Gucci Family to Tell Their Story in TV Series and Docuseries

Italian legendary Gucci family will be the focus of a TV series and documentary from Sky Studios.

The company is in the early stages of development on a high-end TV series and in pre-production on a documentary series, both of which will tell the story of a great family and brand.

The projects were brought roughly a year ago to Sky by Marco Belardi for Leone Film Group, which led to an agreement with several members of the Gucci family, including Alessandro Gucci, Guccio Gucci Jr., and Giorgio Gucci.

Giorgio Gucci will serve as executive producer on the docuseries.

The plan is for the docuseries is slated to soon go into production with a potential 2023 airdate while the TV series will use the doc as its basis.

In November, the Gucci family, who are the heirs of Aldo Gucci, chairman of the Gucci fashion house, issued a statement over what they claim is their inaccurate portrayal in Ridley Scott’s “House of Gucci”.

“House of Gucci” focused around the assassination of Italian businessman Maurizio Gucci (Played by Adam Driver) and the aftermath of his death after his ex-wife Patrizia Reggiani (Lady Gaga) hired a hitman to kill him.

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The Sky projects will depict the history of the family that started with a gentleman in Florence who, by chance, made some handbags with bamboo handles that made history and brought the Gucci brand to the United States.

During the 1940s, in the aftermath of World War II, when leather was scarce, Guccio Gucci Sr. and his Florentine artisans decided to use lightweight, durable bamboo for the handle of a new bag, which became a hit.