Saoirse-Monica Jackson in the new period drama set in the 14th century (Image: Netflix) Derry Girls star Saoirse-Monica Jackson looks unrecognisable in a new trailer for "wine-soaked sex-romp" Netflix series, The Decameron. Netflix has set July 25 as the date for the premiere of the eight-part series, and the streaming giant has released a new trailer to get fans interested, reports The Irish Mirror . Tony Hale, Zosia Mamet and Saoirse-Monica Jackson star in the dark comedy, which is set in the year 1348 when the Black Death strikes hard in the city of Florence, and a handful of nobles retreat with their servants to a grand villa to wait out the plague with a lavish holiday.
But as social rules wear thin, a scramble for survival ensues, brought to life by a cast of characters both cunning and outrageous. READ MORE: Nicola Coughlan rules out possibility of a Derry Girls return READ MORE: Derry Girls star Saoirse Monica Jackson joins Sean Bean in BBC's new gangland drama 'This City is Ours' The cast also includes Amar Chadha-Patel, Leila Farzad, Lou Gala, Karan Gill, Douggie McMeekin, Jessica Plummer and Tanya Reynolds. It comes as Nicola Coughlan has ruled out the possibility of a return to Derry Girls.
Coughlan, who plays Penelope Featherington in the hit Netflix series Bridgerton, was speaking to reporters at a red carpet event in Dublin for the period drama's return for the second half of series three. Cast of The Decameron (Image: Netflix) She said Derry Girls was a "perfe.
