Scripted series · Sky Cinema
Romanzo Criminale: The Series
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Francesco Montanari
Il Libanese
12 eps
Vinicio Marchioni
Freddo
22 eps
Alessandro Roia
Dandi
22 eps
Andrea Sartoretti
Bufalo
22 eps
Marco Bocci
Commissario Scialoja
13 eps
Mauro Meconi
Fierolocchio
22 eps
Riccardo De Filippis
Scrocchiazeppi
21 eps
Edoardo Pesce
Ruggero Buffoni
22 eps
Orlando Cinque
Trentadenari
22 eps
Massimo De Francovich
Il Vecchio
22 eps
Lorenzo Renzi
Sergio Buffoni
20 eps
Daniela Virgilio
Patrizia
22 eps
Roberto Infascelli
Sorcio
22 eps
Giorgio Caputo
Ricotta
22 eps
Fausto Paravidino
Ranocchia
2 eps
Giovanna Di Rauso
Donatella
3 eps
Tommaso Sacco
Poliziotto
10 eps
Dario D'Ambrosi
Ispettore Canton
3 eps
Ivano De Matteo
Puma
3 eps
Antonio Gerardi
Sardo
1 eps
Valerio Morigi
Piccoletto
1 eps
Fausto Maria Sciarappa
Zeta
4 eps
Claudio Spadaro
Pigreco
3 eps
Gaetano Giordano
Cannizzaro 1
1 eps
Umberto De Luca
Cannizzaro 2
1 eps
Orlando Ragusa
Cannizzaro 3
1 eps
Danilo Nigrelli
Fernando Borgia
2 eps
Simone Mori
Maurizio Gemito
4 eps
Alessio Manuali
Treccia
1 eps
Francesco Gisotti
Assistente Commissario
1 eps
Marco Giallini
Terribile
3 eps
Mauro Cremonini
Vecchio
1 eps
Valentina Calandriello
Sandra
2 eps
Antonella Attili
Madre Libanese
2 eps
Tiziana Buldini
Cassiera Bar Questura
1 eps
Alessandro Prete
Shangai
1 eps
Antonio Nobili
Poliziotto
1 eps
Mara Sciuto
Infermiera
1 eps
Paolo Zuccari
Commissario Rava
1 eps
Emiliano Coltorti
Nero
4 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Romanzo Criminale: The Series actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Romanzo Criminale: The Series reads strongest on Character Depth, Bingeability and Emotional Weight.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
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.
The run
Seasons
2 seasons · 22 episodes.
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
200812 episodes
7.9IMDbBased on the novel by Giancarlo De Cataldo, the television version of the epic story of the Magliana Gang. The rise and fall of a major force in the history of crime.
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
201010 episodes
7.0IMDbAfter the Lebanese's death, Freddo and Dandi are determined to exact revenge and reunite the gang to hunt down the culprit. With the help of the secret service, suspicions lead to the Gemito brothers. But behind this revelation lies a grander plan that the criminals are unable to sustain.
Best episode · S02E04 Episode 4
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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.
Writing
- Leonardo ValentiWriter
- Paolo MarchesiniWriter
- Barbara PetronioWriter
- Daniele CesaranoWriter
- Stefano SollimaWriter
Direction
- Stefano SollimaDirector
Where to watch
Streaming
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