SKY STUDIOS GLOBALLY PREMIERED “DEVILS”

SKY Studios presented “Devils”, the international financial thriller, produced by Sky Italia and Lux Vide, on the openning day at Mipcom 2019. The series was made in association with Orange Studio and the participation of OCS.  

“Devils” (10x60’) is an international conspiracy thriller set in the world of global finance starring by Patrick Dempsey (“Grey’s Anatomy”), Alessandro Borghi (“Suburra”) and Kasia Smutniak (“Loro”), among other highlighted actors.

Based on the best-selling novel by Guido Maria Brera, the series set in 2011 on London’s trading floors. Massimo Ruggero (Borghi), a charismatic and fearless Italian banker, has enjoyed a stellar winning streak at investment powerhouse, the NYL Investment Bank. Massimo’s successes made his employers win hundreds of millions of dollars; and with it, all but certain promotion to Vice-CEO. However, a scandal involving his drug-addicted wife puts a brake on Massimo’s ambitions, leading his American CEO and mentor, Dominic Morgan (Dempsey), to withdraw his support.

The sudden death of a colleague sees Massimo becoming the prime suspect of his murder. Sensing that Dominic is hiding something, Massimo sets about clearing his name and finding out the truth behind who set him up. As he fights to clear his name helped by a hacker-journalist (Laia Costa), Massimo discovers he’s in the midst of an intercontinental war and against the chaos of the financial crash, but which has its roots much closer to home.

“’Devils’ gave me the opportunity to play a character than ever I've played before”, said Alessandro Borghi to Señal News.  “I read the pilot and every page was a surprise”, added Patrick Dempsey. The series, which was shot in Rome and London, is directed by Nick Hurran (“Sherlock”) and Jan Michelini (“Medici”). The screenwriters include: Alessandro Sermoneta, Mario Ruggeri, Elena Bucaccio, Guido Maria Brera, Chris Lunt, Michael Walker, Ben Harris, Daniele Cesarano, Ezio Abate and Barbara Petronio. The series will broadcast on Sky throughout its European footprint, and by OCS in France. NBCUniversal Global Distribution holds international rights in the rest of the world.