The series was announced on 6 May 2022, corresponding with the opening of
Netflix's Italian headquarters in
Rome. It was allocated a budget of €40 million.
Casting Kim Rossi Stuart,
Benedetta Porcaroli,
Deva Cassel, and
Saul Nanni were announced as cast members on 26 April 2023. Both Nanni and Cassel expressed that they felt honored to reprise the roles of
Alain Delon and
Claudia Cardinale, respectively.
Filming Principal photography began in April 2023. Filming took place over 105 days and required the use of 5,000 extras; 130 carriages, carts, and boats; 100 animals; and 12 animal trainers. In Palermo, filming took place at
Palazzo Comitini, the
Quattro Canti,
Palazzo delle Aquile, and . In and around Catania, filming took place at
Palazzo Biscari and the . In and around Syracuse, filming took place at
Palazzo Beneventano del Bosco and
Santa Lucìa alla Badìa, both on the island of
Ortygia. The series was also shot in
Turin, specifically in the
Museum of the Risorgimento,
Palazzo Carignano, ,
Parco del Valentino, , , , , Parco ai Caduti dei Lager Nazisti, and Via Carlo Alberto. Interiors were also shot at
Villa Parisi in Rome.
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