Devils (TV series)

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Devils
Italian	Diavoli
Genre	Drama; Financial thriller;
Created by	Ezio Abbate; Guido Maria Brera; Elena Bucaccio; Daniele Cesarano; Barbara Petronio; Mario Ruggeri; Alessandro Sermoneta;
Based on	Diavoli; by Guido Maria Brera [it]
Written by	Ezio Abbate; Elena Bucaccio; Guido Maria Brera; Chris Lunt; Mario Ruggeri; Alessandro Sermoneta; Michael A. Walker;
Directed by	Nick Hurran; Jan Maria Michelini;
Starring	Alessandro Borghi; Laia Costa; Kasia Smutniak; Malachi Kirby; Lars Mikkelsen; Pia Mechler; Paul Chowdhry; Sallie Harmsen; Harry Michell; Patrick Dempsey;
Composer	John Paesano
Country of origin	England
Original language	English
No. of series	2
No. of episodes	18 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Luca Bernabei; Matilde Bernabei; Daniele Passani; Nils Hartmann; Sonia Rovai; Sara Melodia; Luisa Cotta Ramosino; Nick Hurran; Ben Harris; Christopher Lunt; Michael A. Walker;
Producer	Luca Bernabei
Production companies	Lux Vide; Sky Italia; Orange Studio; Sky Studios;
Original release
Network	Sky Atlantic
Release	17 April 2020 –; 13 May 2022

Devils (Italian: Diavoli) is a financial thriller drama television series created by Alessandro Sermoneta, Mario Ruggeri, Elena Bucaccio, Guido Maria Brera [it], Daniele Cesarano, Barbara Petronio, and Ezio Abbate for Lux Vide and Sky Italy. It is based on the 2014 novel of the same title by Brera.^[1]^[2] Devils is a Lux Vide and Sky Italy production in association with Orange Studio and OCS.

The series premiered on 17 April 2020 on Sky Atlantic in Italy. Ahead of its premiere, Devils was renewed for a second series.^[3]

Plot

London, 2011. Italian trader Massimo Ruggero is the Head of Trading at the New York London Investment Bank (NYL). While the financial crisis is raging in Europe, Massimo is making hundreds of millions for NYL out of speculation.

As his mentor Dominic Morgan, the American CEO of NYL and the nearest to a father that Massimo has ever had, fully supports him, the talented trader seems to be the first choice in the run for vice-CEO. However, when Massimo is involved in a painful scandal that sees his estranged wife playing an escort, Dominic denies him the promotion, choosing the old-school banker Edward Stuart instead.

Massimo is left astounded – his mentor turned his back on him. Convinced that the scandal was a set-up, Massimo is determined to seek the truth but when Edward suddenly dies, Massimo realizes that something bigger is at stake.

With the help of his trading team and a group of hacktivists, Massimo will discover the hidden agenda behind apparently unrelated events, such as the Strauss-Kahn scandal, the Libyan Civil War, and the crisis of the PIIGS.

Facing the devils who pull the strings of the world, Massimo will have to choose whether to fight them or to join them.

Cast and characters

Main

Alessandro Borghi^[1] as Massimo Ruggero
Laia Costa^[1] as Sofia Flores
Kasia Smutniak as Nina Morgan
Malachi Kirby^[1] as Oliver Harris
Lars Mikkelsen as Daniel Duval
Pia Mechler^[1] as Eleanor Bourg
Paul Chowdhry^[1] as Kalim Chowdrey
Sallie Harmsen^[1] as Carrie Price
Harry Michell^[1] as Paul McGuinnan
Patrick Dempsey^[1]^[4] as Dominic Morgan

Recurring

Ben Miles^[5] as Edward Stuart
Nathalie Rapti Gomez as Kate Baker
Jemma Powell as Claire Stuart
Lorna Brown as Vicky Bale
Maximilian Dirr as Karl Haufman
Tom McKay as Chris Bailey
Anthony Souter as BBC reporter
Chris Reilly as Alex Vance
Christina Andrea Rosamilia^[1] as a transgender person

