''Petra'' (

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: ''Mord in Genua – Ein Fall für Petra Delicato'') is an Italian four-part television crime series, which premiered on September 14, 2020, on

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. It is based on four detective novels by Spanish writer, Alicia Giménez Bartlett, featuring the character, Petra Delicado. The TV series was directed by

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. The main protagonist, Petra Delicato (

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) is an Inspector for the

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police, originally working as an archivist. She is assisted by Deputy Inspector Antonio Monte ( Andrea Pennacchi). The series was broadcast in Germany as ''Mord in Genua – Ein Fall für Petra Delicato'' from December 6, 2020, in Australia via SBS OnDemand streaming service, and in the United States on

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from November 2022.

Cast

as Petra Delicato, former Rome-based lawyer,

n police Inspector in the archive department, called to attend a rape case due to staff shortage, appointed to the homicide squad * Andrea Pennacchi as Antonio Monte, Deputy Inspector from the fraud squad, called to assist Petra, appointed to the homicide squad * as Nicola Ferzicantieri, high-price lawyer, Rome-based, Petra's first husband, dismissive and misogynistic * as Lorenzo, chef restaurateur, Petra's second husband, supportive but clingy * as Pessone, Homicide Inspector, gives Petra his low profile cases * as Salvo Carona, Superintendent, Petra's boss, tries to side-line her whenever cases turn high-profile * Matteo Sintucci as Matteo Reva, detective, guards Petra * Alice Acruri as Alba, Petra's housemaid, has a young son, becomes Matteo's love interest * Beatrice Aiello as Amanda, Petra's younger sister, married to Roberto, mother of Pietro * Nicoletta Robello as Iacalone, Public Prosecutor ;Guest cast (one episode) * Marina Occhionero as Salomé Frecciani, first rape victim, later murdered * Federico Tolardo as Mirko, falsely confesses to Salomé's rape * Iacopo Ricciotti as Alex Mescarelli, food-deliverer, serial rapist and mutilator * Federica Rosellini as Luisa Sangenini, hardware store clerk, Alex' cousin/half-sister, lies about Alex * Orietta Notari as Carla, Alex' mother, Luisa's aunt, lies about Alex and her ex-husband, Riccardo * Alessia Giuliani as Valentina, dog trainer, owns a molossus dog Vulcano, Antonio's love interest * Alessandro Tedeschi as Luca, vet, brief fling with Petra * Andrea Bruschi as Ciro Toleta, dog breeder, organises

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* ? as Grazia Toleta, dog breeder-trainer, Ciro's wife, helps with dog fighting, owns a guard dog Zoa, * Andrei Nova as Christian / Diddyim Ivanov, hotel construction foreman,

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homicide detective, brief fling with Petra * Marco Quaglia as Giovanni Imbreccia, journalist-editor of ''La Veglia'', a Rome-based Catholic newspaper, highly influential client of Nicola * as restaurant manager, witness recants his evidence * Claudio Vanni as Mauro, police informer, convicted rapist * Gianluca Tricarico as Dario, TV gossip monger, host of ''Linea Gossip'', shot dead * ? as Giorgia Baroi, sex worker, strangled and dumped in beach off Genoa * Fabrizio Traversa as Simone, Rome-based sex worker, friend of Giorgia * Federico Fazioli as Oreste di Monaldo, business man accused of money laundering

Episode guide

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