Italian visionary Leonardo da Vinci is a defiant and reluctant hero in the new drama "Da Vinci's Demons," created by David Goyer, screenwriter of "Man of Steel" and "Blade." An accessible merging of historical and fantastical exploits, the show depicts the innovator as an inquisitive but sometimes flaky fellow, able to craft some unheard-of inventions while seeking answers to his own life's mysteries. Leonardo da Vinci (Tom Riley), illegitimate son of a nobleman, is in his 20s, a brilliant "scribbler" scoffed at by those that underestimate him, but respected and beloved by friends from Florence's thriving artistic community. ...
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