7 STARZ shows to watch to get through Droughtlander

3. Da Vinci’s Demons

You’ve likely seen Da Vinci’s Demons promoted on STARZ in the past. It was wrapping up around the time that Outlander was airing for the first time. Now you can catch up through the STARZ app if you never watched the period drama when it was originally on the air.

It shouldn’t be surprising from the name that Leonardo Da Vinci is the lead character in the series. The series follows the political schemes the artist was implicated in with the Pazzi and Medici families in Italy. At the same time, fans are taken through Leonardo’s mission to find the “Book of Leaves” and that lures him into the Sons of Mithras cult.

There are many theories over Leonard Da Vinci and his connections to cults. You just have to look at Dan Brown’s novel “The Da Vinci Code” to get an idea.

Where does the idea of the demons coming into play? Well, this is more of a figurative choice of wording. Da Vinci was plagued with inner demons throughout his life, which the series explored in a fictional sense. Da Vinci’s Demons takes you through his unruly imagination, the need of acceptance from his estranged father, and his personal conflicts.

This was the first time STARZ and BBC Worldwide joined together for a series and it certainly wouldn’t be the last! You’ve got 28 episodes of the series to get through Droughtlander with.