Suburra: Blood on Rome
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ItalianSuburra - La serie
GenreCrime drama
Romance
Based on
Developed by
  • Daniele Cesarano
  • Barbara Petronio
Starring
Composers
Country of originItaly
Original languagesItalian
Sinti
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes24 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
  • Matteo De Laurentiis
  • Erik Barmack
  • Kelly Luegenbiehl
  • Jennifer Breslow
  • Sandra Bonacchi
Producers
  • Giovanni Stabilini
  • Marco Chimenz
  • Riccardo Tozzi
  • Gina Gardini
  • Sara Polese
  • Filippo Rizzello
Production locationRome, Italy
Cinematography
Editors
  • Patrizio Marone
  • Lorenzo Peluso
Running time42–62 minutes
Production companies
DistributorNetflix
Release
Original networkNetflix
Picture format4K (Ultra HD)
Original release6 October 2017 (2017-10-06) –
30 October 2020 (2020-10-30)
Chronology
Followed bySuburra

Suburra: Blood on Rome (Italian: Suburra - La serie) is an Italian crime drama streaming television series set in Rome. It is based on the 2015 film Suburra, in turn inspired by the novel of the same name by Giancarlo De Cataldo and Carlo Bonini. The series was developed by Daniele Cesarano and Barbara Petronio for Netflix, making it its first Italian-language original television series.[1][2] It was produced by Cattleya in association with Rai Fiction and Bartleby Film. Rai Fiction was not involved in the production of the third and final season.

Suburra draws from the real life events of the Mafia Capitale investigation and focuses on power clashes and corruption among organized crime, politicians and churchmen.[3][4] The series revolves around Aureliano Adami (Alessandro Borghi), an Ostia-based gang member, and his relations with Alberto "Spadino" Anacleti (Giacomo Ferrara), a Sinti gang member, and Gabriele "Lele" Marchilli (Eduardo Valdarnini), the only son of a policeman who becomes involved in crime. Samurai (Francesco Acquaroli), an antagonist to the Adamis, is the head of Roman organized crime and contact for the Sicilian Mafia in Rome; he approaches politician Amedeo Cinaglia (Filippo Nigro) to aid in his Ostia affairs. Sara Monaschi (Claudia Gerini) is a Vatican financial auditor for lands in Ostia.

The world premiere of the series was on 1 September 2017 at the 74th Venice Film Festival, where the first two episodes were screened as part of the Il Cinema nel Giardino section.[5][6] All episodes of the first season premiered worldwide on 6 October 2017.[7] The series was also set to air on the Italian television network Rai 2 in 2018,[7] but its premiere was postponed to 15 February 2019.[8] On 30 January 2018, the series was renewed for a second season,[9] whose production began on 3 April 2018[10] and ended on 8 August 2018.[11] The eight-episode second season was released on 22 February 2019.[12] On 2 April 2019, Netflix announced the renewal for a third season.[13] On 4 December 2019, Netflix announced that the series' third season would be its last.[14] The season was released on 30 October 2020.[15]

Cast and characters

Alessandro Borghi, Filippo Nigro and Claudia Gerini (left to right) portray Aureliano Adami, Amedeo Cinaglia and Sara Monaschi respectively.

Main

Recurring

Episodes

Main article: List of Suburra: Blood on Rome episodes
SeasonEpisodesOriginally released
1106 October 2017 (2017-10-06)
2822 February 2019 (2019-02-22)
3630 October 2020 (2020-10-30)

Reception

Season 1 received a 100% approval rating on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes with an average rating of 8.0/10.[16] Hanh Nguyen of IndieWire called it "Netflix's Italian Answer to Narcos", and praised the series for its soundtrack and filming.[17]

Suburra: Blood on Rome is noted for being the first Italian television series to feature a Sinti mobster character that is gay (Spadino Anacleti).[18][19]

Notes

  1. ^ Gerini only appears in one episode of season three, although credited as a main cast member.
  2. ^ Marchetti only appears in one episode of season two, although credited as a main cast member.
  3. ^ Santospago only appears in one episode of season two, although credited as a main cast member.
  4. ^ Ribon only appears in one episode of season two, although credited as a main cast member.
  5. ^ Venturiero only appears in one episode of season three, although credited as a main cast member.

References

  1. ^ "Sul set di Suburra, la prima serie Netflix italiana - Wired". Wired (in Italian). 27 June 2017. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  2. ^ Malara, Marilyn (5 October 2015). "Netflix to produce Italian-language series 'Suburra'". UPI. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  3. ^ "Placido: "Suburra senza censure su mafia capitale"". LaStampa.it (in Italian).
  4. ^ "L'anteprima di "Suburra", Netflix racconta al mondo la Roma di Mafia Capitale". LaStampa.it (in Italian).
  5. ^ Tartaglione, Nancy (27 July 2017). "Venice Film Festival Sets Lido Launch For Aronofsky, Clooney, Del Toro, Payne & More As Awards Buzz Begins – Full List". Deadline. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  6. ^ "Festival di Venezia 2017/ Film in concorso e ospiti: il giorno di Suburra". Il Sussidiario (in Italian). 2 September 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  7. ^ a b "Suburra, la nuova serie tv arriva il 6 ottobre - Wired". Wired (in Italian). 13 July 2017. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  8. ^ Scalise, Piera (15 February 2019). "Cast e personaggi di Suburra La Serie su Rai2 dal 15 febbraio: Alessandro Borghi è di nuovo Aureliano". OptiMagazine (in Italian). Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  9. ^ "Suburra, stagione 2: Netflix svela teaser trailer, prima foto ufficiale e cast della serie". Il Cineocchio (in Italian). 30 January 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  10. ^ Novarese, Simone (3 April 2018). "Suburra – La serie: partite oggi le riprese della seconda stagione". BadTV (in Italian). Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  11. ^ Valdarnini, Eduardo (8 August 2018). "Una foto all'inizio, un'altra alla fine... e quello che succede nel mezzo lo vedrete presto! Buone vacanze a tutti 🌞🎬🌞 @suburranetflix @netflixit #suburralaserie #netflix #netflixitalia". Instagram (in Italian). Archived from the original on 23 December 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  12. ^ Iemmino Pellegrino, Maria (18 February 2019). "Suburra 2: trama, cast e quando inizia la seconda stagione Netflix". Termometro Politico (in Italian). Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  13. ^ "Suburra: Blood on Rome Renewed for Season 3 at Netflix, Releasing in 2020". What's on Netflix. 3 April 2019.
  14. ^ Italia, Netflix (4 December 2019). "Sul trono di Roma c'è posto per un solo re. #Suburra 3, la stagione finale. Prossimamente.pic.twitter.com/y4zNTRMT4J". @NetflixIT (in Italian). Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  15. ^ Mautone, Carolina (18 September 2020). Coming Soon Italia (ed.). "Suburra 3 su Netflix il 30 ottobre: Il videoannuncio e le prime immagini della stagione finale" (in Italian). Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  16. ^ "Suburra: Season 1". Rotten Tomatoes. 2017.
  17. ^ "'Suburra' Review: Netflix's Italian Answer to 'Narcos' Is a Stylish Mix of Violence, the Vatican, and at Least One Orgy". indiewire.com. 6 October 2017.
  18. ^ Boni, Federico (15 October 2017). "Suburra, la prima serie italiana Netflix con criminale gay". Gay.it. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Suburra, the first Italian Netflix series with gay criminal
  19. ^ Fumarola, Silvia (5 October 2017). "Gioventù bruciata". la Repubblica. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Wasted Youth

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