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Detective Montalbano

★ 8.3 5K votes 1999–2021 15 seasons · 37 episodes Ended Rai 2
Detective mysteryCrime-solving from the investigator's side of the table.This show: 9/10AtmosphericMood and place thick enough to touch.This show: 8/10Comfort rewatchThe kind of show people return to endlessly.This show: 7/10ProceduralA case or problem of the week, solved by a formula that works.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Luca ZingarettiPeppino MazzottaAngelo RussoCesare BocciDavide Lo VerdeRoberto Nobile
Starring
Luca ZingarettiPeppino MazzottaAngelo RussoCesare BocciDavide Lo VerdeRoberto Nobile
Ratings per Episode
246810
Votes per Episode
0200400600800

Detective Montalbano Episode Ratings Heatmap

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About

"Sicilian sunlight, slow mysteries, and a very human detective"

Based on Andrea Camilleri's novels, this Italian series follows Salvo Montalbano, a sharp, food-loving police inspector solving crimes in a sun-baked Sicilian town. Each feature-length episode blends a genuine mystery with wry humor, local politics, and a strong sense of place, all shot with warm, unhurried visuals. It's less about twisty plotting than mood: the sea, the food, the banter among recurring colleagues, and Montalbano's own stubborn moral code. Paced more like a novel than a procedural, it rewards patience with atmosphere, character, and a distinctly Sicilian charm rarely seen in crime TV.

Watch it for

the richly drawn Sicilian setting and Montalbano's dry, humane take on detective work.

Maybe skip if

you want fast-paced procedurals rather than long, atmosphere-driven episodes.

Written by our AI editor to help you decide, spoiler-free by design.

All Seasons

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Series 11999
7.61K23h 30m
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Series 22000
7.589223h 34m
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Series 32001
7.478123h 28m
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Series 42002
7.61K46h 44m
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Series 52005
7.862623h 14m
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Series 62006
7.557023h 26m
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Series 72008
7.41K47h 8m
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Series 82011
7.71K47h 4m
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Series 92013
7.41K47h 18m
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Season 102016
7.452223h 42m
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Season 112017
7.858923h 53m
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Season 122018
7.645723h 38m
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Season 132019
7.151823h 36m
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Season 142020
7.532623h 32m
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Season 152021
6.723511h 57m

Full Cast & Crew

Cast

Luca Zingaretti Commissario Salvo Montalbano
Peppino Mazzotta Ispettore Giuseppe Fazio
Angelo Russo Agente Catarella, Agatino Catarella, Agente Agatino Catarella
Cesare Bocci Mimì Augello
Davide Lo Verde Agente Galluzzo, Galluzzo
Roberto Nobile Nicolò Zito, Nicolo' Zito
Marcello Perracchio Dottor Pasquano
Luigi Caruso Caruso
Rosario Spata Spata
Giovanni Guardiano Jacomuzzi

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