Set in 1348 during the Black Death, the deadliest pandemic in human history, explores the timely themes of class systems, power struggles, and survival in a time of pandemic.

In 1348, as the Black Death strikes hard in the city of Florence. A handful of nobles are invited to retreat with their servants to a grand villa in the Italian countryside and wait out the pestilence with a lavish holiday. But as social rules wear thin, what starts as a wine-soaked sex romp in the hills of Tuscany descends into an all out scramble for survival.

Florence, 1348. The Black Death is rampant and the upper class of Florence are fearing for their lives. Some of them hole up in an estate in the country. Romantic intrigues ensue, as do rivalries and animosities. Drama abounds. The Black Death may be the least of their worries.—grantss