama television series based on The Florios of Sicily by Stefania Auci. It will be released on Disney+ on 25 October 2033.

Premise

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

Cast

Michele Riondino as Vincenzo Florio
Miriam Leone as Giulia Portalupi
Vinicio Marchioni as Paolo Florio
Donatella Finocchiaro as Giuseppina Saffiotti
- Ester Pantano as young Giuseppina
Eduardo Scarpetta as Ignazio Florio, son of Vincenzo
Paolo Briguglia as Ignazio Florio
Adele Cammarata as Giovanna d’Ondes

Episodes

No. in season	Title	Duration	Original air date
1	TBA	TBA	25 October 2023 (2023-10-25)
2	TBA	TBA	25 October 2023 (2023-10-25)
3	TBA	TBA	25 October 2023 (2023-10-25)
4	TBA	TBA	25 October 2023 (2023-10-25)
5	TBA	TBA	1 November 2023 (2023-11-01)
6	TBA	TBA	1 November 2023 (2023-11-01)
7	TBA	TBA	1 November 2023 (2023-11-01)
8	TBA	TBA	1 November 2023 (2023-11-01)

Production

On 6 July 2022, it was announced that Disney+ had greenlit and began filming the series.^[2] Filming concluded in late December 2022.^[3]

On 4 August 2023, it was announced that the first four episodes would be released on 25 October and the remaining four would be released on 1 November.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "'I leoni di Sicilia' a ottobre su Disney+. Dal romanzo di Stefania Auci arriva la serie di Paolo Genovese". La Repubblica (in Italian). 4 August 2023.
^ Goldbart, Max (6 July 2022). "Disney+ Italy Greenlights 'The Lions Of Sicily' Adaptation From Paolo Genovese". Deadline.
^ Marsala, Daniela (19 January 2023). ""I Leoni di Sicilia" presto sul piccolo schermo: tra curiosità e retroscena, ecco cosa sappiamo". Sicilian Post (in Italian).

External links

The Lions of Sicily on IMDb

[La_Repubblica-1] "'I leoni di Sicilia' a ottobre su Disney+. Dal romanzo di Stefania Auci arriva la serie di Paolo Genovese". La Repubblica (in Italian). 4 August 2023.

[Deadline-2] Goldbart, Max (6 July 2022). "Disney+ Italy Greenlights 'The Lions Of Sicily' Adaptation From Paolo Genovese". Deadline.

[Sicilian_Post-3] Marsala, Daniela (19 January 2023). ""I Leoni di Sicilia" presto sul piccolo schermo: tra curiosità e retroscena, ecco cosa sappiamo". Sicilian Post (in Italian).

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