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Netflix Previews Deva Cassel-Led ‘The Leopard’ Series, Its Most Ambitious Italian Original to Date: ‘Sumptuous and Emotionally Charged’
Netflix has unveiled its 'sumptuous' Italian original show 'The Leopard,' starring Deva Cassel in role played by Claudia Cardinale in Visconti's film.
Netflix pulled out all the stops as it unveiled its hotly anticipated limited series “ The Leopard,” based on the classic Sicily-set novel by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa, which marks the streamer’s biggest splash in Italy thus far. The lavish historical tapestry — with elements comparable to “Downton Abbey” or “The Crown” and potential to make a global mark — is a modern take on the sensual Sicilian saga famously adapted into a film by Luchino Visconti starring Claudia Cardinale, Alain Delon and Burt Lancaster. Netflix’s VP of Italian originals Eleonora Andreatta proudly noted that “The Leopard” proves the scope of the streamer’s production ambition in Italy and was recently singled out by the streaming giant’s chief content officer Bela Bajaria during her L.A. presentation.
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