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A Balasaur Score of 69 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.9/10. The series ran 1 season across 8 episodes and has finished, so there is no cliffhanger risk.
Synopsis
Northern Italy, 1327. The Franciscan monk William of Baskerville and his young apprentice Adso of Melk reach an isolated Benedictine abbey on the Alps to aid in a dispute between the Franciscan Order and the Avignon papacy. Upon arrival at the abbey, the two find themselves involved in a chain of mysterious deaths.
Ratings
IMDb6.9/10
122 audience votes
Seasons
| 1 | Miniseries | 8 ep2019 |
Key crew
- Volker BertelmannOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- John TurturroWilliam of Baskerville
- Rupert EverettBernardo Gui
- Damian HardungAdso of Melk
- Fabrizio BentivoglioRemigio of Varagine
- Greta ScaranoAnna / Margherita
- Richard SammelMalachi of Hildesheim
- Stefano FresiSalvatore of Montferrat
- Roberto HerlitzkaAlinardo of Grottaferrata
- Fausto Maria SciarappaNicola of Morimondo
- Antonia FotarasThe Occitan Girl
- Benjamin StenderBenno of Uppsala
- Claudio BigagliGerolamo of Caffa
Stills
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Themes
inquisitionmonkbased on novel or bookheresyreligious fundamentalismscience vs religionmurder mysterytheological debate14th centuryfranciscan monkmaster disciple relationshippope vs emperor dispute