No, they aren't taking donations. But they are selling merchandise via a storefront to help fund the first season, which has been shot. The second season is in pre-production.

You can also check out information at Venice The Series (http://www.venicetheseries.com), though at the moment the website is being moved to a new server to accommodate the series launch on December 4, or find out more via the Venice Facebook Page (http://www.facebook.com/album.php?profile=1&id=110016459291#/VenicetheSeries).

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