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‘The Decameron’ Gives Sex, Class, and the Plague a Contemporary Spin

THE PLAGUE IS BACK

Zosia Mamet and Tony Hale star in a “Monty Python”-esque update on Giovanni Boccaccio's Italian story collection.

Katie Rife

Freelance Writer

Published Jul. 25 2024 1:56PM EDT

A still from The Decameron showing Tony Hale as Sirisco, Karan Gill as Panfilo, Lou Gala as Neifile, Douggie McMeekin as Tindaro, Saoirse-Monica Jackson as Misia, Zosia Mamet as Pampinea, Tanya Reynolds as Licisca, and Amar Chadha-Patel as Dioneo. — Photo Illustration by Erin O’Flynn/The Daily Beast/Netflix and Getty Images

Katie Rife

Katie Rife

Freelance Writer

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