Episode 1 | Chapter 1

Mussolini has just founded the Fasces of Combat when D'Annunzio takes Fiume. Mussolini hopes to exploit the feat of his poet on the field.

Episode 2 | Chapter 2

The elections have decreed the absolute victory of the socialists. Mussolini seems finished, but landowners and industrialists seek his help against the strikes.

Episode 3 | Chapter 3

With his entry into Parliament, Mussolini wants to change: to be more strategic, diplomatic, a true statesman. But the black shirts rebel.

Episode 4 | Chapter 4

Following strikes and protests, the King excludes the socialists from the government. Mussolini threatens a fascist insurrection, in an attempt to take everything.

Episode 5 | Chapter 5

Mussolini wants a new electoral law that will guarantee him an absolute majority. But Don Sturzo, the leader of the Catholics, opposes it.

Episode 6 | Chapter 6

Mussolini opens the party lists to turncoat politicians from other parties. An early fascist leader, Forni, takes sides against him.

Episode 7 | Chapter 7

Mussolini wins the elections by a landslide, but Matteotti, a socialist, asks for their annulment, denouncing the violence of the black shirts. Mussolini decides to teach him a lesson.

Episode 8 | Chapter 8

With the discovery of Matteotti's body and the arrest of his assassins, Mussolini is cornered. Will he be able to save himself and fascism?