Omerta (TV series)

Omerta
GenreDrama
Created byLuc Dionne
Country of originCanada
Original languageFrench
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes38
Production
Running time45 minutes
Original release
NetworkCanadian Broadcast Corporation
ReleaseJanuary 1996 (1996-01) –
April 1999 (1999-04)
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Omertà or Omertà, The Code of Silence is a Quebec television series of 11 forty-five-minute episodes, created by Luc Dionne[1][2] 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.

In 2012 Dionne produced and released a feature film sequel to the series.[3] The film won the Billet d'or at the 15th Jutra Awards as the top-grossing Quebec film of 2012.

  1. ^ IMDB, Luc Dionne, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0227992/
  2. ^ IMDb, Omerta, https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0149503/
  3. ^ Charles-Henri Ramond, "Omertà – Film de Luc Dionne". Films du Québec, June 11, 2012.