Overview
- The first two episodes premiered at the Festa del Cinema di Roma, where Can Yaman drew large crowds on the red carpet.
- Rai 1 will air the four-evening miniseries from 1 December 2025, with streaming to follow on Disney+.
- Producers present Sandokan as an evolving hero who begins as a Robin Hood–style pirate and grows into a people’s champion.
- The production by Lux Vide with Rai Fiction is directed by Jan Maria Michelini and Nicola Abbatangelo, with 2024 filming in Lazio, Tuscany and Calabria and a theme reworked by Calibro 35 evoking Oliver Onions.
- The international cast includes Alessandro Preziosi as Yanez with Alanah Bloor, Ed Westwick, Madeleine Price and John Hannah, while Yaman says he trained for years and performed his own stunts.