The Name of the Rose premiered on 4 March 2019 on Rai 1, which commissioned the series in November 2017.
Synopsis[]
Northern Italy, 1327. The Franciscan friar William of Baskerville, followed by the young novice Adso of Melk, reaches an isolated Benedictine abbey to participate in a dispute over the evangelical counsel of poverty between representatives of the Franciscan Order and the Avignon papacy. Upon arrival in the abbey the two are involved in a chain of mysterious deaths.
Plot[]
Cast and Characters[]
- John Turturro as William of Baskerville
- Damian Hardung as Adso of Melk
- Rupert Everett as Bernard Gui
- Greta Scarano as Anna / Margherita
- Nina Fotaras as The Girl
- Michael Emerson as Abate Abbassano of Fossanova
- James Cosmo as Jorge of Burgos
- Fabrizio Bentivoglio as Remigio of Varagin
- Stefano Fresi as Salvatore
Episode Overview[]
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | First aired on |
1 | "Episode 1" | Giacomo Battiato | Giacomo Battiato, Andrea Porporati, John Turturro, Nigel Williams | March 4, 2019 |
William of Baskerville and his novice Adso arrive at a secluded abbey, where a debate about crucial beliefs is about to take place. The abbot asks William to investigate the death of a young monk. But not everyone supports the search for the truth. | ||||
2 | "Episode 2" | Giacomo Battiato | Giacomo Battiato, Andrea Porporati, John Turturro, Nigel Williams | March 4, 2019 |
After the next tragic incident, William and Adso suspect a dark secret and they try to enter the library. Adso befriends a girl with red hair in the woods. Meanwhile Remigio reflects his past and the papal delegation is on its way to the abbey. | ||||
3 | "Episode 3" | Giacomo Battiato | Giacomo Battiato, Andrea Porporati, John Turturro, Nigel Williams | March 11, 2019 |
In desperate search for glasses, William gathers more clues and is able to decipher a secret message. Adso upsets the monks by researching Dolcino and Jorge warns him against women. In the mountains a woman named Anna swears revenge on Bernard Gui. | ||||
4 | "Episode 4" | Giacomo Battiato | Giacomo Battiato, Andrea Porporati, John Turturro, Nigel Williams | March 11, 2019 |
William and Adso solve the riddle in the library and continue their search for clues. Adso visits the girl. While the monks mourn the victim of another incident, the monks of the order of St. Francis and the papal delegation arrive at the abbey. | ||||
5 | "Episode 5" | Giacomo Battiato | Giacomo Battiato, Andrea Porporati, John Turturro, Nigel Williams | March 18, 2019 |
William and Adso discover Remigio's past. The debate begins with bad news for the Franciscans. | ||||
6 | "Episode 6" | Giacomo Battiato | Giacomo Battiato, Andrea Porporati, John Turturro, Nigel Williams | March 18, 2019 |
William speaks before the council when monks find the next victim. Remigio and Anna meet at the cemetery. Adso finds out that the red-haired girl was captured and puts himself at risk to save her. Meanwhile William loses an important clue. | ||||
7 | "Episode 7" | Giacomo Battiato | Giacomo Battiato, Andrea Porporati, John Turturro, Nigel Williams | March 25, 2019 |
Bernard Gui demands imprisonment of the monk he thinks guilty. Adso begs William for help. Under Bernard Gui's command, a trial against Remigio begins and he is betrayed by a friend. Anna manages to enter the abbey and find the prisoners. | ||||
8 | "Episode 8" | Giacomo Battiato | Giacomo Battiato, Andrea Porporati, John Turturro, Nigel Williams | March 25, 2019 |
Bernard Gui thinks the case is closed but William doubts it. The abbot wants William to leave. Desperate Adso and William enter the library again where they find the answers to all their questions but in the end face a much bigger catastrophe. |