Trailer For Joe Wright's Mussolini Series M: SON OF THE CENTURY

“Democracy is so beautiful. It grants you a lot of freedom. Even the freedom to destroy it.”

Sky TV has released a teaser trailer for director Joe Wright’s upcoming series M: Son of the Century, which offers a chilling look at the rise of fascism in Italy.

Wright is the same director who brought us Atonement and Darkest Hour, and this looks like it’s going to be a great series!

The movie is based on the novel of the same name by Antonio Scurati, and it’s an examination of how democracy can lead to fascism.

M: Son of the Century tells the story of “a nation that fell under the grip of dictatorship and the man who manipulated democracy to rise to power. Luca Marinelli plays Benito Mussolini in the new series titled M - Son of the Century.

“M is based on Antonio Scurati's eponymous Premio Strega-winning and international bestselling novel of the same name which traces the birth of fascism in Italy and Mussolini’s ascent with an innovative approach.”

Wright talked to Variety about the film, saying: "And the aesthetics are a kind of mashup between '90s rave culture and Man with a Movie Camera [1929 seminal avant-garde doc], a great Ukrainian film. It's Man with a Movie Camera and every gangster movie you've ever seen."

The series also features a techno soundtrack by Tom Rowlands, part of The Chemical Brothers. The movie stars Luca Marinelli (The Eight Mountains, Martin Eden) as Mussolini with Francesco Russo, Barbara Chichiarelli, Benedetta Cimatti, Lorenzo Zurzolo, Gaetano Bruno, and Paolo Pierobon.

This series is set to premiere at the 2024 Venice Film Festival coming up soon. It will be streaming in 2025 on Sky TV. There’s no info on any US release yet.