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LIONS OF SICILY, THE
Air Date: Wednesday, October 25, 2023
Time Slot: 12:01 AM-1:00 AM EST on HULU
Episode Title: (#101-104) "Episode 1 / Episode 2 / Episode 3 / Episode 4"
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NEW ON HULU
Streaming October 23 - October 30
INTERNATIONAL ORIGINALS
LIONS OF SICILY: FOUR-EPISODE SERIES PREMIERE (HULU ORIGINAL)
Brothers Paolo and Ignazio Florio leave Calabria's poverty-stricken Bagnara Calabra for Palermo, where they open an apothecary and quickly become wealthy. However, Paolo's son, Vincenzo, transforms the Florio family into a bona fide business empire during the years leading up to the Unification of Italy. Driven by a burning desire to succeed, he aspires to be treated as an equal by the nobility of Palermo, a quest that requires him to marry an aristocrat. However, he falls madly in love with middle-class Giulia Portalupi and sacrifices his desires for nobility. This tasks their only son, Ignazio, with upholding the Florio name.
(Streaming Wednesday, October 25)
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BROADCAST
HISTORY:
10/25/23
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STATUS:
on hiatus or fate to be determined |
TIME SLOT:
completed airing its current season |
CURRENT SEASON:
1 (8 episodes) |
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ADDITIONAL NOTES:
completed airing its first season on 11/1/23; has yet to be renewed for a second season |
DESCRIPTION:
(from Hulu's web site, October 2023) Brothers Paolo and Ignazio Florio leave Calabria’s poverty-stricken Bagnara Calabra for Palermo, where they open an apothecary and quickly become wealthy. However, Paolo’s son, Vincenzo, transforms the Florio family into a bona fide business empire during the years leading up to the Unification of Italy. Driven by a burning desire to succeed, he aspires to be treated as an equal by the nobility of Palermo, a quest that requires him to marry an aristocrat. However, he falls madly in love with middle-class Giulia Portalupi and sacrifices his desires for nobility. This tasks their only son, Ignazio, with upholding the Florio name. |
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Adele Cammarata
· Donatella Finocchiaro
· Eduardo Scarpetta
· Ester Pantano
· Michele Riondino
· Miriam Leone
· Paolo Briguglia
· Vinicio Marchioni
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CREW INFORMATION:
· Federico Scardamaglia as PROD
· Francesco Scardamaglia as PROD
· Ludovica Rampoldi as WRTR
· Marco Belardi as PROD
· Raffaella Leone as PROD
· Stefano Sardo as WRTR
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GENRE(S):
· drama
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STUDIO INFORMATION:
· Compagnia Leone Cinematografica
· Lotus Production
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