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Crime novel - The series

Crime novel - The series

TV-MA2008•8.3/10
DramaCrimeAction & Adventure

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8.3/10(150)

Love, business, anxieties, friendships, feuds, and resentments paint the picture of the main story, that of a group of criminals who for nearly fifteen years, from 1977 to 1992, cherished an illusion: that of conquering Rome. The Lebanese, Freddo, Dandi, Patrizia, and Commissioner Scialoja are some of the characters inspired by the true story of the Magliana gang. As stated by Aldo Grasso, the first season of the series gives more space to the crime scene, that is, the criminal exploits of the Magliana gang, while the second season delves deeper into the "behind the scenes" of the crime: thus, the gang's repositioning after a key plot event, and the effects and questions this has provoked in the protagonists' consciences.

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Production

Cattleya, Sky Cinema

Language

IT

Status

Ended

First Aired

November 9, 2008

Last Aired

December 16, 2010

Networks

Sky Cinema

Created By

Stefano Sollima, Giancarlo De Cataldo, Daniele Cesarano, Barbara Petronio, Leonardo Valenti

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Seasons & Episodes
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Season
Episode 1
E1
Episode 1
Air date: 2008-11-09
Two small-time criminals, Libano and Freddo, team up to kidnap a wealthy baron. With the ransom money, the leaders of the two gangs plan a partnership that will conquer Rome: the Gang is born.
Episode 2
E2
Episode 2
Air date: 2008-11-09
The drug trade is the starting point for their rise in the criminal world. But the Lebanese struggles to manage his undisciplined men, first and foremost: Dandi.
Episode 3
E3
Episode 3
Air date: 2008-11-16
Thanks to drug dealing, Libano and his associates patrol neighborhoods and make enemies. Scialoja realizes that Patrizia is the key to tracking down the criminals, but the attraction between them complicates the investigation.
Episode 4
E4
Episode 4
Air date: 2008-11-23
Money in spades and unfinished business for the Gang. An old boss, the Terrible, wants to nip it in the bud: a brutal war for power is about to hit Rome. Scialoja is the first to sense it, but he has no proof.
Episode 5
E5
Episode 5
Air date: 2008-11-30
Mysterious emissaries contact Lebanon to find Aldo Moro; Freddo, opposed to political interference, distances himself. Meanwhile, Terrible provides Scialoja with evidence to frame the Gang.
Episode 6
E6
Episode 6
Air date: 2008-12-07
Libano and the others, all in prison, wonder who could have betrayed them. The answer is simple: there can only be one man behind the unscrupulous Scialoja's move. But their hegemony continues even from behind bars.
Episode 7
E7
Episode 7
Air date: 2008-12-14
The Gang celebrates their return to freedom at Scrocchiazeppi's wedding, but there are problems to sort out: Dandi has dangerously lost his head over Patrizia; Freddo settles scores with Terribile.
Episode 8
E8
Episode 8
Air date: 2008-12-21
The Gang is the absolute master of the underworld, and even the Mafia seeks complicity by arranging a meeting between one of its emissaries and Lebanon. But the reinforcements don't end there: a neo-fascist, Nero, and a businessman, Secco, also ally themselves.
Episode 9
E9
Episode 9
Air date: 2009-01-04
Despite being at the height of its power, the Gang seems to be losing its team spirit, so the Lebanese organizes a coup to pull off together.
Episode 10
E10
Episode 10
Air date: 2009-01-11
The Lebanese and Dandi end up in jail again and it's up to Freddo to take command of the Gang, which has more and more enemies.
Episode 11
E11
Episode 11
Air date: 2009-01-18
The nephew of a former boss is killed, and "the Puma" becomes convinced that Lebanon is the culprit, risking his life despite the Gang having nothing to do with it this time. Meanwhile, the Cold One considers leaving for good.
Episode 12
E12
Episode 12
Air date: 2009-01-18
Lebanon, burdened by debt and addicted to cocaine, breaks off relations with Cold, who decides to leave the country. The Gang seems to have reached the end of the line, but unexpected news changes the game.

Cast

Vinicio Marchioni

Vinicio Marchioni

Freddo

Alessandro Roja

Alessandro Roja

Dandi

Andrea Sartoretti

Andrea Sartoretti

Bufalo

Mauro Meconi

Mauro Meconi

Fierolocchio

Riccardo De Filippis

Riccardo De Filippis

Scrocchiazeppi

Orlando Cinque

Orlando Cinque

Trentadenari

Daniela Virgilio

Daniela Virgilio

Patrizia

Roberto Infascelli

Roberto Infascelli

Sorcio

Tommaso Sacco

Tommaso Sacco

Poliziotto

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