Currently, it's seeming rather unlikely that The Decameron season 2 will happen for a few key reasons. But in the current era ...

The Decameron opened with scenes of dead and dying bodies in the streets of Firenze, with seemingly nobody unaffected by the Black Death, which ravaged Europe from 1347 to 1351.

The Decameron, Giovanni Boccaccio’s popular 14th-century collection of satirical short stories about how people reacted to the seemingly inescapable pandemic of the time.

While “The Decameron” may not reach the heights of Mike White’s contingency plan turned HBO crown jewel, the series is a tartly funny showcase for a uniformly excellent ensemble.

The Decameron takes none of this very seriously to start. Even as corpses are being dumped by the wagonload into the rivers of Florence, our characters are enjoying their own featherlight romp in ...

“The Decameron,” by contrast, draws from a rich text literally named for the hundred stories it comprises. Published in the aftermath of the Black Death, ...

"The Decameron" is based on the Italian short story collection of the same name. IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser.

Part of the pleasure of Boccaccio's Decameron is the different layers it keeps in play: us watching them telling tales, making each other laugh, blush, complain, or tell another tale in response.

The cast of Netflix's latest dark comedy 'The Decameron,' including Tony Hale and Zosia Mamet, share tidbits from making the Black Death-set series.

The 14th-century Italian story collection The Decameron is no exception, and neither is the 21st-century Netflix series very loosely based on Giovanni Boccaccio’s plague-era masterpiece.

The Decameron will debut its eight-episode season beginning Thursday, July 25.. What Is The Decameron About?. The series set in 1348 follows a handful of Italian nobles as they retreat to the ...