The Octopus
The fight against the mafia!
La Piovra (1984-2001)
Seasons: 10,
episodes: 48
Episode runtime: 120 min
Average rating:
7.9/10
28 977
Production
Status
Completed
Creators
Nicola Badalucco
Composer
Actors
Vittorio Mezzogiorno
Davide Licata
Raoul Bova
Capitano Carlo Arcuti
Anja Kling
Barbara Greenberg Altamura
Fabrizio Contri
Barone Francesco Altamura
Patricia Millardet
Silvia Conti
Laura Marinoni
Augusta Altamura
Stefan Danailov
Nazareno 'Nuzzo' Marciano
Remo Girone
Tano Cariddi
Short description
An epic crime saga of power, money, violence and corruption. The mafia controls everything through local and international networks like an octopus, and anyone who tries to bring them down pays the ultimate price.
Seasons
| Season | Episodes | Release date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 1984-03-11 | 8.7 | |
| 6 | 1986-01-12 | 7.8 | |
| 7 | 1987-04-05 | 8 | |
| 6 | 1989-03-05 | 8 | |
| 5 | 1990-08-14 | 8 | |
| 6 | 1992-11-30 | — | |
| 6 | 1995-03-05 | — | |
| 2 | 1997-10-05 | — | |
| 2 | 1998-03-09 | — | |
| 2 | 2001-01-10 | 8 |
What's left behind the scenes
- Franco Nero was suggested for the role of Cattani.
- In the first season, the memorial plaque for Leo De Maria at the police headquarters bears the dates "14.04.56-28.10.83," while in the second season, Paola Cattani's headstone in the French cemetery lists the year of death as "1981."
- In the final credits of the last episode of the first season, actor Gianpaolo Saccarola is listed as "Giancarlo Saccarola."
- The fourth part of the novel 'The Octopus' has two endings: the first is the tragic one depicted in the film, while in the second, Cattani survives.
- Filming of the series began in May 1983.
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