A 19-year-old sailor is falsely imprisoned for treason in the island fortress Château d'If near Marseille without trial. Escaping after many years in captivity and becoming the Count of Monte Cristo
Edmond, imprisoned for ten years, meets Abbé Faria, a fellow inmate digging an escape tunnel, sparking a chance at freedom.
Edmond arrives in Marseille and learns that his father has died and that Mercedes has marries and moved to Paris. During his visit to Mrseille, he encounters a young Italian man named Jacopo with whom he escapes to Italy by boat. After an evening at Jacopo's home, Edmond borrows Jacopo's boat and navigates to the Island of Monte-Cristo in search of the lost treasure.
Five years after Edmond becomes the Count of Monte Cristo, he meets his enemies in Paris. Edmond invites them all to dinner and tells a spooky story about a newborn baby buried alive, which horrifies several of his guests.
Edmond frees the slave Haydée, daughter of Ali Pascha, and takes her to Paris. At a ball, Haydée reveals that Fernand betrayed her father. Mercedes begins to suspect that there is something wrong with the count's identity.
Edmond introduces Vampa, now in the role of the wealthy Count of Spada, to society. Spada says he came to Paris to find a wife. Edmond convinces old Noirtier to reveal a secret.
Edmond finds Villefort's illegitimate son Gaston, who has become a thief. Danglars reveals Fernand's betrayal in Algeria, Fernand's son Albert becomes enraged and challenges Edmond to a duel.
Edmond exposes Heloise's poisoning plot. Midwife testifies against father at Gaston's infanticide trial. Years later, Edmond reunites with Mercedes in Marseille, questioning ability to love again.
Edmond Dantes, Mercedes, Hydée, Luigi Vampa and Abate Faria are just some of the protagonists that we find in Dumas' masterpiece. The actors tell us what it meant to play such epic and immortal characters. Here are the actors, Sam Claflin, Ana Girardot, Karla-Simone Spence, Lino Guanciale and Jeremy Irons.
Director Bille August describes how exciting it was to shoot in the beautiful locations. One above all: Turin. The words of the cast of the series.
Michele Riondino talks about playing the character of Jacopo and his friendship with the protagonist. Lino Guanciale is Luigi Vampa, an Italian bandit: a criminal but at the same time the holder of a sui generis ethic. Nicolas Maupas plays Albert De Morcerf, son of Mercedes, a totally innocent character, unaware of the great farce of the Parisian aristocracy to which he belongs. Let the actors speak.
