''Mob Wives Chicago'' is an American

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series that premiered on VH1 on June 10, 2012. Developed as a spin-off of ''

Mob Wives ''Mob Wives'' is an American reality television series that premiered on VH1 on April 17, 2011. The show focuses on the lives of several women residing in the New York City borough of Staten Island, whose family members and husbands have been arr ...

'', with a new cast based in

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, Illinois. On May 7, 2012, the introduction for the show was filmed behind Chicago's Cassidy Tire on Canal Street. On April 29, 2012, the first promo for the show aired, during an episode of the original series. On May 27, 2012, a preview special of the series aired after the second season ''Mob Wives'' reunion special. On October 14, 2012, cast member Pia Rizza tweeted that "#MobWivesChicago is over now I don't see the need to keep reliving the drama that killed the show time 2 move forward new chapter new time," confirming that ''Mob Wives Chicago'' had been canceled.

Cast

Main

* Pia Rizza is the daughter of Vincent Rizza, who worked for The Chicago Outfit, then subsequently testified against them and entered the

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. * Nora Schweihs is the daughter of the late Frank "The German" Schweihs, who was a notorious and feared

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for the Chicago Mafia. * Renee Fecarotta Russo is a niece of the now deceased "Big John" Fecarotta, who raised her and was also a loan collector and hitman for the Mafia. * Christina Scoleri is the daughter of Raymond Janek, a one-time thief and

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for the Chicago Outfit. * Leah DeSimone is the daughter of Wolf DeSimone, a reputed mafia associate.

Recurring

* Giana is Renee's 20-year-old daughter. Her father is serving life in prison for murder. Despite Renee's disagreement, Giana remains in contact with her father. * Julie is Nora's best friend from Florida who is the only one that met her father. Also a psychic medium. * Bella Rizza is Pia's teenage daughter. * Dave is Renee's boyfriend, business partner, and one of Pia's acquaintances. * Sheila Gambino is Pia's friend and niece of Carlo "Don Carlo" Gambino.

Episodes

International broadcast

In the UK it aired on

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. In Australia the series premiered on

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on May 2, 2015.

References

External links

* {{VH1 original programming 2010s American reality television series 2012 American television series debuts 2012 American television series endings English-language television shows VH1 original programming Television shows set in Chicago Reality television spin-offs Television series by The Weinstein Company American television spin-offs History of women in Illinois