Miniseries · Netflix
Fear City: New York vs The Mafia
Five crime families. One shot at taking them down.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
G. Robert Blakey
Self. Former. Cornell Law school 1973-1980
3 eps
John Savarese
Self
3 eps
Johnny Alite
Self. Associate. Gambino Family.
3 eps
Michael Franzese
Self. Captain. Colombo Family (gasoline scheme)
3 eps
Lin Devecchio
Self. Special Agent. FBI
3 eps
Jim Kossler
Self. Superviser. FBI
3 eps
Bruce Mouw
Self. Supervisor. Gambino Squad. FBI
3 eps
Marilyn Lucht
Self. Special Agent. FBI
3 eps
Joe Cantamessa
Self. Special Operations Squad. FBI
3 eps
Rudolph Giuliani
Self
3 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Fear City: New York vs The Mafia actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Fear City: New York vs The Mafia reads strongest on Character Depth, Bingeability and Serialized.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The story
What it's about
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.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E01 · Signature episode
Mob Rule
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.
- Directed by Sam Hobkinson
S01E03 · Signature episode
Judgment Day
In order to prove a conspiracy among the mafia bosses, the FBI tries to tie "The Commission" to a high-profile gangland murder.
- Directed by Sam Hobkinson
S01E02 · Signature episode
The Godfather Tapes
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.
- Directed by Sam Hobkinson
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S01E02 · Signature episode
The Godfather Tapes
- Directed by Sam Hobkinson
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Dimitri DoganisExecutive Producer
- Jon LiebmanExecutive Producer
- Bernadette HigginsProducer
- Bart LaytonExecutive Producer
- Adam HawkinsExecutive Producer
Direction
- Sam HobkinsonDirector
Cinematography
- Tim CraggDirector of Photography
Music
- Paul MoesslOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
- NetflixStreaming
- Netflix Standard with AdsStreaming
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