Overview

• Streaming began September 10 on Mubi, with new episodes released weekly in multiple regions including the US and India.
• Wright directed all eight episodes of the adaptation of Antonio Scurati’s novel, focusing on Mussolini’s ascent from 1919 through the mid‑1920s.
• Luca Marinelli’s performance is widely singled out, with the actor shaving his head and gaining weight to inhabit the role.
• The series employs fourth‑wall addresses, Futurist‑inspired visuals, frenetic editing, and a driving electronic score by Tom Rowlands of The Chemical Brothers.
• Wright frames the show as a study of fascism’s origins, drawing explicit parallels to modern far‑right populism that critics describe as timely and provocative.