TV shows we love: The Decameron

Set in 1348, The Decameron follows a group of young people who flee to the idyllic Villa Santa in the countryside to escape a plague ravaging Florence.

This might sound familiar to Italians like me, as it closely mirrors Giovanni Boccaccio’s Decameron, a classic literary work we study in school for years. However, instead of telling stories, like the characters in the original book do, the group embarks on a chaotic game of survival, fuelled by sex, wine and misunderstandings. For me...