Scripted series · Sky Atlantic
Gomorrah: The Origins
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Signature profile
Gomorrah: The Origins reads strongest on Character Depth, Serialized and Tension.
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How much each hour depends on the one before it.
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The story
What it's about
The series Gomorrah - The Origins explores Pietro Savastano's youth in the 1970s, in a Naples undergoing a transformation, poverty-stricken and plagued by cigarette smuggling. The story begins in 1977 with a very young Pietro, the son of no one, growing up as an adoptive brother in a family in the poorest part of Secondigliano. A street kid, he scrapes by as best he can, dreaming of a well-being that is still denied him. The story unfolds through Pietro's loss of innocence, along with his brothers and lifelong friends, their ambitions, and his first great love, which, like that of every teenager, will be wild and passionate. His encounter with Angelo, known as 'A Sirena,' the regent of Secondigliano, marks his entry into the world of crime. Through violence, alliances, and betrayals, Pietro discovers the price that life takes.
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S01E06
Episode 6
- Directed by Francesco Ghiaccio
- Written by Maddalena Ravagli, Marco D'Amore
S01E05
Episode 5
- Directed by Francesco Ghiaccio
- Written by Maddalena Ravagli, Marco D'Amore
S01E04
Episode 4
- Directed by Marco D'Amore
- Written by Maddalena Ravagli, Marco D'Amore
S01E03
Episode 3
- Directed by Marco D'Amore
- Written by Maddalena Ravagli, Marco D'Amore
S01E01
Episode 1
- Directed by Marco D'Amore
- Written by Maddalena Ravagli, Marco D'Amore
S01E02
Episode 2
- Directed by Marco D'Amore
- Written by Maddalena Ravagli, Marco D'Amore
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The craft
Key Crew
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Executive production
- Riccardo TozziProducer
- Nils HartmannExecutive Producer
- Chiara CucciExecutive Producer
Writing
- Maddalena RavagliWriter
- Marco D'AmoreWriter
- Leonardo FasoliWriter
- Roberto SavianoWriter
Direction
- Marco D'AmoreDirector
- Francesco GhiaccioDirector
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