A eight-part series produced by Sky Studios and Lorenzo Mieli for The Apartment, a Fremantle group company, in coproduction with Pathé, in association with Small Forward Productions, in collaboration with Fremantle, CINECITTÀ S.p.A., and Sky. Based on the Premio Strega-winning and international bestselling book by Antonio Scurati, which chronicles the birth of fascism in Italy and the Duce Benito Mussolini’s rise to power.
'Anti-fascism is now a controversial topic': Director Joe Wright on his Mussolini series and why US streamers are avoiding it

Director Joe Wright talks to Christiane Amanpour about his new series following the rise of Italian dictator Benito Mussolini and why he thinks it's incredibly timely for today's audiences.

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