Episode 1

7.1/10 · 452 votesMar 4, 201950 min

Ranked #5 of 8 in Season 1•−0.1 vs season avg

Young Adso of Melk leaves the ranks of his father, a powerful warlord, and joins William of Baskerville, a Franciscan monk who heads to an abbey in northern Italy to participate in a theological debate.

Season 1 Episodes8

Episode 1

Episode 2

Episode 3

Episode 4

Episode 5

Episode 6

Episode 7

Episode 8

Cast18

John Turturro

William of Baskerville

Rupert Everett

Bernardo Gui

Damian Hardung

Adso of Melk

Fabrizio Bentivoglio

Remigio of Varagine

Greta Scarano

Anna / Margherita

Richard Sammel

Malachi of Hildesheim

Stefano Fresi

Salvatore of Montferrat

Roberto Herlitzka

Alinardo of Grottaferrata

Fausto Maria Sciarappa

Nicola of Morimondo

Antonia Fotaras

The Occitan Girl

Benjamin Stender

Benno of Uppsala

Claudio Bigagli

Gerolamo of Caffa

Crew5

John Turturro

Writer

Giacomo Battiato

Writer

Andrea Porporati

Writer

Nigel Williams

Writer

Giacomo Battiato

Director

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Episode Summary

"Episode 1" is episode 1 of The Name of the Rose season 1. It scored 7.1/10 from 452 votes, ranking #5 of 8 episodes this season (season average 7.2). Directed by Giacomo Battiato and written by John Turturro, Giacomo Battiato, Andrea Porporati, Nigel Williams, it aired on March 4, 2019.

Episode 1

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Season 1 Episodes8

Cast18

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