Based on its premise, you might expect “The Decameron” to be a drama. The series takes place during The Black Death and follows a group of people attempting to wait out the pandemic in the countryside. But would you believe, “The Decameron” is a dark comedy sex-filled romp?
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As seen in the teaser for “The Decameron,” the series follows a group of nobles and their servants celebrating an impromptu holiday in the countryside as they avoid The Black Death. And what are nobles to do on a holiday? Well, obviously, they drink and have sex… a lot.
The ensemble cast includes Amar Chadha-Patel, Leila Farzad, Lou Gala, Karan Gill, Tony Hale, Saoirse-Monica Jackson, Zosia Mamet, Douggie McMeekin, Jessica Plummer, and Tanya Reynolds. “The Decameron” is created and showrun by Kathleen Jordan.
“The Decameron” arrives on Netflix on July 25. You can watch the teaser below.
Here’s the synopsis:
You are cordially invited to a wine-soaked sex romp set in the Italian countryside. The Decameron is a soapy dark comedy that examines the all-too-timely theme of class struggles in the season of a pandemic. In the year 1348, the Black Death strikes hard in the city of Florence, and a handful of nobles retreat with their servants to a grand villa to wait out the plague with a lavish holiday. But as social rules wear thin, a scramble for survival ensues, brought to life by a cast of characters both cunning and outrageous.