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Netflix’s ‘The Decameron’ Is a Shrewdly Funny Retelling of Bocaccio’s Epic: TV Review
Netflix limited series 'The Decameron' is a shrewdly funny retelling of Bocaccio's epic anthology.
Before there were single-location concept shows or Zoom table reads, there was the original pandemic-adjacent entertainment: Bocaccio’s “ The Decameron,” the 14th-century anthology framed around a group of Italian nobles sheltering from the Black Plague in the Tuscan countryside. While “The Decameron” may not reach the heights of Mike White’s contingency plan turned HBO crown jewel, the series is a tartly funny showcase for a uniformly excellent ensemble. Unlike the obedient Misia, the servant Licisca (Tanya Reynolds of “Sex Education”) takes matters into her own hands, shoving her bratty boss Filomena (Jessica Plummer) off a bridge and assuming her identity.
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