Makari

Makari

2021•1h 40m•7.8/10

CrimeDramaComedy

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.8/10(19)

Saverio Lamanna, a journalist turned spokesman for an influential government politician, is fired after committing imprudence at work. Defeated both emotionally and professionally, Saverio decides to leave Rome and return to Màkari, his birthplace in Sicily: here he rediscovers a great passion that has remained dormant for years, that of the writer. Driven by the curiosity that characterizes him, Saverio decides to improvise as an investigator and investigate the various local cases, forming an unlikely trio together with the eccentric and light-hearted friend Peppe Piccionello and the determined architecture student Suleima.

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Production

Palomar, RAI

Language

IT

Status

Returning Series

First Aired

March 15, 2021

Last Aired

November 9, 2025

Networks

Rai 1

Where to Watch

Region US · Lang EN

US

No providers available for this region.

Seasons & Episodes

Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.

Season

Episode 1

E1

Episode 1

Air date: 2021-03-15

An 8-year-old boy goes missing and is later found in a well. Saverio tries to shed some light on what happened.

Episode 2

E2

Episode 2

Air date: 2021-03-16

Episode 3

E3

Episode 3

Air date: 2021-03-22

Episode 4

E4

Episode 4

Air date: 2021-03-29

Cast

Claudio Gioè

Claudio Gioè

Saverio Lamanna

Domenico Centamore

Domenico Centamore

Peppe Piccionello

Ester Pantano

Ester Pantano

Suleima

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