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Italian | I bastardi di Pizzofalcone |
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Based on | I bastardi di Pizzofalcone by Maurizio de Giovanni |
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Country of origin | Italy |
Original language | Italian |
No. of seasons | 4 |
No. of episodes | 22 |
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Running time | 97–108 minutes |
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Network | Rai 1 |
Release | 9 January 2017 – present |
The Bastards of Pizzofalcone (Italian : I bastardi di Pizzofalcone) is an Italian police procedural crime drama television series based on the I bastardi di Pizzofalcone novels [1] by Maurizio de Giovanni. It has been broadcast on Rai 1 since 9 January 2017.
A group of ragtag detectives from the Pizzofalcone police station in Naples investigate complex cases.
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Duration | Original air date |
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1 | 1 | "Bastards" (I bastardi) | 104 min | 9 January 2017 |
2 | 2 | "Anger" (Rabbia) | 97 min | 10 January 2017 |
3 | 3 | "Neighbors" (Vicini) | 104 min | 16 January 2017 |
4 | 4 | "Cold" (Gelo) | 106 min | 23 January 2017 |
5 | 5 | "Mercy" (Misericordia) | 108 min | 30 January 2017 |
6 | 6 | "Darkness" (Buio) | 97 min | 6 February 2017 |
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Duration | Original air date |
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7 | 1 | "Babies" (Cuccioli) | 106 min | 8 October 2018 |
8 | 2 | "Bread" (Pane) | 105 min | 15 October 2018 |
9 | 3 | "Jewelry" (Gioielli) | 101 min | 22 October 2018 |
10 | 4 | "Tango" | 107 min | 29 October 2018 |
11 | 5 | "Souvenir" | 105 min | 5 November 2018 |
12 | 6 | "Betrayals" (Tradimenti) | 105 min | 12 November 2018 |
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Duration | Original air date |
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13 | 1 | "Fires" (Fuochi) | 99 min | 20 September 2021 |
14 | 2 | "Empty" (Vuoto) | 104 min | 27 September 2021 |
15 | 3 | "Roses" (Rose) | 97 min | 3 October 2021 |
16 | 4 | "Wedding" (Nozze) | 107 min | 11 October 2021 |
17 | 5 | "Blood" (Sangue) | 105 min | 18 October 2021 |
18 | 6 | "Truth" (Verità) | 99 min | 25 October 2021 |
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Duration | Original air date |
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19 | 1 | "Music" (Musica) | TBA | 23 October 2023 |
20 | 2 | "Flowers" (Fiori) | TBA | 30 October 2023 |
21 | 3 | "Angels" (Angeli) | TBA | 6 November 2023 |
22 | 4 | "Deceptions" (Inganni) | TBA | 13 November 2023 |
The series is filmed in various locations around Naples, including the Palazzo Carafa di Santa Severina, the Certosa di San Martino, the Toledo station, the Quartieri Spagnoli, Mergellina, the Universitá Monte Sant'Angelo, Santa Caterina a Formiello, Sant'Anna dei Lombardi, Largo Tarsia, the Piazza del Gesù Nuovo, Largo Sellaria, Villa Gallotti, and the Centro Direzionale. [2]
The pilot episode was aired on 9 January 2017, while the second episode aired the following day. [3]
The second season premiered on 8 October 2018. [4] [5]
The third season began production in late 2018 [6] and premiered on 20 September 2021. [7]
The fourth season began airing on 23 October 2023. [8]
Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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2022 | Nastri d'Argento Grandi Serie | Best Crime Series | I bastardi di Pizzofalcone | Won | [9] [10] |
The lesbian relationship between Alex Di Nardo and Rosaria Martone [11] resulted in complaints from the Catholic newspaper Avvenire as well as from Maurizio Lupi, a member of the Italian Parliament and Popular Area coalition. [12] [13] In response, star Alessandro Gassmann tweeted, "I want to thank Avvenire for the controversy over the lesbian scenes in Pizzofalcone! They bring luck! See you Monday!!" [14]
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