Leonardo
Synopsis & Context
Leonardo is a British children's television series broadcast on CBBC. The show is an adventure programme starring Jonathan Bailey as teenage Leonardo da Vinci. In 15th-century Florence, young Leonardo and his friends try to solve mysteries in 15th century Florence. His group includes fellow artists Lisa Gherardini—who disguises herself as boy named Tom—Machiavelli, and Lorenzo De Medici. Leo and Tom become apprentices at Verrocchio's workshop, where the maestro himself teaches them new artistic skills. A second series premiered on 20 September 2012, wherein actor James Clyde replaced Alistair McGowan in the role of Piero de' Medici. It was announced on 21 January 2013 that Leonardo would not be recommissioned.
Season Management
Title Dossier
- Original Title
- Leonardo
- Release
- April 11, 2011
- Screen Time
- 2 seasons · 22min/ep
- Rating
- N/A
- Direction
- Tom Mason, Melanie Stokes, Pia Ashberry, Dan Danko
- Original Language
- English
- Country of Origin
- United Kingdom
- Production Status
- Ended
Personas & Cast
Jonathan Bailey
Leonardo da Vinci
26 eps.
Colin Ryan
Lorenzo de' Medici
26 eps.
Flora Spencer-Longhurst
Lisa Gherardini / Tomaso
26 eps.
Akemnji Ndifornyen
Niccolò 'Mac' Machiavelli
26 eps.
James Cuningham
Maestro Verrocchio
24 eps.
Alistair McGowan
Piero de' Medici
13 eps.
James Clyde
Piero de' Medici
13 eps.
Thembaletu Ntuli
Cosimo
11 eps.
Bart Fouche
Placidi
10 eps.
Camilla Waldman
Teresa de' Medici
10 eps.
Chris Olley
Caporaso
7 eps.
Roxane Hayward
Angelica Visconti
6 eps.
