Omerta (TV series)
| Omertà | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama |
| Created by | Luc Dionne |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language(s) | French |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 38 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 45 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | Canadian Broadcast Corporation |
| Original release | January 1996 – April 1999 |
Omertà or Omertà, The Code of Silence is a Quebec television series of 11 forty-five-minute episodes, created by Luc Dionne and aired from January to April 1996 on Radio-Canada. In France, the series aired on France 3 in 1998.
A second season, titled Omertà II – The Code of Silence, had 14 forty-five minute episodes and was broadcast between September and December 1997 on Radio-Canada.
A third season, titled Omerta, The Last Men of Honor, had 13 episodes and was broadcast from January to April 1999, on Radio-Canada.
Omerta (which means code of honor) was a Canadian television drama series set in Montreal that chronicles a battle between the police and the Mafia. The police rely on inventive and unorthodox methods in their fight against the mobsters who follow their code loyally and cherish their family.
Omerta was the second most popular series in Quebec television history. Filmed in French it had a limited audience outside of French speaking markets. An English series was planned as a result of this success. These plans were shelved with the launch of David Chase's HBO series The Sopranos which post dated and paralleled Omerta on many levels.
11 Episodes The National Security police squad hires investigator Pierre Gauthier (Michel Côté) and double agent François Pelletier (Luc Picard) to conduct a comprehensive survey aimed at shuttering the alleged godfather of the Mafia in Montreal, Giuseppe Scarfo (Dino Tavarone). In a clandestine manner, the director of the squad Gilbert Tanguay (Michael Dumont) delivers a vendetta and cons Scarfo who was caught in a love triangle for years. Gauthier has a passionate affair with the daughter of Scarfo, Gabrielle Provost ().
14 episodes
While investigating the murder of an undercover officer, National Security discovers the links between organized crime, high finance and the Canadian intelligence service.
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