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SummaryTwenty five-year old artist/inventor Leonardo da Vinci (Tom Riley) works for Lorenzo Medici (Elliot Cowan); attracts the attention of Medici's mistress, Lucrezia Donati (Laura Haddock); battles Girolamo Riario (Blake Ritson); and seeks the mysterious Book of Leaves in this historical fantasy series.

Created By:David S. Goyer

Da Vinci's Demons

Season 1 Premiere: 
2013
Metascore
Generally Favorable
63
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Generally Favorable
7.6
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
63
59% Positive
19 Reviews
34% Mixed
11 Reviews
6% Negative
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Apr 11, 2013
88
RedEye
The mystical mumbo jumbo nearly derails the proceedings, but Goyer reins in the hookum in favor of frolicking adventure that's more fun than fact.
Mar 24, 2014
70
Zap2it (Inside the Box)
There's a lot happening all at once and not all of it even makes that much sense. It may never help you pass a history test or win accolades for Starz, but Da Vinci's Demons is still a whole heck of a lot of fun.
User score
Generally Favorable
7.6
76% Positive
200 Ratings
14% Mixed
36 Ratings
10% Negative
26 Ratings
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Jun 20, 2020
10
Equalizer_77
[SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers.]
Jan 10, 2020
7
eva3si0n
Da Vinci 's Demons is a controversial series, more like Game of Thrones than cheap soap operas from Latin countries. The first season really succeeded, most storylines are evenly distributed and intertwined, the season is not stretched, in it as and should be in such projects 8 series. But starting from season 2, everything begins to fall apart, the addition of mysticism, which is loosely woven into the plot never once saves. After moving the action to South America, the series lost its original charm. All that remained was Tom Riley acting. He really didn 't play bad, but I never saw him again. The ending of season 3 is tortured, there is a feeling that the writers themselves already wanted to finish everything. The analogy to carry out with GOT seems to make no sense. The first season is excellent, the following 2 you look more by inertia.
Apr 11, 2013
70
Boston Globe
The plot strands don’t always come together smoothly, some of da Vinci’s mystical, drug-addled visions are pretentious, and the CGI re-creating 15th-century Florence is spotty. And the general tone of the show will not satisfy anyone looking for a serious take on a historical figure or era. But Da Vinci’s Demons is an entertaining series with one huge factor working in its favor: Unlike so much of what we see on TV lineups, it aims to be different.
May 3, 2013
63
People Weekly
To work, this overheated alchemy needs a magnetic Leo, but Tom Riley is miscast--too smart-alecky and brash. [13 May 2013, p.46]
Apr 12, 2013
60
New York Daily News
It feels at times like part “Da Vinci Code,” part “National Treasure,” part “Borgias” and part “Sherlock,” all with its own underlying tongue-in-cheek bemusement.
Apr 12, 2013
50
Time
Da Vinci’s Demons [is] not a terrible show, nor a terribly good one, but a peculiar hybrid invention whose parts don’t match and that never quite takes flight.
Apr 12, 2013
30
Denver Post
Sadly, the story is mystifyingly botched, failing as it tries too hard to be an action-packed mystery of secret societies and Dan Brown-esque intrigue with a strange penchant for geek humor.
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Jun 30, 2023
4
Broyax
La Renaissance, Florence, l’un des plus grands génies de tous les temps… c’est fascinant mais c’est aussi un défi d’en faire une série… Défi non relevé malheureusement ! si les enjeux politiques sont bien restitués, si l’ambiance, les décors (images de synthèse évidemment…) convainquent sans peine, que faut-il penser de ce jeune Leonardo da Vinci qui fait des cascades, se bat à l’épée sans sourciller et surtout tel un McGuyver à barbe fabrique tout et n’importe quoi ? Oui, le ton est clairement « fantastique », rien d’historique là dedans ou alors de très loin, même Assassin’s Creed 2 qui se passe à Florence une bonne moitié du jeu est moins… fantasque et délirant ! ça part donc dans tous les sens avec une histoire à faire dresser les cheveux sur la tête : un peu de fidélité, un peu de respect peut-être ? Que nenni, ce Léonard de Vinci est un super héros, vous voilà prévenus !… Il ne vole pas mais presque (d’ailleurs). Cela reste divertissant malgré tout et bien mené mais franchement, j’attendais autre chose, un autre niveau : celui de la série sur les Tudor par exemple. Ce sera pour une autre fois. Un jour peut-être, qui sait, rendra-t’on un véritable hommage à cet homme exceptionnel. Là, on est juste -un peu trop- dans la mascarade.
Jan 25, 2025
3
MzK
Beklentilerim farklıydı. Osmanlıları büyücülük ile atfetmek? Eski Türkler olsa neyse. Amerika da şeytanla anlaştığı için süper güç o zaman? Kurgu güzel olsa belki ses çıkarmazdım ama tam bir vakit kaybı.
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  • BBC Worldwide Productions
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2013
3 Seasons
TV-MA
BAFTA Awards, Wales
• 3 Wins & 9 Nominations
Bafta TV Craft
• 5 Nominations
Primetime Emmy Awards
• 2 Wins & 4 Nominations
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