The Name of the Rose

First Air Date: 2019-03-04

Status: Ended

Rating: ⭐ 6.995/10 (107 votes)

Genres: Drama, Mystery, War & Politics

Overview: Northern Italy, 1327. The Franciscan monk William of Baskerville and his young apprentice Adso of Melk reach an isolated Benedictine abbey on the Alps to aid in a dispute between the Franciscan Order and the Avignon papacy. Upon arrival at the abbey, the two find themselves involved in a chain of mysterious deaths.

Seasons: 1

Episodes: 8

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Top Cast

John Turturro

as William of Baskerville

Rupert Everett

as Bernardo Gui

Damian Hardung

as Adso of Melk

Fabrizio Bentivoglio

as Remigio of Varagine

Greta Scarano

as Anna / Margherita

Richard Sammel

as Malachi of Hildesheim

User Reviews

leonardo deapertyoon 3

⭐ 5/10

Jun 13, 2019

I was really looking forward to this adaptation, although on the whole I guessed that a work of this magnitude would hardly succumb at the second attempt. Guess ... Of course, during the viewing it was not possible to avoid comparisons with the 1986 film, and this is what happened. In the old film version was almost immaculate hit with a choice of actors. All But the huge miscalculation is that, due to the lack of screen time, they simply cut off the entire boundless field of medieval culture, leaving a detective line, and expanded the melodrama unnecessarily - even the name was interpreted in this vein. The reasons are clear, but the film did not win. In fairness, the new series adheres to the book's interpretation of the title.