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  2. The Decameron (TV series) - Wikipedia

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    The Decameron is an American medieval black comedy television miniseries created by Kathleen Jordan. It was inspired by the 14th century Italian short-story collection The Decameron by Giovanni Boccaccio. It was released on Netflix on July 25, 2024 to generally favorable reviews.

  3. Why Zosia Mamet and 'The Decameron' creator got ... - AOL

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    When asked for an elevator pitch to describe her new show "The Decameron," creator and showrunner Kathleen Jordan kept it simple: "Chaos ensues." ... Jordan said she immediately saw common themes ...

  4. Netflix’s ‘The Decameron’ Is a Shrewdly Funny Retelling of ...

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    A millennium-old book of short stories may be a deep cut even for our reboot-crazed culture, but … Netflix’s ‘The Decameron’ Is a Shrewdly Funny Retelling of Bocaccio’s Epic: TV Review ...

  5. ‘The Decameron’: Netflix Orders 14th Century Soapy ... - AOL

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    The streamer has given an eight-episode series order to The Decameron, from Kathleen Jordan, creator of Netflix’s […] ‘The Decameron’: Netflix Orders 14th Century Soapy Drama From Kathleen ...

  6. The Decameron - Wikipedia

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    The Decameron (/ d ɪ ˈ k æ m ər ə n /; Italian: Decameron [deˈkaːmeron, dekameˈrɔn,-ˈron] or Decamerone [dekameˈroːne]), subtitled Prince Galehaut (Old Italian: Prencipe Galeotto [ˈprentʃipe ɡaleˈɔtto, ˈprɛn-]) and sometimes nicknamed l'Umana commedia ("the Human comedy", as it was Boccaccio that dubbed Dante Alighieri's Comedy "Divine"), is a collection of short stories by ...

  7. Decameron (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    The Decameron is a 14th-century writing by Italian author Giovanni Boccaccio, circa 1353. Decameron may also refer to: The Decameron, a 1971 Italian film by Pier Paolo Pasolini; The Decameron, a 2024 American series created by Kathleen Jordan; Decameron (band), a British folk / progressive rock band

  8. Netflix Picks Up Period Soap Drama Series ‘The Decameron ...

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    Netflix has ordered Kathleen Jordan’s period soap drama “The Decameron” with Jenji Kohan executive producing under her overall deal with the streamer. The eight episode drama takes place in ...

  9. Summary of Decameron tales - Wikipedia

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    Dioneo tells the final (and possibly most retold) story of the Decameron. Although Boccaccio was the first to record the story, he almost certainly did not invent it. Petrarch mentions having heard it many years before, but not from Boccaccio. Therefore, it was probably already circulating in oral tradition when the Decameron was written.