Why watch?

Tanya Reynolds and the rest of the cast are charismatic, but the real fun is that ten weird people get stuck in a villa during a pandemic and have to tell each other stories. Each episode is a different person making up something completely bonkers — sometimes it lands, sometimes it doesn't, but you never know if you're about to laugh or cringe. If you like chaos without taking things seriously, it's a breezy series that doesn't demand much from you.

Who is it for?

Evening binge when you want something dark and funny — seven episodes move fast. If you liked Schitt's Creek or Fleabag, you'll recognize the vibe here: a group stuck together during a plague dealing with messy relationships and ridiculous situations. Sexual content, language, and dark humor about death throughout, so strictly adult — but if you want comedy with some edge, it works.

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The Decameron

2024 · 1 season6.016
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As the bubonic plague spreads through Italy, a group of nobles and servants retreats to a villa, where their lavish getaway quickly spirals into chaos.

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When plague ravages 14th century Italy, a group of nobles and their servants barricade themselves in a luxurious villa to wait it out — which sounds like a perfect vacation until everyone starts getting on each other's nerves. Kathleen Jordan turned Boccaccio's old book into something that feels way less like a literary adaptation and more like watching your rich friends trapped together, and it's chaos. The cast — Tanya Reynolds, Jessica Kate Plummer, Zosia Mamet — bounce off each other with a mix of dark humor and genuine mess, where what starts as elegant dinner conversations becomes petty arguments and exposed secrets. If you liked the soap opera energy of Succession mixed with the trashy ensemble vibe of Schitt's Creek, this lands in that space.

Why watch?

Tanya Reynolds and the rest of the cast are charismatic, but the real fun is that ten weird people get stuck in a villa during a pandemic and have to tell each other stories. Each…

Who is it for?

Evening binge when you want something dark and funny — seven episodes move fast. If you liked Schitt's Creek or Fleabag, you'll recognize the vibe here: a group stuck together duri…

Similar titles

If you liked how The Decameron chains together loose stories with a big cast getting on each other's nerves while stuck together, and finds humor in weird situations rather than ea…

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