Episodes

Series overview

Series	Episodes	Originally aired
Series	Episodes	First aired	Last aired
1	10	17 April 2020 (2020-04-17)	15 May 2020 (2020-05-15)
2	8	22 April 2022 (2022-04-22)	13 May 2022 (2022-05-13)

Series 1 (2020)

No. overall	No. in series	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Italian viewers ^[a]
1	1	Episode 1	Nick Hurran	Story by : Alessandro Sermoneta, Mario Ruggeri, Elena Bucaccio, Guido Maria Brera Teleplay by : Alessandro Sermoneta, Mario Ruggeri, Elena Bucaccio, Guido Maria Brera, Christopher Lunt & Michael A. Walker	17 April 2020 (2020-04-17)	637,000 (o.n.)^[6]
2	2	Episode 2	Nick Hurran	Story by : Ben Harris, Alessandro Sermoneta, Mario Ruggeri, Elena Bucaccio, Guido Maria Brera, Christopher Lunt & Michael A. Walker Teleplay by : Ben Harris, Alessandro Sermoneta, Mario Ruggeri, Christopher Lunt & Michael A. Walker	17 April 2020 (2020-04-17)	508,000 (o.n.)^[6]
3	3	Episode 3	Nick Hurran	Story by : Alessandro Sermoneta, Mario Ruggeri, Elena Bucaccio, Guido Maria Brera, Tommaso De Lorenzis, Christopher Lunt & Michael A. Walker Teleplay by : Alessandro Sermoneta, Mario Ruggeri, Christopher Lunt & Michael A. Walker	24 April 2020 (2020-04-24)	610,006 (o.n.)^[7]
4	4	Episode 4	Nick Hurran	Story by : Alessandro Sermoneta, Mario Ruggeri, Elena Bucaccio, Guido Maria Brera, Tommaso De Lorenzis, Christopher Lunt & Michael A. Walker Teleplay by : Alessandro Sermoneta, Mario Ruggeri, Christopher Lunt & Michael A. Walker	24 April 2020 (2020-04-24)	537,687 (o.n.)^[7]
5	5	Episode 5	Nick Hurran	Story by : Alessandro Sermoneta, Mario Ruggeri, Elena Bucaccio, Guido Maria Brera, Christopher Lunt & Michael A. Walker Teleplay by : Alessandro Sermoneta, Mario Ruggeri, Elena Bucaccio	1 May 2020 (2020-05-01)	440,000 (o.n.)^[8]
6	6	Episode 6	Jan Maria Michelini	Story by : Alessandro Sermoneta, Mario Ruggeri, Elena Bucaccio, Guido Maria Brera, Christopher Lunt & Michael A. Walker Teleplay by : Alessandro Sermoneta, Mario Ruggeri	1 May 2020 (2020-05-01)	440,000 (o.n.)^[8]
7	7	Episode 7	Jan Maria Michelini	Story by : Alessandro Sermoneta, Mario Ruggeri, Elena Bucaccio, Guido Maria Brera, Peter Jukes, Christopher Lunt & Michael A. Walker Teleplay by : Alessandro Sermoneta, Mario Ruggeri, Peter Jukes	8 May 2020 (2020-05-08)	522,086 (o.n.)^[9]
8	8	Episode 8	Jan Maria Michelini	Story by : Ben Harris, Alessandro Sermoneta, Mario Ruggeri, Elena Bucaccio, Guido Maria Brera, Tommaso De Lorenzis, Christopher Lunt & Michael A. Walker Teleplay by : Ben Harris, Alessandro Sermoneta, Mario Ruggeri, Elena Bucaccio	8 May 2020 (2020-05-08)	478,403 (o.n.)^[9]
9	9	Episode 9	Jan Maria Michelini	Story by : Ben Harris, Alessandro Sermoneta, Mario Ruggeri, Elena Bucaccio, Guido Maria Brera, Christopher Lunt & Michael A. Walker Teleplay by : Ben Harris	15 May 2020 (2020-05-15)	559,000 (o.n.)^[10]
10	10	Episode 10	Jan Maria Michelini	Story by : Alessandro Sermoneta, Mario Ruggeri, Elena Bucaccio, Guido Maria Brera, Tommaso De Lorenzis, Christopher Lunt & Michael A. Walker Teleplay by : Alessandro Sermoneta, Mario Ruggeri, Guido Maria Brera, Tommaso De Lorenzis	15 May 2020 (2020-05-15)	545,000 (o.n.)^[10]

^ Combined viewers of simulcast on Sky Atlantic and Sky Cinema 1.

