Drama Quarterly: Once upon a time in Naples
DQ travels to Naples to watch filming for Gomorra – Le Origini (Gomorrah – Origins), a 1970s-set prequel to the iconic Italian mafia drama. Director Marco D’Amore, writer Maddalena Ravagli, producer Riccardo Tozzi and Sky exec Nils Hartmann go back to the beginning.
Across five seasons, Italian mafia drama Gomorra – La serie (Gomorrah) transported audiences around the world to the port city of Naples, which serves as the backdrop for a story set among the Camorra clans.
Set in the 2010s, it introduces Ciro Di Marzio, a member of the Savastano clan of Secondigliano, which is headed by Pietro Savastano. When Pietro is arrested, a war for power breaks out between the clan’s old guard and new members – the latter headed by Pietro’s son Gennaro. The series then follows Ciro and Gennaro as they navigate alliances and feuds in the Neapolitan underworld.
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