Medici: Masters of Florence is a television drama series about the Medici dynasty in 15th century Florence , starring Dustin Hoffman as Giovanni di Bicci de ‘Medici ,Richard Madden as Cosimo de’ Medici and Stuart Martin as Lorenzo de ‘Medici ( The Elder ). The series was co-created by Frank Spotnitz ( The X-Files and Man in the High Castle ) and Nicholas Meyer ( Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan ). Sergio Mimica-Gezzan ( The Pillars of the Earth ) directed all eight episodes. Episodes 1 and 2 aired on Rai 1 (Italian TV) on 18 October 2016. According to Italian ratings compiler Auditel, it attracted a record 7.6 million viewers. ^[2] The first season consists of eight episodes. Continue reading →