A rebellious young Leonardo da Vinci invents the future while battling the gritty, pulpy forces of Renaissance Florence.
Suspenseful and epic. A full-attention watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it is heavy.
Streaming on Prime Video, Peacock, Starz, The Roku Channel (free), Plex (free) and Tubi (free).
The thing to know: strong sex and nudity, more than a TV-MA usually carries. Beyond that, strong violence and some strong language.
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The series follows the "untold" story of Leonardo Da Vinci: the genius during his early years in Renaissance Florence. As a 25-year old artist, inventor, swordsman, lover, dreamer and idealist, he struggles to live within the confines of his own reality and time as he begins to not only see the future, but invent it.
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