Mussolini: Son of the Century

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8.1/10(175)

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, Fremantle Italia, Pathé, Cinecittà Studios, Sky Italia, Sky Studios

Language

Status

Canceled

First Aired

January 10, 2025

Last Aired

January 31, 2025

Networks

Sky Atlantic

Created By

Joe Wright

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Seasons & Episodes

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Season

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.