Based on what many consider to be one of the greatest Italian novels of all time, The Leopard is a dazzlingly sensuous epic, set against the backdrop of revolution in 1860s Sicily. At its heart is Don Fabrizio Corbera, the Prince of Salina, who leads a life surrounded by beauty and privilege. But as Italy moves towards unification and the old aristocratic order is threatened, he realises that his family’s future is in jeopardy. New allegiances must be made, each one a threat to his principles. Eventually Don Fabrizio is faced with an impossible choice. He has the power to engineer a marriage, between the rich and beautiful Angelica and his nephew Tancredi, that could secure his family’s legacy, but doing so he would break his favourite daughter, Concetta’s heart. The series is an exploration of timeless themes – power, love, and the cost of progress.

The six-episode series is produced by Will Gould and Frith Tiplady for Moonage Pictures and Fabrizio Donvito, Daniel Campos Pavoncelli, Marco Cohen, Benedetto Habib, and Alessandro Mascheroni for Indiana Production and was filmed in Palermo, Syracuse, Catania, and Rome. Tom Shankland is the lead director and executive producer, with Giuseppe Capotondi directing episode 4 and Laura Luchetti directing episode 5. The series is created, written and executive produced by Richard Warlow, with Benji Walters writing episodes 5 and 6.

An Indiana Production and Moonage Pictures production for Netflix.