"The lions of Sicily”, The best seller on the family The Florio family written by Stefania auci and published in 2019, it becomes a Disney + original series. The US company announced in recent days the start of filming, which will take place between Sicily and Rome. The series is written by Ludovica Rampoldi e Stefano Sardo, directed by Paolo Genovese (former director of "Supereroi","Perfect strangers"and "It's all Freud's fault"). The cast is made up of actors beloved by the public, such as Miriam Leone, Michele Riondino, Eduardo Scarpetta, Ester Pantano, Vinicius Marchioni, Adele Cammarata e Paul Briguglia. As stated by the Country Manager of The Walt Disney Company Italia, Daniel Frigo, in a press release: "After the success of Le Fate Ignoranti, we are pleased to announce a new all-Italian project ... I Leoni di Sicilia confirms Disney + 's commitment to creating Italian content that enriches and makes the already wide and varied offer of the platform unique and unique.».
The lions of Sicily: the plot of the Disney + series
"The lions of Sicily" is a series in 8 episodes set in the Sicily ofnineteenth century, from the beginning of the century untilUnification of Italy. This will narrate the rise to success of the Florio family (arrived in 1799 a Palermo da Bagnara). Brothers Paul e Ignazio (Marchioni and Scarpetta) leave Calabria and move to Sicily in search of a better life. In the Sicilian capital they open one spice shop, in search of social redemption. In a short time they manage to create a real empire, also thanks to the revolutionary ideas of Vincenzo (Riondino), son of Paolo. The arrival of the Milanese in the family Julia Portalupi (Miriam Leone), a strong and intelligent woman, in contrast to the rigid rules of the society of the time, will upset the life of the young man Vincent Florio, who will find a safe haven in her.
La Florio family it was undoubtedly the most powerful in Sicily. A few years after opening the spice shop in Palermo (in via dei I mattressed), have become sulfur traders, have taken over some of them traps near Palermo, bought land, houses and created one navigation Company. They also owe the trade in tuna in oil e in box in Sicily and beyond (thanks to Tonnara of Favignana) or the diffusion of wine Marsala (already produced by the British Ingham e Woodhouse).
To date, an official date of the arrival of the series has not yet been released. If this will have good feedback from critics and the public, it is possible that in the short future the transposition of "The winter of lions"Or the beloved sequel to the Florio story, written by Auci in 2020."The lions of Sicily" on Disney + will it be a success? Only time will tell.
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