Wright, 52, started off political. As a teenager in the 1980s, he went on anti-nuclear marches and deployed the term fascist ...

Director Joe Wright talks to Christiane Amanpour about his new series following the rise of Italian dictator Benito Mussolini and why he thinks it’s incredibly timely for today’s audiences.

The period drama that sees Luca Marinelli transform into the Italian wartime dictator, Benito Mussolini is available to watch ...

As a historian who has studied and taught courses on Italian fascism, I have spent many hours watching footage and listening ...

You’ll also find Mussolini: Son of the Century available to stream via the Sky Go service, which has dedicated apps for iOS, iPadOS and Android devices, along with Xbox and PlayStation consoles. And, ...

Sky Atlantic’s blistering Italian drama brings more than a dash of Peaky Blinders to the story of the fascist’s rise to power ...

The dark and handsome Marinelli underwent a complete transformation, to play the brutish, balding Mussolini. He is unrecognizable. Throughout the 8-episode series, the Italian actor constantly ...

Bracingly unconventional Sky drama charts the fascist leader’s rise from obscurity to power in just three years ...

In the opening moments of Sky’s new, eight-part biopic Mussolini: Son of the Century, we hear the man himself speak. “For 20 years you adored me and feared me, as a god. Then you madly hated ...

The Italian star of the Sky series, launching soon in the U.K., discusses the burden of transforming into the infamous fascist, the joy of working with Joe Wright, and that "make Italy great again" ...

Luca Marinelli verges between Toad of Toad Hall and an abominable parody of a Victorian strongman in his portrayal of Mussolini - Andrea Pirrello/Sky Italy ...