In a world where thought and faith are controlled, one man fights to set knowledge free. Leonardo da Vinci is tortured by a gift of superhuman genius. He finds himself in a conflict between truth and lies, religion and reason, past and future. His aspirations are used against him by opposing forces – luring him into a game of seduction where those who despise his intellect need him most.His quest for knowledge nearly becomes his undoing, but da Vinci's genius prevails and he emerges as an unstoppable force that lifts an entire era out of darkness and propels it into light. His story becomes a mirror into our own world, calling us all to join his fight to free the future. |
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Ratings: | TVMaze: 8.1/10 | |
Released: | April 12, 2013 | |
Runtime: | 60 min | |
Genres: | Drama Horror | |
Companies: | Lionsgate+ BBC Worldwide | |
Cast: | Paul Freeman James Faulkner Shaun Parkes David Schofield Paul Rhys Richard Sammel Elliot Cowan Tom Riley Alexander Siddig Laura Haddock Vincent Riotta 26 more Allan Corduner Matthew Marsh Kieran Bew Ray Fearon Tom Bateman Lee Boardman Hera Hilmar Lara Pulver Nick Dunning Ian Pirie Simone Lahbib Blake Ritson Carolina Guerra Elliot Levey Michael Elwyn Jeany Spark Raoul Trujillo Michael Culkin Sabrina Bartlett Sasha Behar Gregg Chilingirian Dafydd Emyr Estella Daniels Jude Wright Akin Gazi Eros Vlahos | |
Crew: | David S. Goyer Jane Tranter Julie Gardner Brian Nelson Kevin Blank Nellie Reed Courtney B. Conte Corey Reed | |
I finally got around to the final season of this show, years after it ended. I really liked the idea of a show about Da Vinci’s time, his art and inventions, but I have to say there wasn’t nearly enough of that once they introduced (what I consider) the silly plot arc of the Labyrinth and Mithras cults. This ushered in way too much pseudo mysticism, fantasy, and fever dreaming to keep the story moving. The sets and costumes were excellent, as was the music, but the pace suffered greatly every time they veered off the (semi) historical plot points to take us on another this-might-or-might-not-have-happened flight of fancy. Season 3 was full of this. It made Leonardo look like a twitchy nutcase.