Four years after Ridley Scott’s “House of Gucci” angered the Gucci family members and the majority of the Italian film community, they claimed it was a grossly rogue portrayal of Gucci’s Saga, and Pay-TV operator Sky has unveiled a luxury Italian television series aimed at setting things up right.
The six-episode series entitled “Gucci: Game Over” was directed by Gabriele Muccino and was a hit in Will Smith-Starrer’s “The Pursuit of Happyness” and Italian film and TV. The show is based on the memoirs of Allegra Gucci, daughter of Maurizio Gucci and Patrizia Ledgiani (played by Adam Driver and Lady Gaga in House of Gucci).
“We speak of Italian perspectives as a response to the ‘Gucci house’ through the eyes of Allegra Gucci,” said Nils Hartmann, Italian EVP Sky Studios Italy, with prepaid payments from Sky Italia, owned by Comcast.
On March 27, 1995, Maurizio Gucci, the grandson of Gucci, the head of the Gucci Fashion House and the founder of the brand, was shot dead at the gateway to his Milan office. The crime was organized by his ex-wife, Patrizia Leggiani, who was convicted in 1998.
The book by Allegra Gucci, in the form of a letter to her murdered father, reveals the secrets of many family members, discusses the relationship between their parents before and after the divorce, and details the murder in March 1995.
After “House of Gucci,” Allegra Gucci said in a Sky presentation that he was “very disappointed” with Ridley Scott’s film.
“This is a very complicated story that we portray from Allegra’s perspective,” added Mucchino. “It’s a painful story enough, but it’s also charm, money, and power that makes this family group cannibalized itself.”
Filming for “Gucci: Game Over” is scheduled to begin in spring 2026. The show is co-produced by Sky Studios and Italy’s Lucky Red.
“It’s a story that’s known all over the world, both because of the brand’s fame and the tragedy associated with it,” said Lucky Red chief Andrea Occhipinty. He also specified that the “Gucci: Game Over” cast was all Italian. The Italian film community was not satisfied that Ridley Scott did not use the Italian actor in the role of lead “House of Gucci.”
Although he is completely Italian from a talent standpoint, the Gucci: Game Over TV series certainly has international ambitions.
“The prospect of creating this important series using Sky gives it international scope,” Occhipinti pointed out, saying that it has already gained positive feedback from the global market.
