The Decameron (2024)

A plague comedy, and a surprisingly sharp one. In 1348, as the Black Death sweeps Florence, a group of nobles and their servants hole up at a countryside villa, and the class lines start to buckle the moment the food and the pecking order are in doubt. Kathleen Jordan loosely drew on Boccaccio's 14th-century story collection, keeping the escape-the-pestilence setup and throwing out the reverence. It is one eight-episode season on Netflix from 2024, so it suits anyone wanting a self-contained watch with a dark streak.