Renaissance: The Blood and the Beauty

Renaissance: The Blood and the Beauty

122024•59m•5.0/10

DramaDocumentaryWar & Politics

Ratings

🎬TMDb

5.0/10(6)

The greatest art works of all time - born of war and bloodshed - as rival artists Michelangelo, Leonardo and Raphael compete to craft beauty from chaos. Starring Charles Dance.

Open in PickFlick

Production

BBC, PBS, BBC Studios Productions, BBC Studios Specialist Factual Productions

Language

EN

Status

Ended

First Aired

December 2, 2024

Last Aired

December 16, 2024

Networks

BBC Two

Where to Watch

Region US · Lang EN

US

No providers available for this region.

Seasons & Episodes

Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.

Season

Rise

E1

Rise

Air date: 2024-12-02

Michelangelo and Leonardo struggle to make their reputations in the brutal world of Renaissance Italy, as both must play a high-stakes game to win favour.

Rivalry

E2

Rivalry

Air date: 2024-12-09

Against a backdrop of political upheaval in Florence, Michelangelo and Leonardo jostle for artistic supremacy. But the arrival of the young prodigy Raphael threatens both men.

Redemption

E3

Redemption

Air date: 2024-12-16

Michelangelo’s rivalry with Raphael reaches new heights in Rome, while a violent religious schism engulfs Europe and makes the artist question everything.

Cast

Charles Dance

Charles Dance

Old Michaelangelo

Sophie Okonedo

Sophie Okonedo

Self - Narrator

Eddie Mann

Michelangelo

Jonny Glynn

Leonardo da Vinci

Joshua Duffy

Raphael

Recommended

Leonardo

Leonardo

A fresh look at the life and legacy of the iconic artist Leonardo da Vinci, positing that he was a gay outsider who used his work as a way of hiding his true self. Each episode will examine one of da Vinci’s artworks for hidden clues about a tortured artist struggling for perfection.

Leonardo

2021

7.3

Great Performances

Great Performances

The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse programming portfolio of classical music, opera, popular song, musical theater, dance, drama, and performance documentaries.

Great Performances

1971

5.8

Hitler: The Rise of Evil

Hitler: The Rise of Evil

This biopic profiles history's most spectacular madman, tracing his journey from humble roots to complete mastery of Germany.

Hitler: The Rise of Evil

2003

7.1

The Roosevelts: An Intimate History

The Roosevelts: An Intimate History

Chronicles the lives of Theodore, Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, three members of the most prominent and influential family in American politics. It is the first time in a major documentary television series that their individual stories have been interwoven into a single narrative. This seven-part, fourteen hour film follows the Roosevelts for more than a century, from Theodore’s birth in 1858 to Eleanor’s death in 1962.

The Roosevelts: An Intimate History

2014

7.7

How to Become a Tyrant

How to Become a Tyrant

The documentary series explores different political figures throughout history.

How to Become a Tyrant

2021

7.4

WWE 24

WWE 24

The acclaimed docu-series takes you on a lightning-fast journey through a day in the life of WWE's most intriguing Superstars and groundbreaking events.

WWE 24

2015

6.8

American Masters

American Masters

American Masters is a PBS television series which produces biographies on enduring writers, musicians, visual and performing artists, dramatists, filmmakers, and others who have left an indelible impression on the cultural landscape of the United States.

American Masters

1986

7.2

Da Vinci's Demons

Da Vinci's Demons

The series follows the "untold" story of Leonardo Da Vinci: the genius during his early years in Renaissance Florence. As a 25-year old artist, inventor, swordsman, lover, dreamer and idealist, he struggles to live within the confines of his own reality and time as he begins to not only see the future, but invent it.

Da Vinci's Demons

2013

7.5

George Harrison: Living in the Material World

George Harrison: Living in the Material World

He was part of the most famous rock-'n'-roll quartet in history. But George Harrison was much more than just a member of The Beatles.

