Scripted series · Netflix
Suburra: Blood on Rome
Only Rome is eternal.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Alessandro Borghi
Aureliano Adami
24 eps
Giacomo Ferrara
Alberto 'Spadino' Anacleti
24 eps
Eduardo Valdarnini
Gabriele Marchilli
18 eps
Carlotta Antonelli
Angelica Sale
24 eps
Francesco Acquaroli
Samurai
9 eps
Federica Sabatini
Nadia Gravone
14 eps
Filippo Nigro
Amedeo Cinaglia
24 eps
Adamo Dionisi
Manfredi Anacleti
24 eps
Lorena Cesarini
Isabel Mbamba
3 eps
Paola Sotgiu
Adelaide Anacleti
24 eps
Alessandro Bernardini
Saverio Guerri
24 eps
Claudia Gerini
Sara Monaschi
18 eps
Cristina Pelliccia
Cristiana Massoli
8 eps
Alessandro Proietti
Alex
8 eps
Barbara Chichiarelli
Livia Adami
5 eps
Stefano Fabrizi
Romolo Lucci
12 eps
Jacopo Venturiero
Adriano Latelli
8 eps
Daniele Locci
Boris
2 eps
Alessandro Rossi
Giacomo Finucci
2 eps
Angelo Tanzi
Monsignor Decano
1 eps
Gerasimos Skiadaresis
Monsignor Theodosiou
3 eps
Mario Sgueglia
Ezio Quirino
2 eps
Valentino Campitelli
Pappone
1 eps
Renato Marchetti
Franco Marchilli
2 eps
Paolo Gattini
Gianni
2 eps
Manuel Rulli
Gianni Aquilara
1 eps
Maurizio Capocciamma
Scagnozzo Adami
1 eps
Maurizio Bianucci
Gramini
4 eps
Daniele Amendola
Aldo
1 eps
Mario Pirrello
Dott. Trieste
1 eps
Piero Gimondo
Tassista
1 eps
Rosa Diletta Rossi
Alice
3 eps
Fabrizio Nardi
Capo Gravone
1 eps
Raffaele Gangale
Capo Zingaro
1 eps
Luca Paniconi
Fratelli Gravone
1 eps
Marco Felli
Fratelli Gravone
1 eps
Simone Destrero
Autista Livia
1 eps
Federico Tocci
Tullio Adami
4 eps
Stefano Santospago
Sandro Monaschi
2 eps
Angelo Grandi
Padre Anacleti
1 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Suburra: Blood on Rome actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Suburra: Blood on Rome reads strongest on Character Depth, Serialized and Emotional Weight.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
In 2008, a fight over land in a seaside town near Rome spirals into a deadly battle between organized crime, corrupt politicians and the Vatican.
The run
Seasons
3 seasons · 24 episodes.
- Poster unavailableSpecials
Season 0 · Complete
Specials
20151 episode
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
201710 episodes
7.2IMDbIn 2008, organized crime, corrupt politicians, and the Vatican were engaged in a bloody battle for control of important lands on the Roman coast.
Best episode · S01E08 A New Man
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
20198 episodes
7.9IMDbAs the fight for land, money and power intensifies, Aureliano, Spadino and Lele conspire to seize control of Rome's criminal underworld from Samurai.
Best episode · S02E02 Consequences
Season 3 · Complete
Season 3
20206 episodes
7.5IMDbThe start of the Jubilee proclaimed by the Vatican and the prospect of enormous profit opportunities have once again sparked a struggle for control of the streets of Rome.
Best episode · S03E03 The Party
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E02
Patricians and Plebes
Samurai sinks his hooks into idealistic Cinaglia. Theodosiou's blackmailers try to silence a witness. Spadino chafes at his looming arranged marriage.
- Directed by Michele Placido
S01E07
Last Customer
Samurai closes in as Sara tries to avert a Vatican scandal in return for the commission's votes. Livia reacts to Manfredi's move on her territory.
- Directed by Giuseppe Capotondi
S01E06
Garlic, Oil, and Chili Pepper
Aureliano forces Sara into a deal, but she schemes to turn the tables. Cinaglia plays strong-arm politics. Theodosiou makes a desperate decision.
- Directed by Andrea Molaioli
S01E10
Call It Sleep
Samurai drops the hammer, but Aureliano and Livia resist. Spadino takes charge, Cinaglia charts his future, and Gabriele faces a crisis of conscience.
- Directed by Giuseppe Capotondi
S01E05
She Wolf
Livia and Aureliano vie for power. Samurai confronts Sara about her ploy. Spadino's secret complicates his wedding night.
- Directed by Andrea Molaioli
S01E04
Enjoy Your Meal
With a brewing war between the Anacletis and Adamis jeopardizing his control over the land deal, Samurai forces Gabriele into a terrible choice.
- Directed by Andrea Molaioli
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
- Giovanni StabiliniProducer
- Gina GardiniProducer
- Riccardo TozziProducer
- Marco ChimenzProducer
Direction
- Andrea MolaioliDirector
- Piero MessinaDirector
- Michele PlacidoDirector
- Giuseppe CapotondiDirector
- Arnaldo CatinariDirector
Cinematography
- Fabrizio VicariDirector of Photography
- Arnaldo CatinariDirector of Photography
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
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