Netflix is giving a glimpse of the new series The Decameron.
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The Decameron is based on the short story collection by 14th century Italian writer Giovanni Boccaccio.
The Netflix adaptation is a soapy dark comedy that follows a group of Italian nobles and their servants as they attempt to survive the Black Death, or the bubonic plague, in 1348.
The trailer shows the nobles take refuge at a villa outside Florence, where they eat, drink and hook up as the pandemic rages outside their walls.
Saoirse-Monica Jackson, Amar Chadha-Patel, Leila Farzad, Lou Gala, Karan Gill, Douggie McMeekin and Jessica Plummer also star.Netflix previously shared a teaser and first-look photos for the series.
The Decameron hails from creator and showrunner Kathleen Jordan. The series premieres July 25.
