<Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Website </Td> </Tr> <P> Medici: Masters of Florence is an Italian - British television drama series about the Medici dynasty set in 15th - century Florence, starring Dustin Hoffman as Giovanni di Bicci de' Medici, Richard Madden as Cosimo de' Medici, and Stuart Martin as Lorenzo de' Medici (The Elder). The series was co-created by Frank Spotnitz (The X-Files and Man in the High Castle) and Nicholas Meyer (Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan). Sergio Mimica - Gezzan (The Pillars of the Earth) directed all eight episodes . Episodes 1 and 2 aired on Rai 1 (Italian TV) on 18 October 2016 . According to Italian ratings compiler Auditel, it attracted a record 7.6 million viewers . The first season consists of eight episodes . </P> <P> The show has been renewed for a second season, with Sean Bean appearing as Jacopo de' Pazzi . It is broadcast in several countries around the world, on SFR's premium SVOD service Zive in France and Sky 1 in Germany . Netflix carries the show in the US, Canada, Argentina on Fox Premium, the UK, Ireland and India . In Australia, the series was broadcast by SBS . In Portugal, the series was broadcast by RTP1 . In Serbia the series was broadcast by RTS2 . </P> <P> The series is set in the 15th - century Florence, and the protagonist is Cosimo the Elder, who was elected head of the Florentine Republic in 1434 . Cosimo has inherited the Bank of Medici from his father Giovanni, who has been mysteriously poisoned . Through various flashbacks (20 years prior), we are introduced to Florence at the time of Giovanni, and to his relationship with his sons Cosimo and Lorenzo . </P>

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