Amazon has taken the UK and Ireland rights to Aidan Turner series, Leonardo, following a deal with Sony Pictures Television.
The series on Italian master Leonardo da Vinci will premiere on April 16.Produced by Italy’s Lux Vide and Rai Fiction alongside Man In The High Castle outfit Big Light Productions, the eight-part series tells the story of the 15th/16th century Italian artist, engineer, and inventor.
Turner stars as the great man, while Freddie Highmore features as a young investigator solving a mystery at the center of the story.Here’s the logline: “Viewers will learn how Leonardo grew into an unparalleled genius whose work overturned the established order.
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