''Mafiosa'', full title ''Mafiosa, le clan'' is a French crime drama television series, which premiered on

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on December 6, 2006. The series was created by

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. The popular series extended for four more seasons added for 2008, 2010, 2012 and 2014. The 2014 series was renamed ''Mafiosa - L'ultime saison'' (Mafiosa - the last season). Each season of the series comprised 8 episodes for a total of 40 episodes. The producer for the series was Nicole Collet with

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as assistant producer. Various directors for the seasons included Louis Choquette (season 1),

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(seasons 2 and 3), Pierre Leccia (seasons 4 and 5).

Plot

By the will of her murdered uncle, the Corsican mafia boss François Paoli, the clan's lawyer, Sandra Paoli (

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), suddenly finds herself the head of the clan. Backed up by her brother, Jean-Michel Paoli, she learns how to assert herself in a very violent world and becomes a respected, but also hated, woman in a world of men, murder and criminality. According to several media sources, the character Sandra is an adaptation of the current life of the Corsican widow Sandra Casanova-Germani whose brother Jean-Luc Germani is the most wanted man in France.Le Point, 12012-08-18: ''Les mille et une vies de la veuve Casanova''
Linked 2016-05-07 The series contains violence and political schemes.

Main characters

Season 1 (2006-2007)

*Director : Louis Choquette *Producer : Nicole Collet *Assistant producer :

*Screenwriter :

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*Music composer :

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*Episodes broadcast: **1 and 2: 12 December 2006 **3 and 4: 19 December 2006 **5 and 6: 26 December 2006 **7 and 8: 2 January 2007 *Main characters : **

: Sandra Paoli **

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: Jean-Michel Paoli *Other recurring characters ** Phareelle Onoyan : Carmen Paoli **

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: Rémi Andréani ** Pierre-Marie Mosconi : Mattei ** Caroline Baehr : Marie-Luce Paoli ** Guy Cimino : Hyacinthe Leandri Paoli ** Erick Desmarestz : Président Larcher ** Patrick Dell'Isola : Commissaire Rocca **

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: Caterina Paoli **

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: François Paoli **

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: Ange-Marie Paoli ** Jo Fondacci : Simon Bianchini **

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: Mathieu Zamponi ** Rémi Martin : Martial Santoni **

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: DEA correspondent ** Cédric Appietto : Gino Poletti ** Marie-Ange Geronimi : amie de Ange-Marie Paoli

Season 2 (2008)

*Director :

*Producer : Nicole Collet *Assistant producer :

*Screenwriters : Pierre Leccia and

*Music composer :

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*Episodes broadcast: **1 and 2: 17 November 2008 **3 and 4: 24 November 2008 **5 and 6: 1 December 2008 **7 and 8: 8 December 2008 *Main characters : **

: Sandra Paoli **Thierry Neuvic : Jean-Michel Paoli **Éric Fraticelli : Antoine "Tony" Campana **Frédéric Graziani : Joseph Emmanuel Frédéric "Manu" Mordiconi *Other recurring characters ** Phareelle Onoyan : Carmen Paoli ** Jean-Pierre Kalfon : Toussaint Scaglia ** Caroline Baehr : Marie-Luce Paoli **

: Rémi Andréani ** Guy Cimino : Hyacinthe Leandri **

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: Coco Casanova ** Didier Landucci (new role) : Pierre-Mathieu (Coco's handman) ** Antoine Basler : Commissaire Rocca ** Marc Bodnar : Commissaire Keller ** Jonathan Cohen : Patrick Benmussa ** JoeyStarr : Moktar ** Pierre-Laurent Santelli : «Le Dentiste» ** Marie-Ange Geronimi : Ange-Marie Paoli's friend ** Michel Ferracci : Ortoli **

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: Aurélie

Season 3 (2010)

*Director :

*Producer : Nicole Collet *Assistant producer :

*Screenwriters : Pierre Leccia and

*Music composer: Pierre Gambini *Music superviser :

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*Episodes broadcast: **1 and 2: 22 November 2010 **3 and 4: 29 November 2010 **5 and 6: 6 December 2010 **7 and 8: 13 December 2010 *Main characters : **

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: Nader ** Michel Ferracci (new role) : André Luciani ** Daniel Delorme : The mayor ** Pierre Leccia : Pierre-Mathieu Grimaldi ** Jean-François Perrone : Jean Santini **

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: Laetitia Tavera ** Abraham Belaga : Mikael Giacomini ** Véronique Volta : Saudade Canarelli **

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: Commissaire Alain Damiani **

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: Commissaire Thomas Quilichini ** Julia Pierrini-Darcourt : Tony's lover ** Benjamin Garcia Casinelli : Tony's lover's husband

Season 4 (2012)

*Director : Pierre Leccia *Producer : Nicole Collet *Assistant producer :

*Music composer: Pierre Gambini *Music superviser : Pascal Mayer *Episodes broadcast: **1 and 2: 19 March 2012 **3 and 4: 26 March 2012 **5 and 6: 2 April 2012 **7 and 8: 9 April 2012 *Main characters : **

: Sandra Paoli **Éric Fraticelli : Antoine "Tony" Campana **Frédéric Graziani : Joseph Emmanuel Frédéric "Manu" Mordiconi *Other recurring characters ** Phareelle Onoyan : Carmen Paoli ** Jean-Pierre Kalfon : Toussaint Scaglia ** Lionel Tavera : Poli ** Jean-François Perrone : Jean Santini **

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: Jules Acquaviva **

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: Sebastien Acquaviva ** Renan Carteaux : Son of game house owner **

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: Enzo Manfredi ** Abraham Belaga : Mikael Giacomini ** Véronique Volta : Saudade Canarelli **

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: Livia Tavera ** Jean-Philippe Ricci : Commissioner Alain Damiani ** Denis Braccini : Commissioner Thomas Quilichini ** Anna Mihalcea : Milka ** Pierrick Tonelli : PJ officer ** Michel Ferracci : André Luciani ** Cédric Appietto (new role) : Guy Bastiani ** Paul Prudenti : Simon Comiti ** Antò Mela : Ludo Campana ** Marie Murcia : Marie-Paule Campana ** Emmanuelle Hauck : Christelle Paoli ** Paul Garatte : Jean-Luc Feruti

Season 5 - ''Mafiosa - L'ultime saison'' (2014)

*Director : Pierre Leccia *Episodes broadcast: **1 and 2: 14 April 2014 **3 and 4: 21 April 2014 **5 and 6: 28 April 2014 **7 and 8: 5 May 2014 *Main characters : **

: Sandra Paoli **Éric Fraticelli : Antoine "Tony" Campana **Philippe Corticchiato : Joseph Emmanuel Frédéric "Manu" Mordiconi *Recurring characters ** Phareelle Onoyan : Carmen Paoli **Bruno Magne : Daniel Colombani

References

External links

Official website on Canal+ website
* {{IMDb title, 0807686 2006 French television series debuts French-language television shows 2000s French drama television series 2010s French drama television series French crime drama television series Television series about organized crime Films set in Corsica Canal+ original programming Works about organized crime in France Corsican mafia