EPISODE
SEASON
Gomorra - Season 1
The series is a story about external and internal power struggles between criminals and delinquents. Ciro disregards tradition in his attempt to become the next boss of his crime syndicate. The internal power struggle puts him and his entire family's life at risk.
29 January 1980, Castellammare di Stabia, Campania, Italy
16 October 1971, Naples, Italy
November 24, 1980 in North Carolina, USA
August 24, 2016
Mr. Sollima and his colleagues are certainly aware of the many influences to be sorted through in making a modern gangster tale... In Gomorrah, they've achieved a satisfying international blend.August 25, 2016
For a niche audience, though, Gomorrah will be a favorite.August 24, 2016
A dark and brutal series based on journalist Roberto Saviano's nonfiction book of the same name, Gomorrah carefully and beautifully depicts the far-reaching corruption of a new -- but fictional -- Neapolitan crime syndicate.August 24, 2016
For those who like mafia shows and the sort of anti-hero dramas that have become the stock in trade of "peak TV", this is another excellent entry.August 26, 2016
In this series, the mob is as elemental and unavoidable as death, whose cruel finality visits these people with grisly regularity. The characters can't shake their environment -- and once "Gomorrah" puts its hooks into you, you'll feel the same way.August 25, 2016
The deliberate hindrance of characterization, along with the show's narrative and literal opacity, mostly makes for 12 hours of alienation. It makes you realize how dull a bird's-eye view probably is most of the time.August 24, 2016
Not a new story, but in Gomorrah, familiarity breeds relief rather than contempt.August 24, 2016
Gomorrah is The Sopranos on steroids, presented here in Italian with subtitles and minus any symbolism about ducks, mommy issues or a fretful therapist. Honestly, the mobsters here would think Tony was a wuss and would put a bullet between his eyes.August 24, 2016
Gomorrah is at its finest when it's exploring the petty grudges and festering resentments that its characters on all levels -- from highly positioned gangsters to low-level bag-men -- nurture with grim unhappiness.