Doing Da Vinci: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

One of the greatest artists of all time, the legacy of Leonardo daVinci (1452-1519) includes some of the most well-known paintings ever made. But daVinci's talent exceeded far beyond painting - he was also a successful architect and engineer, and his drawings of military weapons have been highly regarded and studied for nearly 500 years. These drawings capture exceptionally engineered weapons unlike anything that had been developed at the time they were created, yet there is no record that these designs were ever constructed ... until now. Discovery Channel's world premiere original series, Doing Da Vinci, puts a team of 21st century builders, engineers and historians together to take on one of history's greatest minds as they attempt to build daVinci's weapons once and for all.

Series details

• Title: Doing Da Vinci
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 2009-04-13
• Final broadcast date listed: 2010-09-29
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Discovery
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 36502
• IMDb ID: tt1407088
• TVDB ID: 90731

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2009-04-13; final listed air date 2010-09-29; episode order: 10.

Source and licence

Adapted from Doing Da Vinci on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.