The Hanged Man (Da Vinci's Demons)
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"The Hanged Man" is the
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of the American TV series ''
Da Vinci's Demons ''Da Vinci's Demons'' is a historical fantasy drama series that presents a fictional account of Leonardo da Vinci's early life. The series was conceived by David S. Goyer and stars Tom Riley in the title role. It was developed and produced in ...
''. It is directed by
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and starring Tom Riley,
Laura Haddock Laura Jane Haddock (born 21 August 1985) is an English actress. She is known for portraying Zoƫ Walker in ''White Lines (TV series), White Lines'', Kacie Carter in ''Honest (TV series), Honest'', Lucrezia in ''Da Vinci's Demons'', Meredith Quil ...
,
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,
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and Lara Pulver. It is produced by
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and
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. The story is focused on Leonardo da Vinci and his two companions Zoroaster and Nico, who took Florence and established alliance with Lorenzo de' Medici. Richard Edwards, from
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'' historical episode and ''
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''; a hyper-real vision of history mixed with copious amounts of political sculduggery, nudity, sex and violence". It received 1.042 million viewers in United States.


Plot

Lorenzo Medici gives Leonardo the contract to paint his lover Lucrezia, and he takes the opportunity to sell him his designs of airplanes, automatic load cannons and tanks. At the Carnival, Leonardo's mechanical pigeon flies and he has a sexual encounter with a masked Lucrezia, who's later revealed to be an agent of Riario and the Vatican. She tells the Pope about the weapons Leonardo is planning for Lorenzo and about his encounter with the Turk.


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hanged Man, The American television series premieres 2013 American television episodes Television episodes set in Italy Alternate history television episodes Starz Entertainment Group BBC Worldwide