''Families of the Mafia'' is an American
reality television series
Reality television is a genre of television programming that documents purportedly unscripted real-life situations, often starring unfamiliar people rather than professional actors. Reality television emerged as a distinct genre in the early 19 ...
that premiered on
MTV on April 9, 2020 in the
United States
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territori ...
. The show is a retooling of the short lived ''
Made in Staten Island''. Its predecessor focused on the lives of seven young adults living in
Staten Island trying to avoid the influence of
local organized crime. In March 2020, fourteen months after its sudden cancellation, MTV announced they had continued to work with five of the seven young adults and the producers. The focus shifted on the lives of the families, all connected in some way to not only one another, but the
mafia
"Mafia" is an informal term that is used to describe criminal organizations that bear a strong similarity to the original “Mafia”, the Sicilian Mafia and Italian Mafia. The central activity of such an organization would be the arbitration of d ...
and other
mobs.
A second season premiered on July 15, 2021.
Cast
*The Gravanos
**Karen Gravano
**Karina Seabrook
**
Sammy "The Bull" Gravano
**Ramona Rizzo (season 1)
*The O'Tooles
**Joe O'Toole
**Taylor O'Toole
**Jessica Clare
**Matt O'Toole (season 2)
**Billy O'Toole † (season 1)
*The LaRoccas
**Gina LaRocca
**Christian "CP" Patterson Jr.
**Trish Gelardi
**Anthony Gelardi
**Christian "Chris" Patterson Sr. † (season 2)
*The Nayfelds (season 2)
**Eli Kiperman
**
Boris Nayfeld
**Angela Kiperman Nayfeld
*The Cutolos (season 2)
**Billy Cutolo Jr.
**Nahla Cutolo
**Billy "Bills" Cutolo III
**Layla Cutolo
[
**Nicco Cutolo
*The Augustines (season 1)
**Lisa Augustine
**Dennie Augustine]
Episodes
Series overview
Season 1 (2020)
Season 2 (2021)
References
External links
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{{MTVNetwork Shows
MTV reality television series
2020s American reality television series
2020 American television series debuts
Television series about families