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Nero fiddles, Rome burns, and Klaus Maria Brandauer chews every marble column in sight.
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Quo Vadis? (1985)

sweaty toga energybiblical soap operaEuro-miniseries maximalism

Latest Episode

60 min

Season 1 • Episode 6

Latest

Episode 6

Mar 24, 1985

Overview

Drama

Drama about love and intrigues in ancient Rome during the times of Nero.

Flag of ITITItalian
Content warning
corrupt power and spectaclefaith versus empireobsessive love as destructionmartyrdom and spectacle

Standout Aspects

Acting

Brandauer's Nero: unhinged, operatic, completely unhinged.

Production

1985 TV budget stretched to absurd Cinecittà extremes.

Costume

Togas so heavy they probably needed their own trailers.

Best for:Binge: Commit to six hours of Roman debauchery in one weekend.·Solo: For when you want to feel smarter than your screen.·Background: Gorgeous costumes deserve your occasional glance up.
Heads up:Violence: Lions versus Christians, exactly as biblical as it sounds.·Sexual Content: Nero's court: not subtle about anything, ever.
Franco Rossi

Creator

Franco Rossi

First AiredFeb 24, 1985
StatusEnded

Vibe

Paceslow
Intensitymedium
Tonedark
Feelheavy
Seasons1·Episodes6
Channel 4
La 1

Top Cast

Klaus Maria Brandauer

Klaus Maria Brandauer

Nero

Frederic Forrest

Frederic Forrest

Petronius

Cristina Raines

Cristina Raines

Poppaea

Francesco Quinn

Francesco Quinn

Marcus Vinicius

Barbara De Rossi

Barbara De Rossi

Eunice

Marie Theres Relin

Marie Theres Relin

Lygia

Massimo Girotti

Massimo Girotti

Aulus Plautius

Françoise Fabian

Françoise Fabian

Pomponia

Max von Sydow

Max von Sydow

Petrus

Gabriele Ferzetti

Gabriele Ferzetti

Pisone

Leopoldo Trieste

Leopoldo Trieste

Chilone

Marko Nikolić

Marko Nikolić

Tigellino

Georges Wilson

Georges Wilson

Pedanio

Ángela Molina

Ángela Molina

Atte

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Franco Rossi previously directed a 1970s Quo Vadis miniseries; this is his do-over with bigger budgets and Brandauer's particular madness.

Cultural

Released the same year as The Last Emperor, this represents peak 'prestigious historical miniseries' era before HBO changed everything.

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