Series 2 (2022)

No. overall	No. in series	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
11	1	Episode 1	Nick Hurran	Frank Spotnitz & James Dormer	22 April 2022 (2022-04-22)
12	2	Episode 2	Nick Hurran	Frank Spotnitz	22 April 2022 (2022-04-22)
13	3	Episode 3	Nick Hurran	James Dormer	29 April 2022 (2022-04-29)
14	4	Episode 4	Nick Hurran	Naomi Gibney	29 April 2022 (2022-04-29)
15	5	Episode 5	Jan Maria Michelini	James Dormer	6 May 2022 (2022-05-06)
16	6	Episode 6	Jan Maria Michelini	Naomi Gibney	6 May 2022 (2022-05-06)
17	7	Episode 7	Jan Maria Michelini	Caroline Henry	13 May 2022 (2022-05-13)
18	8	Episode 8	Jan Maria Michelini	Frank Spotnitz	13 May 2022 (2022-05-13)

Distribution

The series premiered on 17 April 2020 on Sky Atlantic in Italy,^[11] 18 April 2020 on OCS in France,^[12] 16 September 2020 on W Network in Canada,^[13] and 7 October 2020 on The CW in the United States.^[14]^[15]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Wiseman, Andreas (13 August 2018). "Patrick Dempsey & Alessandro Borghi To Lead Financial-World Thriller Series 'Devils' For Sky Italia & Lux Vide".
^ "Diavoli - Patrick Dempsey e Alessandro Borghi nel cast della serie Sky Italia". 13 August 2018.
^ "Innovare per non fermarsi: Sky presenta Diavoli con una conferenza da remoto" (in Italian). 15 April 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
^ Cartwright, Lexie (18 January 2021). "Patrick Dempsey breaks into political thriller genre with new series Devils". News.com.au. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
^ "Home".
^ ^a ^b Stefanelli, Stefania (18 April 2020). "Ascolti TV – Venerdì 17 aprile 2020. Basta il 13.9% a Belle e Sebastien per vincere, Puoi baciare lo Sposo 12.4%". DavideMaggio.it (in Italian). Retrieved 16 May 2020.
^ ^a ^b Buonocore, Mattia (25 April 2020). "Ascolti TV – Venerdì 24 aprile 2020. Pavarotti vince con il 14.7%, Paperissima si accontenta dell'11.2%. Zoro 6.8%, Quarto Grado 7.1%". DavideMaggio.it (in Italian). Retrieved 16 May 2020.
^ ^a ^b Buonocore, Mattia (2 May 2020). "Ascolti TV – Venerdì 1 maggio 2020. Pane e Libertà (13.5%) batte Contagion (12.4%). Concertone 8.7%". DavideMaggio.it (in Italian). Retrieved 16 May 2020.
^ ^a ^b Buonocore, Mattia (9 May 2020). "Ascolti TV – Venerdì 8 maggio 2020. Floppano i David di Donatello (8.4%). Vince Twilight (9.5%), Scherzi a Parte 9.3%. Bene Quarto Grado (8.6%) e Propaganda Live (7.5%)". DavideMaggio.it (in Italian). Retrieved 16 May 2020.
^ ^a ^b Stefanelli, Stefania (16 May 2020). "Ascolti TV – Venerdì 15 maggio 2020. Amici Speciali parte dal 18.8%. Tutti i Soldi del Mondo 11%, l'omaggio di Rai 3 a Ezio Bosso 6.2%". DavideMaggio.it (in Italian). Retrieved 16 May 2020.
^ White, Peter (17 February 2020). "'Devils': Patrick Dempsey Claims He's Not The "Enemy" In First Trailer For Sky Financial Drama". Deadline Hollywood.
^ Machart, Renaud (18 April 2020). "" Devils " sur OCS et son vivier de requins de la City" (in French). Le Monde.
^ Rody, Bree (30 July 2020). "Corus firms up specialty with new fall premiere dates". Media in Canada. Retrieved 2020-08-15.
^ White, Prete (June 3, 2020). "The CW Buys Sky's Patrick Dempsey Drama 'Devils' As Net Tinkers With Summer & Fall Schedule". Deadline Hollywood.
^ Pedersen, Erik (August 17, 2020). "The CW Fall Sets Premiere Dates For 'Supernatural', 'Swamp Thing', 'Devils' & More". Deadline Hollywood.

