Gomorrah (TV series)

This article is about the TV series. For the biblical cities, see Sodom and Gomorrah.

Gomorrah
ItalianGomorra - La serie
Genre
Created byRoberto Saviano
Based on
Starring
  • Marco D'Amore
  • Salvatore Esposito
  • Fortunato Cerlino
  • Maria Pia Calzone
  • Marco Palvetti
  • Fabio De Caro
  • Cristina Donadio
  • Cristiana Dell'Anna
  • Gianfranco Gallo
  • Ivana Lotito
  • Arturo Muselli
  • Andrea Di Maria
  • Carlo Caracciolo
  • Loris De Luna
  • Gianni Parisi
  • Luciano Giugliano
  • Antonio Gargiulo
  • Gennaro Apicella
  • Claudia Tranchese
  • Mimmo Borrelli
  • Tania Garribba
  • Nunzia Schiano
  • Carmine Paternoster
ComposerMokadelic
Country of originItaly
Original languages
  • Neapolitan
  • Italian
No. of seasons5
No. of episodes58 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
Producers
Running time44–55 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkSky Atlantic
Release6 May 2014 (2014-05-06) –
17 December 2021 (2021-12-17)
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Gomorrah (Italian: Gomorra - La serie) is an Italian crime drama television series created by Roberto Saviano for Sky Atlantic. Based on Saviano's book of the same name,[1] the show premiered on Sky Atlantic in Italy on 6 May 2014. The series ran for five seasons totaling 58 episodes until 17 December 2021. The 2008 film of the same name is loosely based on the same book, but unrelated to the TV series.[2]

The show, largely filmed in the Scampia neighbourhood of Naples,[3] tells the story of Ciro Di Marzio (Marco D'Amore), a member of the Camorra's Savastano clan, headed by Pietro Savastano (Fortunato Cerlino), a high-ranking member. Ciro aims to navigate the dangers of the criminal world, while also fighting a brutal civil war.[4] The Savastano family also consists of his wife Immacolata (Maria Pia Calzone) and son, Gennaro (Salvatore Esposito). The show also features rival crime boss Salvatore Conte (Marco Palvetti), while introducing the characters Annalisa Magliocca (Cristina Donadio), Patrizia Santore (Cristiana Dell'Anna), Giuseppe Avitabile (Gianfranco Gallo) and Enzo "Sangueblù" Villa (Arturo Muselli) in the show's later seasons.

The series has gained critical acclaim for its characterization, pacing, atmosphere, acting, directing, and writing.[5][6] It has also become a ratings hit for Sky, regularly featuring as one of the network's most-watched cable shows.[7][8]

The series has been sold in 190 countries worldwide.[9][10] It premiered in the United Kingdom on Sky Atlantic on 4 August 2014; in the United States it debuted on SundanceTV on 24 August 2016 for the first two seasons,[5] and continued on HBO Max since 22 January 2021.[11] The spin-off film The Immortal, which is both a prequel and a sequel to the events after the series' third season, was released on 5 December 2019.[12][13]

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  7. ^ "Italian Mafia Series "Gomorra" Ratings Hit for Sky Italia". www.betafilm.com. Beta Film. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  8. ^ Vivarelli, Nick (7 April 2014). "TWC closes deal for U.S. rights to Italy's "Gomorra" Skein". Variety. Variety. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  9. ^ "I Medici e Gomorra le serie italiane più popolari". Movieplayer (in Italian). Archived from the original on 17 December 2022. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  10. ^ De Marco, Camillo (24 August 2016). "Lo sbarco di Gomorra sugli schermi Usa". Cineuropa (in Italian). Archived from the original on 16 May 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  11. ^ Dana Harris-Bridson (21 January 2021). "At Last, 'Gomorrah' Is the Prestige Drama That HBO Max Needs". IndieWire. Archived from the original on 19 January 2022. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  12. ^ Tammaro, Gianmaria (10 December 2019). "L'Immortale, un'altra Gomorra" (in Italian). Esquire. Archived from the original on 4 November 2021. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  13. ^ "'The Immortal,' Prequel Film to 'Gomorrah' TV Series, to Roll Out in Italian Theaters". variety.com. 2 December 2019. Archived from the original on 7 June 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2020.