George Harrison: Living in the Material World

2011

7.6

VICE

VICE

A documentary news series with a taboo-breaking team who deliver incredible news stories from around the world.

VICE

2013

7.0

The Hollow Crown

The Hollow Crown

A series of British television films featuring William Shakespeare's History Plays.

The Hollow Crown

2012

7.4

Wise Guy: David Chase and The Sopranos

Wise Guy: David Chase and The Sopranos

A portrait of celebrated filmmaker David Chase: his life, his career and his groundbreaking work on the HBO original series The Sopranos.

Wise Guy: David Chase and The Sopranos

2024

8.2

Similar TV Shows

Brecht

Brecht

East Berlin, 1956. Bertolt Brecht, revolutionary of the theater and poet of the state, looks back: his exploits as a teenager during the World War I; his romantic adventures during the twenties; the escape of the Nazi regime; the return from exile. The life of a timeless classic, a class fighter, an indefatigable free spirit, a committed artist.

Brecht

2019

5.3

Dark Side of the 2000s

Dark Side of the 2000s

This documentary series delves into the unseen histories of the 2000s decade, revealing dark secrets and personal insights from the people who witnessed all the train wrecks and triumphs first-hand.

Dark Side of the 2000s

2023

5.7

Shin Heike Monogatari

Shin Heike Monogatari

Set at the end of the 12th century when several wars for control of Japan disrupted a long era of peace, this tale of "Heike" (another name for the Taira clan) focuses on Taira Kiyomori who fights alongside other members of his clan to at first successfully overcome the Minamoto clan and their bid for power. Battles and intrigue abound, as the puppet Emperor and Buddhist monks take sides in the power struggle. At issue is Kiyomori's parentage, not an unusual problem for the nobility in that era where clandestine liaisons among courtiers and the upper classes were common.

Shin Heike Monogatari

1972

7.0

Haru no Sakamichi

Haru no Sakamichi

The story chronicles the life of Yagyū Munenori.

Haru no Sakamichi

1971

Mominoki wa Nokotta

Mominoki wa Nokotta

Depicting Date clan’s internal strife that occurred during a peaceful Edo period governed by the 4th Tokugawa shogun.

Mominoki wa Nokotta

1970

Heaven and Earth

Heaven and Earth

The story chronicles the life of Nagao Kagetora.

Heaven and Earth

1969

7.3

Minamoto no Yoshitsune

Minamoto no Yoshitsune

The chronicles of the life of Minamoto no Yoshitsune (1159 - May 17th, 1189). He was a late Heian and early Kamakura general of the Minamoto clan of Japan. Yoshitsune was the ninth son of Minamoto no Yoshitomo. His older brother Minamoto no Yoritomo founded the Kamakura shogunate.

Minamoto no Yoshitsune

1966

Kunitori Monogatari

Kunitori Monogatari

Set in Japan several centuries back. It depicts the struggles of three historical warriors, Dosan Saito, Nobunaga Oda and Mitsuhide Akechi.

Kunitori Monogatari

1973

How Art Made The World

How Art Made The World

Nigel Spivey reveals how the images which surround us today come from the ancient world. It's an epic journey spanning five continents and a hundred thousand years of history.

How Art Made The World

2005

8.7

Taikouki

Taikouki

Based on the life of Hideyoshi Toyotomi (February 2, 1537 – September 18, 1598) a Sengoku period daimyo who unified Japan.

Taikouki

1965

Akō Rōshi

Akō Rōshi

"Ako Roshi" is a group of 47 former retainers of Lord Asano. Lord Asano was forced to commit suicide after attempting to kill Lord Kira. Once the retainers hear about their Lord's death, they sacrifice their lives to regain the honor of their former master.

Akō Rōshi

1964

7.5

Life of a Flower

Life of a Flower

The story chronicles the life of Ii Naosuke.

Life of a Flower

1963

7.0

PickFlick Assistant

Hi! I'm your PickFlick Assistant. Ask me about movies, TV shows, IPTV sources, or anything about PickFlick.

Powered by CopilotKit