Drama Sets Premiere Date For ‘Leonardo’
Leonardo will premiere on UKTV's Drama channel on Saturday May 21st at 9pm, it has been announced.
Leonardo will premiere on UKTV's Drama channel on Saturday May 21st at 9pm, it has been announced.
Amazon Prime Video has secured the UK rights to Leonardo, an eight episode drama series about Leonardo da Vinci that hails from The X-Files and The Man In The High Castle executive producer Frank Spotnitz. The series, which stars Aidan Turner in the titular role, is set to premiere on Friday April 16th.
Poldark star Aidan Turner has been tapped to play Leonardo da Vinci in Leonardo, an eight episode event series about the life of the hero at the heart of the Renaissance that hails from Frank Spotnitz (The X-Files, The Man In The High Castle).Leonardo tells the story of the artist. Born in Vinci, in Tuscany, Leonardo grew into an unparalleled genius whose work inspired and overturned the established order. His restless curiosity flitted between art, science, painting, engineering, anatomy and poetry, all of it informed by a deep and fearless humanity, completely liberated from the conventions of his time and determined to unfold the mysteries of the world around him.