
Mussolini: Son of the Century — Season 1

Fresh from establishing the Fasci di Combattimento, Mussolini watched as D'Annunzio seized control of Fiume. The young politician saw an opportunity to leverage the poet’s triumph for political gain.

The election results had delivered a decisive triumph to the Socialist party. Mussolini appeared vanquished, yet the landed gentry and industrialists still sought his assistance in countering the burgeoning strikes.

Stepping into the halls of parliament, Mussolini envisioned a transformation: a shift towards calculated strategy, skillful diplomacy, the embodiment of a true statesman. Yet, the Blackshirts defied his aspirations.

Mussolini seeks a revised electoral law designed to secure him an undisputed majority in parliament. However, Don Sturzo, the prominent figurehead of the Catholic Party, stands in opposition to this proposal.

Benito Mussolini is devising a revised electoral law intended to secure him an undisputed majority in Parliament. However, his plans have provoked a sharp reaction from the head of the Catholic Church.

Benito Mussolini began compiling the party lists, seeking out politicians who had defected from other factions. In a notable early act of resistance, Forni, a former fascist leader, publicly opposed Mussolini's actions.

Mussolini secured victory in the elections by a decisive margin, yet Matteotti, a socialist, insisted upon their invalidation, condemning the violence perpetrated by the Blackshirts. Mussolini resolved to deliver a lesson to the dissenting …

The discovery of Matteotti’s body, coupled with the capture of those responsible for his death, has left Mussolini in a precarious position. The question now looms: can he salvage his position, and with it, the future of fascism?


