Filming took place in November 2023 in Florence and the surrounding area
Netflix‘s new Italian original The Monster of Florence is making a killing, hitting the No. 1 spot globally on the streaming giant. The serial killer series, directed by genre specialist Stefano Sollima, rose to the top of Netflix’s non-English-language shows chart with 9.6 million views during the week of Oct. 20-26, according to Netflix figures. The Monster of Florence which launched on Oct. 22, rose to No. 1 in 44 territories on Netflix around the world and made the top 10 in 85 countries, according to Netflix figures covering the Oct. 20-26 period.
The true crime serie’s title is the moniker given to the alleged serial killer, who committed eight double murders over the course of 17 years from the late 1960s to the mid-’80s, preying on couples parked in cars in secluded places around Florence. The Monster of Florence always used the same weapon: a .22 caliber Beretta. These unsolved serial murders have captivated Italians for decades. Now, they are captivating the world.
The four-episode limited series, which was shot largely on location in Florence and its surroundings, reunites Sollima with writer Leonardo Fasoli and ace Italian cinematographer Paolo Carnera, both of whom Sollima worked with on “Gomorrah” and cocaine trafficking drama “ZeroZeroZero.”
Credits
The Monster of Florence is produced by The Apartment, a Fremantle company, and Sollima’s AlterEgo shingle. The producers are Lorenzo Mieli, Stefano Sollima and Gina Gardini.
(From Variety)
