The Decameron set during the Black Plague delivers a dark comedy while not shying away from the tragedy of the time. Characters in the show face devastating losses from the Black Death, showcasing ...

The Decameron isn’t based on true accounts at the time. It’s worth noting that while there will have been nobles who fled the ...

‘The Decameron’ Review: Zosia Mamet and Tony Hale in Netflix’s Fitfully Funny Black Plague Comedy. This series loosely inspired by the Boccaccio classic revolves around a group of nobles and ...

How ‘The Decameron’ Showrunner Kathleen Jordan Found the Right Tone for the Plague-Set Comedy. The Netflix dark comedy is loosely based on Giovanni Boccaccio's short story collection set ...

The Decameron costume designer tells IndieWire about making Dioneo the "sexy beauty" of the story, ... In ‘The Decameron,’ Velvets and Codpieces Are the Best Costumes for the Plague-Filled Day.

Actor Tony Hale joins Morning Joe to discuss the new eight-episode limited comedy series 'The Decameron,' about a group of wealthy nobles in 1348 who flee to the Italian countryside to escape the ...

Spoilers below. In a series set during the Black Plague, it’s only natural to have one burning question: who lives and who dies in the end? The Decameron, Netflix’s new show about a group of ...

Netflix’s The Decameron gamely attempts to turn a lengthy Italian tome into a modern comedy of societal collapse under the Black Plague. But overly long episodes and confused themes keep it from ...

When it comes to satire, a handful of topics are evergreen: sex, politics, and making fun of rich people. The 14th-century Italian story collection The Decameron is no exception, and neither is ...

"The Decameron" is based on the Italian short story collection of the same name. ... Tony Hale and more, the show is an anachronistic romp set in 1348 amid the bubonic plague.

It's a tale of wine-soaked chaos amid bubonic plague. Netflix's The Decameron turns a real-life historical tragedy into a boisterous comedy. The series from Kathleen Jordan centers on turmoil in ...