Leonardo (2011 TV series)
| Leonardo | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Action / Adventure |
| Created by | Tom Mason, Dan Danko, Melanie Stokes, Pia Ashberry |
| Written by | Pia Ashberry, Brian Lynch, Daniel Peak, Alex Perrin, Brian Jordan, Kirstie Falkous, Dan Danko, Tom Mason |
| Directed by | Beryl Richards, Luke Watson, Steve Hughes |
| Starring | Jonathan Bailey Flora Spencer-Longhurst Akemnji Ndifornyen Colin Ryan Alistair McGowan James Clyde |
| Theme music composer | Mark Russell |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Anne Brogan, Melanie Stokes |
| Producer | Bernard Krichefski |
| Cinematography | Dirk Nel |
| Editors | Sue Wyatt, Philip Hookway |
| Production company | Kindle Entertainment |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBBC |
| Release | 11 April 2011 – 6 December 2012 |
Leonardo is a British action-adventure television series which aired on CBBC between 2011 and 2012. Set in 15th-century Florence, the show follows the adventures of a teenage Leonardo da Vinci (Jonathan Bailey) and his friends; the wealthy son of a powerful aristocrat Lorenzo De Medici (Colin Ryan); a girl disguising herself as a boy so she can become an artist Lisa Gherardini (Flora Spencer-Longhurst); and cunning manipulator Machiavelli (Akemnji Ndifornyen)
Inspired by the inventive genius of the real life Leonardo, the series re-imagines da Vinci as a teenage action hero, who finds himself drawn into the dangerous schemes of the Luminari - a sinister secret society who plot to take over Florence. They have stolen Leonardo's notebook and want to use Leonardo's design to create deadly weapons to kill the Duke and allow their leader Piero de'Medici to take over Florence.
But it's not just the Luminari they are up against, 15th century Florence was a dangerous time. There's forced marriages to be stopped, thieves to be brought to justice, birds to be freed, inventions to be made and friendships to be formed.
It is up to Leonardo and his friends to save the day and fight for what's right.