Néro the Assassin


Néro the Assassin is a French adventure fantasy television series created by Allan Mauduit, Jean-Patrick Benes, Martin Douaire and Nicolas Digard, and starring Pio Marmaï. The series was released on Netflix on October 8, 2025.

Plot

Set in 1504 in the south of France, the series revolves around Néro, a skilled but jaded assassin who is betrayed by his patron and long-term ally. At the same time, the country is beset by civil unrest and danger due to a severe drought. Néro must navigate the enemies now after him and bands of roving "penitents", to retrieve and protect his daughter, Perla, who he had left in an orphanage years earlier. They discover that a prophecy about Perla has brought other forces to bear on their journey.

Cast and characters

Reception

As of December 2025 the series had two critics' reviews on Rotten Tomatoes. Joel Keller gave it a positive review, writing "Néro The Assassin has enough action and irreverence, with interesting protagonists and antagonists, to keep viewers engaged, despite a muddy mythology." Pramit Chatterjee gave it a mixed review, stating that it was in parts "convoluted and borderline inane", but praised Pio Marmaï, writing "at the end of the day, it’s Marmaï who sticks in your memory, and he absolutely earns his right to stay in your cranium. He is as good at pulling off complicated action choreography as he is at making you empathize with Nero in some very darkly comedic moments."
On IMDb, as of the end of December, 2025, the series had an average rating of 6.8 out of 10 from 61 audience reviews. On the French language site allocine.fr, the series got an average rating of 3.6 out of 5 based on 151 audience reviews.