A lavish eight-part adaptation of Stefania Auci's best-selling novel filmed on location in Sicily and Rome. Beginning at the turn of the 19th century, The Lions Of Sicily chronicles the fortunes of the Florio family over seven decades, spearheaded by spice merchant siblings Ignazio (Eduardo Scarpetta) and Paolo (Vinicio Marchioni). Escaping from their past in Calabria, the brothers lay the foundation of a flourishing business. Paolo's forward-thinking son Vincenzo (Michele Riondino) eventually moulds humble beginnings into a sprawling empire until free spirit Giulia Portalupi (Miriam Leone) dares to openly challenge rigid conventions of the era