Netflix’s The Decameron trailer shows a steamy medieval series where Love Island meets the bubonic plague
Netflix has released a saucy teaser trailer (see below) for a new dark comedy called The Decameron that looks like an episode of Love Island is set in the 14th century – and if it’s anything like the best Netflix show Bridgerton, this could mean we have a new hit on our hands.
The new show, which lands on the the world’s best streaming service on July 25 explores class struggle during a pandemic as a group of misfits attempt to survive the bubonic plague in Florence of 1348.
The eight-episode series features a star-studded cast, including Tony Hale (Arrested development), Zosia Mamet (The stewardess), Saoirse Monica-Jackson (Derry girls) and Tanya Reynolds (Sex education).
This confirms the parallels that the new series has with one of the most popular reality dating shows of the moment, Jessica Plummer (The girl before), who plays the noble Filomena, narrated Netflix Tudum: “Think like, Love Island, but back in time. Lots of drama, lots of sex, lots of, yes, craziness.”
The Decameron – what we know so far
The teaser trailer invites you to “the party of the 14th century” as the wealthy partygoers live it up at Villa Santa while New Order’s Blue Monday plays about their raunchy antics. However, the fun soon comes to an end when partygoers start getting sick and morals are thrown out the window.
The Decameron is loosely based on the short story collection of the same name by Giovanni Boccaccio, which tells the story of a group of nobles and their servants hiding from the Black Death in the opulent Villa Santa outside Florence, where they tell each other funny and sinful stories to attract attention . time.
Although the Netflix series follows a similar plot, there is a twist involved, which Netflix Tudum explains in the premise: “The series has a similar premise, but with a twist straight from the series. lord of the flies – As time passes and social rules fade, the orgy of wealth and drink collapses into a struggle for survival. Wealthy citizens escaping a plague by engaging in lavish and isolated displays of wealth? It sounds like this couldn’t be relevant at all!”