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Mussolini: Son of the Century

Mussolini: Son of the Century

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The rise of Benito Mussolini and the birth of fascism in Italy, chronicling a country’s surrender to dictatorship and the relentless ascent of a man who rose from his ashes time and again.

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Production

The Apartment Pictures, Small Forward Productions, Sky Studios, Fremantle Italia, Pathé, Cinecittà Studios, Sky

Language

IT

Status

Canceled

First Aired

January 10, 2025

Last Aired

January 31, 2025

Networks

Sky Atlantic

Created By

Joe Wright

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Where to Watch
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Seasons & Episodes
Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.
Season
Episode 1
E1
Episode 1
Air date: 2025-01-10
Mussolini had just founded the Fasci di Combattimento when D'Annunzio took Fiume. Mussolini hoped to capitalize on the poet's achievement in the electoral arena.
Episode 2
E2
Episode 2
Air date: 2025-01-10
The elections had decreed an absolute victory for the Socialists. Mussolini seemed finished, but landowners and industrialists sought his help against the strikes.
Episode 3
E3
Episode 3
Air date: 2025-01-17
Upon entering parliament, Mussolini wanted to change: to be more strategic, diplomatic, a true statesman. But the Blackshirts rebelled.
Episode 4
E4
Episode 4
Air date: 2025-01-17
Mussolini wants a new electoral law that would guarantee him an absolute majority. But Don Sturzo, the leader of the Catholics, opposes it.
Episode 5
E5
Episode 5
Air date: 2025-01-24
Mussolini plans a new electoral law that will guarantee him the absolute majority, but he receives backlash from the leader of the Catholics.
Episode 6
E6
Episode 6
Air date: 2025-01-24
Mussolini opens the party lists to turncoat politicians from other political parties. An early fascist leader, Forni, takes a stand against him.
Episode 7
E7
Episode 7
Air date: 2025-01-31
Mussolini wins the elections by a landslide, but Matteotti, a socialist, demands their annulment, denouncing the Blackshirts' violence. Mussolini decides to teach him a lesson.
Episode 8
E8
Episode 8
Air date: 2025-01-31
With the discovery of Matteotti's body and the arrest of his assassins, Mussolini is cornered. Will he be able to save himself and fascism?

Cast

Luca Marinelli

Luca Marinelli

Benito Mussolini

Francesco Russo

Francesco Russo

Cesare Rossi

Barbara Chichiarelli

Barbara Chichiarelli

Margherita Sarfatti

Benedetta Cimatti

Benedetta Cimatti

Rachele Mussolini

Federico Majorana

Federico Majorana

Amerigo Dumini

Lorenzo Zurzolo

Lorenzo Zurzolo

Italo Balbo

Federico Mainardi

Federico Mainardi

Albino Volpi

Maurizio Lombardi

Maurizio Lombardi

Emilio De Bono

Gianmarco Vettori

Gianmarco Vettori

Dino Grandi

Gaetano Bruno

Gaetano Bruno

Giacomo Matteotti

Paolo Pierobon

Paolo Pierobon

Gabriele D’Annunzio

Daniele Trombetti

Daniele Trombetti

Cesare Forni

Gianluca Gobbi

Gianluca Gobbi

Cesare Maria de Vecchi

Matilde Potenza

Matilde Potenza

Edda Mussolini

Giovanni Alfieri

Giovanni Alfieri

Amleto Poveromo

Amedeo Gullà

Amedeo Gullà

Augusto Malacria

Michele Ferrantino

Michele Ferrantino

Giuseppe Viola

Vincenzo Nemolato

Vincenzo Nemolato

Vittorio Emanuele III

Cosima Centurioni

Cosima Centurioni

Bianca Ceccato

Roberto De Francesco

Roberto De Francesco

Prefetto di Milano

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