The story about the well-known "Monster of Florence", a serial killer who committed eight double homicides between 1968 and 1985, spreading terror in Tuscany, will hit the screens on Netflix.
The series Il Mostro will consist of one season and four episodes. Stefano Somilla is the one who will direct the series, a famous Italian director who has already directed films and series on the same theme (Criminal Rome, Gomorrah or ZeroZero). The entertainment company has announced that filming is already underway and will announce the premiere date "soon."
The production is based on the book The monster of Florence: A True Story by Douglas Preston and Mario Spezi, translated into 24 languages. The American thriller writer and the Italian journalist sold more than half a million copies. The actor Antonio Banderas, protagonist of the series, will play Spezi in the sequence.
The story of the "Monster of Florence" is a great mystery for the Italian crime chronicle because the identity of the murderer, who killed sixteen people in those 17 years, was never known. It is only known that he shot young couples with a Berretta pistol from the 22 caliber and then approached to stab them. He was also known for his fixation with women, whose bodies he mutilated.
The synopsis deals with the investigation that Preston and Spezi carried out on the case. During this, they discovered police errors and the "murderer", whom they interviewed and in an encounter that they described as "terrifying". They were also investigated by the police, who accused them of being part of satanic rites and arrested Mario as the real one. 'Italian monster' The filmmaker Somilla has said that through this event, he wants to capture the power of corruption in Italy.
