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A dark and brutal series based on journalist Roberto Saviano's nonfiction book of the same name, Gomorrah carefully and beautifully depicts the far-reaching corruption of a new -- but fictional -- Neapolitan crime syndicate led by the no-nonsense Don Pietro Savastano (Fortunato Cerlino, Hannibal) as told through Pietro's trusted right-hand man Ciro (Marco D'Amore).

The series is Italy's most popular series of all time and has already been compared to prestige U.S. dramas like The Wire and The Sopranos, and fans of each will have no trouble identifying familiar themes found in the blood-drenched projects of Naples and pulling the familiar threads of power and corruption that were present in everything from The Wire to The Shield. This gritty drama firmly announces that it's not just a worthy successor to the best American series but also a contender to stand next to them as peers.