''The Bastards of Pizzofalcone'' ( it, I bastardi di Pizzofalcone) is an Italian

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television series based on the ''I bastardi di Pizzofalcone'' novels by Maurizio de Giovanni. It has been broadcast on

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since 9 January 2017.

Plot

A group of ragtag detectives from the Pizzofalcone police station in

Naples Naples (; it, Napoli ; nap, Napule ), from grc, Νεάπολις, Neápolis, lit=new city. is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 909,048 within the city's adminis ...

investigate complex cases.

Cast

Alessandro Gassmann Alessandro Gassmann (born 24 February 1965) is an Italian actor and film director. Early life Gassmann was born in Rome, Italy, the son of Italian actor Vittorio Gassman and French actress Juliette Mayniel. He is of German, Jewish and French ...

as Inspector Giuseppe Lojacono *

Carolina Crescentini Carolina Crescentini (born 18 April 1980 in Rome) is an Italian actress. She is a graduate of the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, and star of the box office hit movie Parlami d'amore, directed by Silvio Muccino. She worked with Giuliano ...

as Prosecutor Laura Piras *

Massimiliano Gallo Massimiliano Gallo (born 19 June 1968) is an Italian actor and singer. Biography Son of singer Nunzio Gallo, he made his debut in theater at the age of five and was already the star of several TV series for children shot for RAI. In 1988 he foun ...

as Commissioner Luigi Palma *

Tosca D'Aquino Tosca D'Aquino (born 10 June 1966) is an Italian actress, comedian and television presenter. Life and career Born in Naples, Tosca D'Aquino started her career at 15 years old, appearing in several local television shows. At nineteen years old ...

as Deputy Superintendent Ottavia Calabrese * as Deputy Commissioner Giorgio Pisanelli * as Agent Marco Aragona * Simona Tabasco as Agent Alessandra "Alex" Di Nardo * as Medical Examiner Rosaria Martone * as Assistant Chief Francesco Romano * Maria Vera Ratti as Commissioner Elsa Martini

Episodes

Series overview

Season 1

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Production

The series is filmed in various locations around Naples, including the Palazzo Carafa di Santa Severina, the

Certosa di San Martino The ("Charterhouse of St. Martin") is a former monastery complex, now a museum, in Naples, southern Italy. Along with Castel Sant'Elmo that stands beside it, this is the most visible landmark of the city, perched atop the Vomero hill that command ...

, the Toledo station, the

Quartieri Spagnoli Quartieri Spagnoli (''Spanish Neighborhoods'') is a part of the city of Naples in Italy. The Neapolitan language is stronger here than anywhere else. The area, encompassing c. 800,000 square metres, consists of a grid of around eighteen streets b ...

Mergellina Mergellina is a coastal district of the city of Naples, Italy. It is located in the quartiere of Chiaia. It stands at the foot of the Posillipo Hill and faces the Castel dell'Ovo. Some people say the name derives from "mergoglino", a local name fo ...

, the Universitá Monte Sant'Angelo,

Santa Caterina a Formiello Santa Caterina a Formiello is a church in Naples, in southern Italy, located at the extreme eastern end of the old historic center of the city, on Via Carbonara and Piazza Enrico de Nicola, near the gate called Porta Capuana. The term ''Formiello' ...

Sant'Anna dei Lombardi Sant'Anna dei Lombardi, ( it, St. Anne of the Lombards), and also known as Santa Maria di Monte Oliveto, is an ancient church and convent located in ''piazza Monteoliveto'' in central Naples, Italy. Across Monteoliveto street from the Fountain in ...

, Largo Tarsia, the Piazza del Gesù Nuovo, Largo Sellaria, Villa Gallotti, and the Centro Direzionale.

Release

The pilot episode was aired on 9 January 2017, while the second episode aired the following day. The second season premiered on 8 October 2018. The third season began production in late 2018 and premiered on 20 September 2021. The fourth season began airing on 23 October 2023.

Reception

Awards and nominations

Controversy

The

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relationship between Alex Di Nardo and Rosaria Martone resulted in complaints from the Catholic newspaper ''

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'' as well as from

Maurizio Lupi Maurizio Lupi (born 3 October 1959) is an Italian politician. He served as minister of infrastructure and transport between 28 April 2013 and 20 March 2015. Early life and education Lupi was born in Milan, Italy, on 3 October 1959. He has a deg ...

, a member of the

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and

Popular Area Popular Area ( it, Area Popolare, AP) was a centre-right and mainly Christian-democratic coalition, which included two parliamentary groups active in each house of the Italian Parliament: the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate. "Popular" was a re ...

coalition. In response, star

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, "I want to thank ''Avvenire'' for the controversy over the lesbian scenes in ''Pizzofalcone''! They bring luck! See you Monday!!"

References

External links

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