Gomorra | |
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Genre | Crime drama |
Created by | Roberto Saviano |
Based on | Gomorrah |
Directed by | Stefano Sollima |
Starring |
Marco D'Amore Fortunato Cerlino Salvatore Esposito Maria Pia Calzone Marco Palvetti |
Composer(s) | Mokadelic |
Country of origin | Italy |
Original language(s) | Neapolitan, Italian |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 24 |
Production | |
Location(s) | Naples |
Running time | ~50 minutes |
Release | |
Original network | Sky Italia |
Original release | May 6, 2014 | – present
External links | |
Official website |
Gomorrah is a 2014 Italian television crime drama series. It is based on the book Gomorrah by Roberto Saviano
Gomorrah is set in the suburbs of Naples, focusing on organised crime and the relationships of gangsters, drug dealers, and ordinary people. It offers a different style of mafia portrayal from previous series such as The Sopranos, or other Italian series like Il Capo dei Capi. Gomorrah is similar to The Wire in showing street-level crime and its hierarchical organisation from the pavement up to the office chair, and giving an audience a story about external and internal power struggles between criminals and delinquents. Described as "ugly in a good way," the series is fast-paced, concentrating on cold emotive content for dramatic effect.
Starting from 6 May 2014, Gomorrah ran on Sky Italia with approximately 1.2 million viewers per episode. Beta Film sold the rights to screen the series in more than 130 countries. Season 1 premiered in the US on SundanceTV on August 24, 2016.
Season 2 premiered on 10 May 2016.
The first season of Gomorrah received generally favorable reviews from critics, with a Metacritic rating of 76 out of 100 based on 15 reviews.
The Camorra clan Savastano is under the control of Don Pietro Savastano, one of the most feared and respected mob bosses in the region. At Don Pietro's side are many trustworthy men, one of which is Ciro Di Marzio, nicknamed "The Immortal" due to his uncanny ability to survive deadly situations. At the beginning of the series Ciro is ordered to set fire to the house of a rival mob boss's mother, Salvatore Conte, who is encroaching on Pietro's territory, launching a brief but bloody war that forces Conte's relocation to Spain. Pietro then entrusts Ciro with the task of preparing his immature son Genny for the future role of becoming the boss of the family. Genny becomes involved in a motorcycle accident, and when hearing this news Pietro races to the hospital but is arrested and imprisoned after a police search uncovering drugs in his jacket and thousands of euros in the car.
Control of the clan passes to Imma, the wife of Pietro, who distrusts Ciro's intentions and Genny's ability to manage the clan. Overriding the orders Don Pietro issues to her from prison, Imma sends Ciro to Spain to broker peace with the rival clan of Salvatore Conte, and Genny to Honduras to strike a deal with the narcotics traffickers and to make it known that he is the heir of Pietro. After a long period in Honduras, Genny returns to Naples a much more severe, aggressive and confident figure, ready to take his place in leadership. Breaking away from Ciro and surrounding himself with young companions, Genny puts in place a series of political moves that causes distrust among the older members of Pietro's clan, who still do not consider him fit to be boss.