Production has begun on a new three-episode instalment of The Monster of Florence, a miniseries directed by Stefano Sollima, and produced by Wildside (a Fremantle company) and AlterEgo.
This new chapter expands the narrative surrounding the 'Monster of Florence' case by focusing on the 'Snack Buddies' lead. In particular, on Pietro Pacciani, the primary suspect in the investigation into the eight double murders that gripped Italy in terror between 1968 and 1985. A figure as scrutinized by the media as he was shrouded in mystery, Pacciani was at the centre of a mammoth trial filled with unexpected twists and turns.
“We always imagined The Monster of Florence as an anthology series: standalone stories, each dedicated to one of the different suspects in the series of crimes that shocked Tuscany and Italy between the 1970s and 1980s, in what has gone down in history as the ‘Monster of Florence’ murders. An investigation that lasted over 30 years,” said Stefano Sollima. “After focusing on the Sardinian suspects, this time we leap forward in time to address perhaps the most well-known, controversial, and debated chapter of the entire incident: the story of Pietro Pacciani, convicted and later acquitted of the crimes, and his alleged accomplices, the infamous ‘Snack Buddies,’ as the press dubbed them. A court case that divided Italian public opinion for decades. Perhaps this is also why Pacciani’s case remains the most disturbing: guilt has never been proven, but also never completely ruled out.”
This new three-episode instalment follows the success of the first chapter, which premiered out of competition at the 82nd Venice International Film Festival, won the Nastro d’Argento Grandi Serie Award for Best Crime Series, and became Netflix’s most-watched series globally during its first week of release.
The Monster of Florence is created by Leonardo Fasoli and Stefano Sollima, and produced by Sonia Rovai, Gina Gardini, Stefano Sollima and Lorenzo Mieli. Coming soon to Netflix.
