Based on the Catalan format Merlí by Hector Lozano, produced by Veranda for TV3 Lagardère Studios Distribution. Dante Balestra is a philosophy teacher who, after many years away, returns to Rome to care for his son Simone. Charming and unconventional, the teacher takes a class at the Leonardo Da Vinci High School, where he applies his unconventional teaching methods and develops a very special relationship with his students, including Simone. But his approach quickly leads to his personal and professional lives becoming confused, and the return from the past of Anita, a former flame of his and now the mother of Manuel, the class "black sheep," makes things even more complicated.
DirectorAlessandro D'Alatri
CreatorAlessandro D'Alatri
Socrates
Nov 11, 2021
Dante returns to Rome and immediately takes his students to heart.
Roland Barthes
Nov 11, 2021
Dante visits Pin, a student who hasn't left home for months.
Kant
Nov 18, 2021
Danye meets Cecilia, a parent representative and Aureliano's mother, and is immediately smitten.
Plato
Nov 18, 2021
Dante approaches Anita about Manuel's troubles.
Aristotle
Nov 25, 2021
Dante presents a lesson on Aristotle and happiness.
Giordano Bruno
Nov 25, 2021
Convinced that Simone and Manuel are not telling the truth, Dante takes the class to Campo dei Fiori.
Michel Foucault
Dec 2, 2021
Dante presents a lesson on Michel Focault, a sociologist persecuted for his homosexuality.
Guy Debord
Dec 2, 2021
The class visits Cecilia's museum.
Stuart Mill
Dec 9, 2021
Dante's relationship with Cecilia breaks down after Aureliano finds out.
Schopenhauer
Dec 9, 2021
Simone returns from Glasgow and organizes a clandestine party at school for her birthday.
Rousseau
Dec 16, 2021
Dante takes the class to the Colosseum and presents a lesson on Rousseau.
Nietzsche
Dec 16, 2021
A tragic event leads Dante to relive an unresolved trauma.
