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[04/17/13 - 10:37 AM]
Starz Greenlights Second Season of Action Adventure Original Series "Da Vinci's Demons"
Production of season two is expected to begin in Wales in May 2013, with an on-air return expected on Starz in 2014.

[04/15/13 - 01:14 PM]
Starz Original Series Set Record Weekend Viewership As the Premiere of "Da Vinci's Demons" and Finale of "Spartacus: War of the Damned" Deliver 5 Million Viewers for the Weekend
Starz spins the numbers for the weekend of April 12-14.

[04/12/13 - 10:19 AM]
Video: A Few Minutes With... "Da Vinci's Demons" Co-Star Tom Riley
Starz's period drama about the life of Leonardo da Vinci premieres tonight at 10:00/9:00c.

[04/12/13 - 10:18 AM]
Video: A Few Minutes With... "Da Vinci's Demons" Co-Stars Laura Haddock & Blake Ritson
Starz's period drama about the life of Leonardo da Vinci premieres tonight at 10:00/9:00c.

[04/12/13 - 10:17 AM]
Video: A Few Minutes With... "Da Vinci's Demons" Co-Star Lara Pulver & Creator David S. Goyer
Starz's period drama about the life of Leonardo da Vinci premieres tonight at 10:00/9:00c.

[04/12/13 - 08:08 AM]
Composer Bear McCreary "Scores" with New Theme for the Starz Original, "Da Vinci's Demons" on iTunes
The original song, by award-winning Bear McCreary, was the composer's first attempt at a score for a period project.

[04/11/13 - 09:14 AM]
Starz Invites Viewers to Delve Deeper Into the Genius of the Starz Original Series "Da Vinci's Demons" with "Citizens of Florence" Companion App
"Citizens of Florence" is available as a free download exclusively in the App Store.

[04/09/13 - 07:31 AM]
Starz and Encore Step Into Spring with April Free Preview
Said stunt - from April 11 through April 15 - is timed with this weekend's premiere of "Da Vinci's Demons."

[03/12/13 - 09:05 AM]
Video: Starz Introduces "Da Vinci's Demons" Star Lara Pulver in New Featurette
The new series launches Friday, April 12 at 10:00/9:00c on the pay channel.

[03/06/13 - 12:29 PM]
Video: Discover Starz's Historical Fantasy "Da Vinci's Demons" from Creator David S. Goyer in All New Behind-the-Scenes Featurette
Goyer and the cast discuss the series premiering on Friday, April 12 at 10:00/9:00c.

[02/06/13 - 08:18 AM]
Starz Unveils Key Art for Upcoming Original Series "Da Vinci's Demons"
The newcomer launches Friday, April 12 at 10:00/9:00c following the series finale of "Spartacus: War of the Damned."

[01/05/13 - 12:12 PM]
Starz to Premiere Action Adventure Series "Da Vinci's Demons" from David S. Goyer on Friday, April 12th
Said opener will follow the final episode of "Spartacus: War of the Damned."

[11/13/12 - 10:08 AM]
Starz Teams Up with Critically Acclaimed Composer Bear McCreary for Anticipated Adventure Series "Da Vinci's Demons"
"I've been a fan of Bear's since hearing his score for 'Battlestar Galactica,' which was inspired and unexpected," said creator David S. Goyer.

[11/05/12 - 11:54 AM]
Video: First Look Trailer for Starz's Original Series "Da Vinci's Demons"
The Tom Riley-led drama will premiere this spring on the pay channel.

[10/13/12 - 05:40 PM]
David S. Goyer Unveils Starz Original Series "Da Vinci's Demons" at New York Comic Con
Tom Riley, Laura Haddock and Lara Pulver co-star in the upcoming drama.

[10/12/12 - 09:00 AM]
Starz Debuts First Photos from David S. Goyer Adventure Drama "Da Vinci's Demons"
Plus: the network also debuted Goyer's personal production blog straight from the Welsh set of "Da Vinci's Demons."

[08/28/12 - 10:12 AM]
Starz Entertainment Promotes Fernandez and Bailey To Senior Vice Presidents of Original Programming
Fernandez and Bailey will be taking the lead on overseeing new development and current productions.

[08/02/12 - 11:15 AM]
Starz at TCA: Albrecht Talks "Spartacus" Ending, Ballparks Premieres for New Originals
Plus: the executive on "Incursion," "Da Vinci's Demons," "Black Sails," "Marco Polo" and "Noir."

[06/04/12 - 11:04 PM]
Development Update: Monday, June 4
Updates include: Mads Mikkelsen is set as NBC's "Hannibal"; Jerry O'Connell to play Herman Munster on NBC's "Mockingbird Lane"; and MTV eyes a small screen take on "Scream."

[03/27/12 - 07:01 AM]
Starz and BBC Worldwide Productions Cast Laura Haddock in David Goyer's Historical Fantasy Series, "Da Vinci's Demons"
She's set as Lucrezia Donati, the mistress of Lorenzo Medici and lover of Leonardo da Vinci (Tom Riley).

[01/23/12 - 09:04 AM]
Starz and BBC Worldwide Productions Cast Tom Riley as Leonardo da Vinci
He'll topline the upcoming original series "Da Vinci's Demons," from David S. Goyer.

[10/25/11 - 10:35 AM]
Starz and BBC Worldwide Productions Announce New Original Series "Da Vinci's Demons"
Written by David S. Goyer, the eight-episode series is scheduled to begin production in early 2012.

[08/30/11 - 11:17 PM]
Development Update: Tuesday, August 30
Updates include: "Da Brick" a go at HBO; Showtime to adapat Stephen King's "Under the Dome"; and "Da Vinci's Demons" eyes pickup at Starz.







DA VINCI'S DEMONS (STARZ)
BROADCAST HISTORY:
4/12/13 - ???
STATUS:
currently airing (spring 2013)
TIME SLOT:
fridays from 9:00 PM-10:00 PM EST
CURRENT SEASON:
1 (8 episodes)
ADDITIONAL NOTES:
renewed through the 2013-14 season (the show's second) on 4/17/13
DESCRIPTION:
(from Starz's press release, April 2013) Starz Chief Executive Officer, Chris Albrecht, announced a second season order for the STARZ Original series, "Da Vinci's Demons," following its recent record-setting first season weekend debut on STARZ on Friday, April 12. The historical fantasy created by David S. Goyer and produced by Adjacent Productions, follows the 'untold' story of the world's greatest genius, Leonardo da Vinci, during his turbulent youth in Renaissance Florence. More than 2.14 million total viewers tuned-in opening weekend to "Da Vinci's Demons," making it the highest-rated premiere weekend ever for a STARZ Original series. Production of season two of "Da Vinci's Demons" is expected to begin in Wales in May 2013, with an on-air return expected on STARZ in 2014. Brilliant and passionate, 25-year-old Leonardo da Vinci is an artist, inventor, swordsman, lover, dreamer and idealist. As a free thinker, with intellect and talents that are almost superhuman, he struggles to live within the confines of his own reality and time. He begins to not only see the future, but invent it.
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Blake Ritson as Girolamo Riario
· Elliot Cowan as Lorenzo Medici
· Lara Pulver as Clarice Orsini
· Laura Haddock as Lucrezia Donati
· Tom Riley as Leonardo da Vinci
CREW INFORMATION:
· David S. Goyer as CRTR/EP/DIR (Pilot)
· Jane Tranter as EP
· Julie Gardner as EP
GENRE(S):
· drama
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· Adjacent Productions
· BBC Worldwide Productions