Ridley Scott film Robin Hood to air on Italia 1

The 2010 adventure film Robin Hood, directed by Ridley Scott, is scheduled to broadcast on Italia 1 on Friday, October 30, 2026. Starring Russell Crowe and Cate Blanchett, the film offers a realistic historical take on the origins of the legendary outlaw.

Set in 13th-century England following the death of King Richard the Lionheart, the story follows Robin Longstride, a veteran archer from the Crusades. After a chance encounter with a dying knight, Robin travels to Nottingham and assumes the identity of Sir Robert Loxley. This journey leads him into a web of political intrigue, oppressive taxation, and conflict involving Prince John, eventually driving him to join a group of outlaws in Sherwood Forest.