Crime novel - The series
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.
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Based 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.
1. Episode 1
Two small-time criminals, Libano and Freddo, team up to kidnap a wealthy baron. With the ransom money, the leaders of the two gangs plan a partnership that will conquer Rome: the Gang is born.
2. Episode 2
The drug trade is the starting point for their rise in the criminal world. But the Lebanese struggles to manage his undisciplined men, first and foremost: Dandi.
3. Episode 3
Thanks to drug dealing, Libano and his associates patrol neighborhoods and make enemies. Scialoja realizes that Patrizia is the key to tracking down the criminals, but the attraction between them complicates the investigation.
4. Episode 4
Money in spades and unfinished business for the Gang. An old boss, the Terrible, wants to nip it in the bud: a brutal war for power is about to hit Rome. Scialoja is the first to sense it, but he has no proof.
5. Episode 5
Mysterious emissaries contact Lebanon to find Aldo Moro; Freddo, opposed to political interference, distances himself. Meanwhile, Terrible provides Scialoja with evidence to frame the Gang.
6. Episode 6
Libano and the others, all in prison, wonder who could have betrayed them. The answer is simple: there can only be one man behind the unscrupulous Scialoja's move. But their hegemony continues even from behind bars.
7. Episode 7
The Gang celebrates their return to freedom at Scrocchiazeppi's wedding, but there are problems to sort out: Dandi has dangerously lost his head over Patrizia; Freddo settles scores with Terribile.
8. Episode 8
The Gang is the absolute master of the underworld, and even the Mafia seeks complicity by arranging a meeting between one of its emissaries and Lebanon. But the reinforcements don't end there: a neo-fascist, Nero, and a businessman, Secco, also ally themselves.
9. Episode 9
Despite being at the height of its power, the Gang seems to be losing its team spirit, so the Lebanese organizes a coup to pull off together.
10. Episode 10
The Lebanese and Dandi end up in jail again and it's up to Freddo to take command of the Gang, which has more and more enemies.
11. Episode 11
The nephew of a former boss is killed, and "the Puma" becomes convinced that Lebanon is the culprit, risking his life despite the Gang having nothing to do with it this time. Meanwhile, the Cold One considers leaving for good.
12. Episode 12
Lebanon, burdened by debt and addicted to cocaine, breaks off relations with Cold, who decides to leave the country. The Gang seems to have reached the end of the line, but unexpected news changes the game.
Cast
Vinicio Marchioni
Freddo
Alessandro Roja
Dandi
Andrea Sartoretti
Bufalo
Mauro Meconi
Fierolocchio
Riccardo De Filippis
Scrocchiazeppi
Orlando Cinque
Trentadenari
Daniela Virgilio
Patrizia
Roberto Infascelli
Sorcio
Tommaso Sacco
Poliziotto
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