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Netflix released the new series of Medici, titled Medici: The Magnificent, on Friday (January 25), three years after the release of season one Masters of Florence. Medici’s new season begins

after a 20-year time jump, leaving some fans confused and needing a Medici season one recap. Richard Madden starred in Medici season one on Netflix, which told the story of Florence in the

15th century. WHAT HAPPENED IN MEDICI SEASON ONE? Medici season one, or Masters of Florence, played out across two timelines. In the main timeline, we follow Cosimo de Medici (played by

Richard Madden), who has been elected as head of the Florentine Republic following the assassination of his father Giovanni de Medici (Dustin Hoffman). However, this is interspersed with

scenes from 20 years prior, in which the relationship between Giovanni and his sons Cosimo and Lorenzo (Stuart Martin) was explored. In series one, the murderer of Giovanni was revealed to

be Ugo Bencini (Ken Bones), his administrator. WHO PLAYS LORENZO IN MEDICI? He does this to avenge the murder of Rosa (Giusy Buscemi), a common woman who Lorenzo falls in love with and who

Giovanni kills along with the child she had with Lorenzo. Season two sees Lorenzo take power of the Medici bank, which in series one was founded by Giovanni and then taken over by Cosimo

after his father’s assassination. In The Magnificent, Lorenzo takes control of the bank from his father Piero (Julian Sands), who has become infirm. In Medici season one, Piero (Alessandro

Sperduti) is still a young man. WHERE IS MEDICI FILMED AND SET? At the end of the series, he is expecting his first child with wife Lucrezia (Valentina Belle in season one, Sarah Parish in

season two). After Lorenzo senior is assassinated, they decide to name this child after him. The murder of Lorenzo is orchestrated by the Pazzi family, led by Andrea Pazzi (Daniel

Caltagirone). The feud between the Medici and Pazzi continues into Medici season two. HOW TO WATCH MEDICI ONLINE In The Magnificent, Lorenzo de Medici the Younger (Daniel Sharman) faces off

with Jacopo de Pazzi (Sean Bean). In the time gap between the two seasons, Cosimo has died. In the new series, his wife Contessina (Annabel Scholey) has withdrawn from public life after her

husband’s death. _MEDICI IS STREAMING ON NETFLIX NOW_