M – Son of the Century

Based on the Strega Prize-winning novel of the same name by Antonio Scurati, the series chronicles the birth of fascism in Italy and Benito Mussolini's rise to power.

Genre: Drama, War & Politics,

Actor:

Creator: Joe Wright,

Country: Italy, United Kingdom, France,

Type: tv

Season: 1

Episode: N/A

Duration: N/A minutes

Release: 2025-01-10

Rating: 8.1

Season 1 - M – Son of the Century
2025-01-10
Mussolini had just founded the Fasci di Combattimento when D'Annunzio took Fiume. Mussolini hoped to capitalize on the poet's achievement in the electoral arena.
2025-01-10
The elections had decreed an absolute victory for the Socialists. Mussolini seemed finished, but landowners and industrialists sought his help against the strikes.
2025-01-17
Upon entering parliament, Mussolini wanted to change: to be more strategic, diplomatic, a true statesman. But the Blackshirts rebelled.
2025-01-17
Mussolini wants a new electoral law that would guarantee him an absolute majority. But Don Sturzo, the leader of the Catholics, opposes it.
2025-01-24
Mussolini plans a new electoral law that will guarantee him the absolute majority, but he receives backlash from the leader of the Catholics.
2025-01-24
Mussolini opens the party lists to turncoat politicians from other political parties. An early fascist leader, Forni, takes a stand against him.
2025-01-31
Mussolini wins the elections by a landslide, but Matteotti, a socialist, demands their annulment, denouncing the Blackshirts' violence. Mussolini decides to teach him a lesson.
2025-01-31
With the discovery of Matteotti's body and the arrest of his assassins, Mussolini is cornered. Will he be able to save himself and fascism?