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La piovra

★ 8.4 4K votes 1984–2001 10 seasons · 48 episodes Ended Rai 1
Criminal underworldOrganized crime, gangs and the criminal life seen from the inside.This show: 9/10Sprawling sagaA many-threaded epic that unfolds across seasons.This show: 8/10CynicalDeeply distrustful of institutions and human motives.This show: 8/10Political intriguePower struggles inside governments and institutions.This show: 8/10Dark toneShadowy mood and subject matter, a shade short of outright bleak.This show: 8/10Long-runnerA show whose sheer longevity shapes how it's watched.This show: 7/10Social commentaryDeliberate critique of how society works.This show: 7/10GrittyRaw, unglamorous realism in both look and subject matter.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Remo GironePatricia MillardetMichele PlacidoFrançois PérierFlorinda BolkanBruno Cremer
Written by
Lucio BattistradaMassimo De Rita
Starring
Remo GironePatricia MillardetMichele PlacidoFrançois PérierFlorinda BolkanBruno Cremer
Written by
Lucio BattistradaMassimo De Rita
Ratings per Episode
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Votes per Episode
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La piovra Episode Ratings Heatmap

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About

"Corruption as an octopus with endless arms"

La piovra follows a determined Italian police commissioner sent to Sicily to take on the mafia, only to discover that its tentacles reach far beyond the streets into politics, business, and the state itself. Spanning more than a decade of production, the series builds a slow-burning, atmospheric portrait of corruption where every institution seems compromised. It is moody, deliberate, and often bleak, carried by strong lead performances and a persistent sense of dread rather than flashy action. Expect procedural investigation mixed with political thriller tension, more concerned with systemic rot than tidy resolutions.

Watch it for

the slow unraveling of how deep institutional corruption can really go.

Maybe skip if

you want fast pacing or clean, satisfying resolutions to every thread.

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

All Seasons

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Season 11984
8.270666h 29m
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Season 21986
8.149866h 6m
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Season 31987
8.154777h 7m
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Season 41989
8.445169h 42m
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Season 51990
8.030858h 11m
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Season 61992
8.027269h 51m
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Season 71995
7.723169h 17m
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Season 81997
7.836225h 17m
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Season 91998
7.932425h 17m
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Season 102001
7.434525h 1m

Full Cast & Crew

Cast

Remo Girone Tano Cariddi
Patricia Millardet Silvia Conti
Michele Placido Commissario Corrado Cattani
François Périer Avvocato Terrasini
Florinda Bolkan Olga Camastra
Bruno Cremer Antonio Espinosa
Paul Guers Professor Gianfranco Laudeo
Cariddi McKinnon Nardulli Paola Cattani
Nicole Jamet Else Cattani
Luigi Diberti Ettore Salimbeni

Crew

Lucio Battistrada
Massimo De Rita

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