Downton Abbey fans looking for their next period drama fix may have a winner in new Netflix period drama The Leopard.
The streaming service has just released the new Italian series, which is adapted from the 1958 novel of the same name by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa.
The six-part show follows the aristocratic Prince of Salina in 19th century Sicily as the country undergoes huge social upheaval.
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The series has attracted a host of four-star reviews, with The Guardian's Rachel Aroesti writing: "The Leopard’s sultry good looks will make you swoon, but this beady-eyed examination of how the ruling classes navigate regime change has plenty of substance too."
In a similarly positive verdict, The Independent's Nick Hilton said: "As testaments to the flux of history go, The Leopard manages to be beautiful, engaging and suitably elegiac."
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"It is respectful, its every frame is visually intoxicating and it is layered with an awareness of what appeals to a modern TV audience," added The Times' James Jackson.
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The Telegraph also gave The Leopard four stars, saying the visuals are "so sumptuous they make Downton Abbey look like Alan Clarke", though the Financial Times was less positive in their verdict, calling the series "a superficial and ultimately superfluous update".
The story was previously adapted into a 1963 movie starring Burt Lancaster and Claudia Cardinale, which won the prestigious Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival.
The new version stars Kim Rossi Stuart as the main Prince of Salina, Don Fabrizio Corbera, as well as Deva Cassel as Angelica Sedara and Saul Nanni as Tancredi.
The Leopard is streaming now on Netflix.
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