The Decameron

Name: The Decameron
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: July 25, 2024
Rating: 65

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Netflix | Release Date: July 25, 2024

Summary: Set in 1348, nobles and servants wait out the bubonic plague at an Italian villa in this Kathleen Jordan dark comedy series inspired very loosely by the 14th-century story collection of the same name.

Genre(s): Comedy, Drama

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S1:E8. We've Had a Good Cry
Air Date: November 30, -0001
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S1:E7. This Is Awful, And You'll Never Recover
Air Date: November 30, -0001
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S1:E6. A Stony Brook Away
Air Date: November 30, -0001

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i Julia Raeside

Jul 25, 2024

Season 1 Review: The Decameron is the stand-out comedy hit of the year so far and without a doubt the most fun I've had watching TV in a long, long time. Read full review

Lili Loofbourow

Jul 25, 2024

Season 1 Review: The strength of every one of these performances drives home how long it’s been since a series delivered a really stellar comedy ensemble. Not just a solid show, but a group effort marked by a shared and truly strange comedic sensibility. (Like “Clue”!) Read full review

The Observer (UK) Barbara Ellen

Sep 10, 2024

Season 1 Review: While it may be too theatrical for some tastes, The Decameron gets wittier and darker as it goes along, with death (corpses in carts, suppurating neck boils) never far away. Read full review

Casey Epstein-Gross

Jul 25, 2024

Season 1 Review: It’s simply My Lady Jane + Love Island + White Lotus. And since it’s so busy trying to accomplish all three of those oeuvres at once—while also attempting to establish a cohesive pandemic narrative—it falls just a little shy of a success in any one category. It’s fun to glut yourself on, but it’s more an indulgence than a satisfying meal, and by the time you reach the end, it’s hard not to wish you (like the characters) had indulged a little less. Read full review

The Daily Beast Katie Rife

Jul 26, 2024

Season 1 Review: Netflix’s Decameron stays with 10 core characters—give or take a few peasants and mercenaries—throughout its eight-episode run. This ends up becoming a liability, as the series assumes that if we spend enough time with these rotten people, we’ll grow to love them. The assumption is incorrect. .... Some redemption arcs are more unearned than others, but only Mamet’s Pampinea has the guts to remain reprehensible until the end. Mamet and Hale also stand out for their ability to embody ridiculous characters without turning them into cartoons. Read full review

Radio Times Tilly Pearce

Jul 25, 2024

Season 1 Review: The Decameron isn't a bad show. It's just… fine. And with so much else now on offer, that's simply no longer good enough. Read full review

Mick LaSalle

Jul 25, 2024

Season 1 Review: There’s really no excuse for “The Decameron,” the new eight-part Netflix series. There were a number of ways it could have been done right, but it was done wrong. Terribly, ridiculously and pointlessly wrong. Read full review

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Seasons & Episodes

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Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: July 25, 2024
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  S1:E8. We've Had a Good Cry
  Air Date: November 30, -0001
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  S1:E7. This Is Awful, And You'll Never Recover
  Air Date: November 30, -0001
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  S1:E6. A Stony Brook Away
  Air Date: November 30, -0001
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  S1:E5. Switcheroo
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  S1:E4. The Mood Is Soiled
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  S1:E3. By Homer, It's a Winner's Wreath!
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  S1:E2. Holiday State of Mind
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  S1:E1. The Beautiful, Not-Infected Countryside
  Air Date: November 30, -0001