Devils

Devils is a financial thriller drama television series created by Alessandro Sermoneta, Mario Ruggeri, Elena Bucaccio, , Daniele Cesarano, Barbara Petronio, and Ezio Abbate for and Sky Italy. It is based on the 2014 novel of the same title by Brera. Devils is a Lux Vide and Sky Italy production in association with Orange Studio and OCS. The series premiered on 17 April 2020 on Sky Atlantic in Italy. Ahead of its premiere, Devils was renewed for a second series. Plot London, 2011. Italian trader Massimo Ruggero is the Head of Trading at the New York London Investment Bank (NYL). While the financial crisis is raging in Europe, Massimo is making hundreds of millions for NYL out of speculation. As his mentor Dominic Morgan, the American CEO of NYL and the nearest to a father that Massimo has ever had, fully supports him, the talented trader seems to be the first choice in the run for vice-CEO. However, when Massimo is involved in a painful scandal that sees his estranged wife playing an escort, Dominic denies him the promotion, choosing the old-school banker Edward Stuart instead. Massimo is left astounded – his mentor turned his back on him. Convinced that the scandal was a set-up, Massimo is determined to seek the truth but when Edward suddenly dies, Massimo realizes that something bigger is at stake.