Rome

Forget everything you dozed through in history class.

The series was filmed in Cinecitta Studios in Rome where an entire ancient city was built from scratch.

The show follows the Medici family clever bankers who turned art patronage into a power move.

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The period detail in every costume and room looks like it couldve been lifted straight from a Renaissance painting.

The whole series is shot so beautifully that even the scheming looks glamorous.

Tucci has a perfect mix of respect for tradition and curiosity about how things are changing in modern Italy.

Mishal Zafar

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