Series synopsis
Casanova is an American drama comedy television series that premiered on Prime Video on August 7, 2015. It was created by Stuart Zicherman, Ben Silverman. It stars Diego Luna, Ben Daniels, Laure Marsac and Bojana Novaković.
Exiled from his beloved Venice, Giacomo Casanova flees to Paris at the dawn of the Enlightenment in hopes of putting his reputation as a playboy behind him. But old habits die hard, and temptation is everywhere as Casanova finds a wealth of new opportunity... and trouble. Part of Amazon's fall 2015 pilot season. Currently only the pilot has been made.
Premise
Exiled from his beloved Venice, Giacomo Casanova flees to Paris at the dawn of the Enlightenment in hopes of putting his reputation as a playboy behind him. But old habits die hard, and temptation is everywhere as Casanova finds a wealth of new opportunity... and trouble. Part of Amazon's fall 2015 pilot season. Currently only the pilot has been made.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Diego Luna as Giacomo Casanova
- Ben Daniels as Francois-Joachim de Bernis
- Laure Marsac as Sylvia Balleti
- Bojana Novaković as Madame Pompadour
- Amelia Clarkson as Manon Balletti
- Wallis Day as Angelica Lambertini
- Miranda Richardson as Marquise d'Urfé
- Paul Rhys as Comte De St Germain
Supporting cast
- Sarah Winter as Helena Morphy
- Francis Magee as Balbi
- Sarah Bauer as Victorie Morphy
- Vica Kerekes as Woman with Pear
- Nóra Lili Hörich as Nun
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 1 episode.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 1 | August 7, 2015 | August 7, 2015 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pilot 18th century Venetian Giacomo Casanova escapes from prison and flees to France. |
August 7, 2015 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Casanova, living on his wits and as a mystic, does a good deed and comes into a fortune. Bragadin offers to adopt him and Henriette agrees to marry him. Grimani, enraged, has Casanova arrested and charged with witchcraft, but he escapes from prison and flees Venice - taking with him Jack, his young illegitimate son by a previous liaison, and Rocco, his servant. Casanova heads for Paris, as he knows that Venetian ambassadors abroad are able to grant pardons. |
March 20, 2005 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 In the past, we follow Casanova's adventures in London - where he glimpses Henriette and tricks his way into court circles - and in Naples, where he meets an old friend. Still living on his wits, Casanova makes and loses fortunes and also enjoys other conquests. Back in the present, Edith realizes that Casanova may be wrong in believing Henriette is dead. But Casanova himself is now very sick and getting near his end. |
March 27, 2005 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Prime Video |
|---|---|
| First aired | August 7, 2015 |
| Last aired | August 7, 2015 |
| Runtime | 55 minutes |
| Status | pilot |
| Schedule | Sunday at 22:00:00 |