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Fear City: New York vs The Mafia

Fear City: New York vs The Mafia

Five crime families. One shot at taking them down.

TV-MA2020•1h 0m•6.8/10
DocumentaryCrime

Ratings

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6.8/10(132)

New York City in the 1970s was ruled with a bloody fist by five mafia families, until a group of federal agents tried the unthinkable: taking them down.

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Production

Brillstein Entertainment Partners, RAW

Language

EN

Status

Ended

First Aired

July 22, 2020

Last Aired

July 22, 2020

Networks

Netflix

Trailers & Videos

Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
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Seasons & Episodes
Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.
Season
Mob Rule
E1
Mob Rule
Air date: 2020-07-22
As New York runs amok, the mob operates with impunity — until a little-known law and some innovative surveillance tactics give federal agents a leg up.
The Godfather Tapes
E2
The Godfather Tapes
Air date: 2020-07-22
As the FBI takes daring steps to wiretap the heads of the five families, the new U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York joins the fight.
Judgment Day
E3
Judgment Day
Air date: 2020-07-22
In order to prove a conspiracy among the mafia bosses, the FBI tries to tie "The Commission" to a high-profile gangland murder.

Cast

G. Robert Blakey

G. Robert Blakey

Self. Former. Cornell Law school 1973-1980

Johnny Alite

Self. Associate. Gambino Family.

Michael Franzese

Self. Captain. Colombo Family (gasoline scheme)

Lin Devecchio

Self. Special Agent. FBI

Jim Kossler

Self. Superviser. FBI

Bruce Mouw

Self. Supervisor. Gambino Squad. FBI

Marilyn Lucht

Self. Special Agent. FBI

Joe Cantamessa

Self. Special Operations Squad. FBI

Rudolph Giuliani

Rudolph Giuliani

Self

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