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Mussolini: Son of the Century

2025Show1 season8 episodes

DramaWar & Politics
83
GreatGoodWatch score
IMDb8.2Metacritic747.4Rotten Tomatoes96%90%

A nostalgic, tense drama series about history and politics.

Good for friends night · teens · thought-provoking

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Not for warmth, comfort or laughs.

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Episodes

1 season · 8 episodes · best: S1E4 "Chapter 4" 8.4

Episodes

8.0

Story

Benito Mussolini's early career from his founding of the Fasci Italiani in 1919 up to the assassination of socialist politician Giacomo Matteotti in 1924 and his speech in Parliament on 3 January 1925.

Feels like

  • Historical Political Drama
  • Biographical Epic
  • Rise of Fascism
  • Character Study
  • Period Piece
  • Ideological Conflict
  • Dense Dialogue
  • Tragic History
  • Italian Cinema

Cast

24 of 39 · most episodes first

Crew

Directors
Joe Wright
Written by
Antonio Scurati, Stefano Bises, Davide Serino
Produced by
Lorenzo Mieli
Music by
Tom Rowlands

Everyone

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Facts

January 10, 2025 · January 31, 2025 · Ended

First aired
January 10, 2025
Last aired
January 31, 2025
Status
Ended
Length
1 season · 8 episodes
Content
Violence, Strong Language
Genres
Drama, War & Politics
Original language
Italian
Made in
Italy, France, United Kingdom
Available in
64 countries

Tropes

Cult of Personality, Every Man Has His Price, Wrongfully Committed +9

  • Cult of Personality
  • Every Man Has His Price
  • Wrongfully Committed
  • Rags to Royalty
  • You Have Outlived Your Usefulness
  • State Sec
  • The Dictatorship
  • Dynamic Akimbo
  • The Chains of Commanding
  • Divide and Conquer
  • Let No Crisis Go to Waste
  • Establishing Character Moment

12 of 65 tropes. From TV Tropes.

Q&A

6 questions, like "Where can I stream Mussolini: Son of the Century?"

Questions about Mussolini: Son of the Century

Quick answers from GoodWatch data.

Where can I stream Mussolini: Son of the Century?

MUBI

In the United States, Mussolini: Son of the Century streams on MUBI. It also streams in 62 other countries.

Is Mussolini: Son of the Century worth watching?

83
GreatGoodWatch score

Yes, it's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 83 (IMDb 8.2, Rotten Tomatoes 96%, and Metacritic 74).

Will I feel good after watching Mussolini: Son of the Century?

BleakHopeful

Probably not: the title analysis rates it 7 of 10 for bleakness and 4 for melancholy, against 1 for hopefulness.

Is Mussolini: Son of the Century plot-driven or character-driven?

CharactersPlot

Mostly character-driven: it leans on dialogue centrality (8 of 10) and character depth (7 of 10) more than on its plot.

Is Mussolini: Son of the Century in English?

Italian

No, it was made in Italian.

What tropes does Mussolini: Son of the Century use?

Cult of PersonalityEvery Man Has His PriceWrongfully CommittedRags to RoyaltyYou Have Outlived Your UsefulnessState SecThe DictatorshipDynamic AkimboThe Chains of CommandingDivide and ConquerLet No Crisis Go to WasteEstablishing Character Momentand 53 more

TV Tropes lists 65 tropes for it, including Cult of Personality, Every Man Has His Price, and Wrongfully Committed.