External links

Devils at IMDb

[6] Combined viewers of simulcast on Sky Atlantic and Sky Cinema 1.

[auto-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Wiseman, Andreas (13 August 2018). "Patrick Dempsey & Alessandro Borghi To Lead Financial-World Thriller Series 'Devils' For Sky Italia & Lux Vide".

[2] "Diavoli - Patrick Dempsey e Alessandro Borghi nel cast della serie Sky Italia". 13 August 2018.

[3] "Innovare per non fermarsi: Sky presenta Diavoli con una conferenza da remoto" (in Italian). 15 April 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2020.

[4] Cartwright, Lexie (18 January 2021). "Patrick Dempsey breaks into political thriller genre with new series Devils". News.com.au. Retrieved 15 February 2021.

[5] "Home".

[ratings1-2-7] Stefanelli, Stefania (18 April 2020). "Ascolti TV – Venerdì 17 aprile 2020. Basta il 13.9% a Belle e Sebastien per vincere, Puoi baciare lo Sposo 12.4%". DavideMaggio.it (in Italian). Retrieved 16 May 2020.

[ratings3-4-8] Buonocore, Mattia (25 April 2020). "Ascolti TV – Venerdì 24 aprile 2020. Pavarotti vince con il 14.7%, Paperissima si accontenta dell'11.2%. Zoro 6.8%, Quarto Grado 7.1%". DavideMaggio.it (in Italian). Retrieved 16 May 2020.

[ratings5-6-9] Buonocore, Mattia (2 May 2020). "Ascolti TV – Venerdì 1 maggio 2020. Pane e Libertà (13.5%) batte Contagion (12.4%). Concertone 8.7%". DavideMaggio.it (in Italian). Retrieved 16 May 2020.

[ratings7-8-10] Buonocore, Mattia (9 May 2020). "Ascolti TV – Venerdì 8 maggio 2020. Floppano i David di Donatello (8.4%). Vince Twilight (9.5%), Scherzi a Parte 9.3%. Bene Quarto Grado (8.6%) e Propaganda Live (7.5%)". DavideMaggio.it (in Italian). Retrieved 16 May 2020.

[ratings9-10-11] Stefanelli, Stefania (16 May 2020). "Ascolti TV – Venerdì 15 maggio 2020. Amici Speciali parte dal 18.8%. Tutti i Soldi del Mondo 11%, l'omaggio di Rai 3 a Ezio Bosso 6.2%". DavideMaggio.it (in Italian). Retrieved 16 May 2020.

[12] White, Peter (17 February 2020). "'Devils': Patrick Dempsey Claims He's Not The "Enemy" In First Trailer For Sky Financial Drama". Deadline Hollywood.

[13] Machart, Renaud (18 April 2020). "" Devils " sur OCS et son vivier de requins de la City" (in French). Le Monde.

[14] Rody, Bree (30 July 2020). "Corus firms up specialty with new fall premiere dates". Media in Canada. Retrieved 2020-08-15.

[15] White, Prete (June 3, 2020). "The CW Buys Sky's Patrick Dempsey Drama 'Devils' As Net Tinkers With Summer & Fall Schedule". Deadline Hollywood.

[16] Pedersen, Erik (August 17, 2020). "The CW Fall Sets Premiere Dates For 'Supernatural', 'Swamp Thing', 'Devils' & More". Deadline Hollywood.

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