The Name of the Rose
The Name of the Rose
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The Name of the Rose

7.0 / 10
2019
1 season
8 episodes
DramaMysteryWar & Politics

Northern Italy, 1327. The Franciscan monk William of Baskerville and his young apprentice Adso of Melk reach an isolated Benedictine abbey on the Alps to aid in a dispute between the Franciscan Order and the Avignon papacy. Upon arrival at the abbey, the two find themselves involved in a chain of mysterious deaths.

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  • Episode 1

    1.Episode 1

    6.4
    04-03-201950m

    Young Adso of Melk leaves the ranks of his father, a powerful warlord, and joins William of Baskerville, a Franciscan monk who heads to an abbey in northern Italy to participate in...

  • Episode 2

    2.Episode 2

    6.0
    04-03-201954m

    After another outrageous event occurs, William's investigation leads him and his apprentice Adso to the doors of the mysterious library, where everyone but the librarians are forbi...

  • Episode 3

    3.Episode 3

    7.3
    11-03-201949m

    While William asks for a magnifying glass to be able to proceed with his investigation, Adso meets the mysterious Occitan girl and huntress Anna pursues Bernardo Gui's entourage to...

  • Episode 4

    4.Episode 4

    6.3
    11-03-201950m

    After a new tragic event occurs, William and Adso increase their efforts to decipher the mysterious structure of the labyrinthine library, although Adso is more interested in spend...

  • Episode 5

    5.Episode 5

    5.9
    18-03-201950m

    Anna is saved at the last minute. Bernardo Gui's armed entourage arrives at the abbey. After a copious feast, an insidious monk poisons his ears by reporting the presence inside th...

  • Episode 6

    6.Episode 6

    7.6
    18-03-201950m

    Anna gets better. The Occitan girl gets into trouble. Meanwhile, the debate continues, but is interrupted by another tragic event.

  • Episode 7

    7.Episode 7

    8.0
    25-03-201951m

    Gui uses Salvatore to get to Remigio and put him on trial. William gives his thoughts on both the show trial and the poverty debate between the Franciscans and the Church. Anna tri...

  • Episode 8

    8.Episode 8

    7.3
    25-03-201955m

    With the debate over, Gui condemns Remigio and the girl to be burnt at the stake. William and Adso try to solve the library's puzzle and catch the killer before it's too late, and...

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