When Ridley Scott’s *House of Gucci—*the overblown, shocking, sumptuously costumed, almost-three-hour-long epic chronicling Maurizio Gucci and Patrizia Reggiani’s tumultuous romance—hit theaters last fall, it was roundly criticized by the family it depicted. The heirs of Aldo Gucci (played with flamboyant flair by Al Pacino) issued a statement saying they were “disconcerted because, although the work claims to want to tell the true story of the family [the] film carries a narrative that is far from accurate. Gucci is a family that lives honoring the work of its ancestors, whose memory does not deserve to be disturbed to stage a film that is not true and that does not do justice to its protagonists.” However, it now seems that they’ll have an opportunity to take back the narrative. On February 7, Variety reported that a TV drama and a documentary series focusing on the brand are currently in the works at Sky Studios with the support of several members of the Gucci family.
The publication added that the docuseries is in pre-production while the TV show is in the early stages of development. Producer Nils Hartmann, the senior VP for Sky Studios Germany and Italy, says that both will “narrate the epic of a family that started with a gentleman in Florence who, by chance, made some handbags with bamboo handles that made history and brought the Gucci brand to the U.S.” Leone Film Group’s Marco Belardi brought the projects to Sky last year and has an agreement in place with Alessandro Gucci, Guccio Gucci Jr., and Giorgio Gucci, among others. The latter, an Italian producer, will serve as an executive producer on the docuseries. A director has yet to be hired, but the studio is reportedly hoping to go into production soon with the aim of releasing the documentary in 2023. The docuseries will then form the basis of the TV show. For the latter, Sky is believed to be in talks with David Flynn from Wiip, the production company that helped bring Mare of Easttown and Dickinson to the screen, and is searching for an international writer to work alongside the show’s Italian scribes.
While House of Gucci was an operatic tale of ambition and revenge that concluded with a cold-blooded murder, these two shows are expected to tell the other side of the family’s story, homing in on their successes and celebrating the legacy of the brand they created. It’s likely that the performances will be less theatrical and the final result less memeable, but the fashion is sure to be just as good—if not better.
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