Series Cast

Tom Riley
Leonardo Da Vinci
Laura Haddock
Lucrezia Donati
Elliot Cowan
Lorenzo Medici
Hera Hilmar
Vanessa Moschella
Gregg Chillin
Zoroaster
Eros Vlahos
Nico
Blake Ritson
Girolamo Riario
Akin Gazi
Bayezid
Lara Pulver
Clarice Orsini

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Season 3

2015 | 10 Episodes

Leonardo da Vinci's world comes crashing down when the city of Otranto is torn apart by an Ottoman invasion. On the battlefield, the Turks use da Vinci’s own weapons against him… the designs for which were stolen by someone he trusted. This betrayal will haunt Leo long after the battle is decided, as will the deaths of loved ones lost in the fighting. When Rome instigates a Crusade against the Turks, he seizes the opportunity to join, but his mission is complicated by a series of grisly murders that terrorize Italy and threaten the Crusade itself.

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A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on Wed Feb 05 2025

I think Tom Riley is in his element here as he enthusiastically portrays a flawed but inspirational genius in really quite an entertaining fashion. He’s helped along by his two stalwarts “Nico” (Eros Vlahos) and “Zoroaster” (Gregg Chillin); by some really good visual effects that illustrate some of the mathematics and science behind his inventions and by a soupçon of sarcastic, caustic even, wit as he firstly has to earn the trust of the Medici then keep that trust as they find themselves constantly at odds with Pope Sixtus IV (a hammy James Faulkner) and his henchman “Riario” (Blake Ritson). ...