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TV Shows & Series: Best "mafia" TV Shows/Series

Mafia films—a version of gangster films—are a subgenre of crime films dealing with organized crime, often specifically with Mafia organizations. Especially in early mob films, there is considerable overlap with film noir. Popular regional variations of the genre include Italian Poliziotteschi, Chinese Triad films, Japanese Yakuza films, and Indian Mumbai underworld films. ()

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Great Pretender(2020)

FSK: 16+ years
| 24min per episode | Animation, Drama, Comedy, Action & Adventure
3.8/5 (with 48 votes)

Supposedly Japan’s greatest swindler, Makoto Edamura gets more than he bargained for when he tries to con Laurent Thierry, a real world-class crook.

Directed by Hiro Kaburagi

The Sopranos(1999-2007)

FSK: 16+ years
| Drama
4.3/5 (with 1,215 votes)

The story of New Jersey-based Italian-American mobster Tony Soprano and the difficulties he faces as he tries to balance the conflicting requirements of his home life and the criminal organization he heads. Those difficulties are often highlighted through his ongoing professional relationship with psychiatrist Jennifer Melfi. The show features Tony's family members and Mafia associates in prominent roles and story arcs, most notably his wife Carmela and his cousin and protégé Christopher Moltisanti.

Bungo Stray Dogs(2016-)

Atsushi Nakajima was kicked out of his orphanage, and now he has no place to go and no food. While he is standing by a river, on the brink of starvation, he rescues a man whimsically attempting suicide. That man is Osamu Dazai, and he and his partner Kunikida are members of a very special detective agency. They have supernatural powers and deal with cases that are too dangerous for the police or the military. They're tracking down a tiger that has appeared in the area recently, around the time Atsushi came to the area. The tiger seems to have a connection to Atsushi, and by the time the case is solved, it is clear that Atsushi's future will involve much more of Dazai and the rest of the detectives!

Get Shorty(2017-2019)

FSK: 18+ years
| 1h per episode | Crime, Comedy
3.6/5 (with 39 votes)

Miles Daly works as muscle for a murderous crime ring in Nevada and attempts to change professions and become a movie producer, laundering money through a Hollywood film with the help of washed-up filmmaker Rick Moreweather. Based on Elmore Leonard’s 1990 New York Times bestselling novel.

Underbelly(2008-2013)

FSK: 16+ years
| 1h per episode | Drama
3.3/5 (with 17 votes)

Underbelly is an Australian television true crime-drama series, each series is a stand alone story based on real-life events.

BMF(2021-)

FSK: 18+ years
| 52min per episode | Drama, Crime
4.1/5 (with 124 votes)

The drug trafficking drama is inspired by the true story of two brothers who rose from the decaying streets of southwest Detroit in the late 1980s and gave birth to one of the most influential crime families in the country. It revolves around brothers Demetrius "Big Meech" Flenory and Terry "Southwest T" Flenory, who together took their vision beyond the drug trade and into the world of hip-hop. The drama, per Starz, will tell a story about love, family and capitalism in the pursuit of the American dream.

Moriarty the Patriot(2020-2021)

24min per episode | Animation, Mystery
4.2/5 (with 89 votes)

In the late 19th century, the British Empire nobility reigns while its working class suffers at their hands. Sympathetic to their plight, William James Moriarty wants to topple it all. Frustrated by the systemic inequity, Moriarty strategizes to fix the entire nation. Not even consulting detective Sherlock Holmes can stand in his way. It’s time for crime to revolutionize the world!

Directed by Kazuya Nomura

91 Days(2016)

24min per episode | Animation, Crime, Drama
3.8/5 (with 85 votes)

During Prohibition, the law is powerless and the mob rules Lawless, a town that thrives on the black market sale of illicitly brewed liquor. Avilio returns to town after a time away, following a lead on the murder of his family.

Trust(2018)

FSK: 18+ years
| 1h per episode | Crime, Drama
3.6/5 (with 33 votes)

The trials and triumphs of one of the wealthiest and unhappiest families of the United States, the Gettys. Originally planned to be told over multiple seasons and spanning the twentieth century, the series begins in 1973 with the kidnapping of John Paul Getty III, an heir to the Getty oil fortune, by the Italian mafia in Rome.

Giri/Haji(2019)

58min per episode | Crime, Drama
3.7/5 (with 57 votes)

Soulful thriller set in Tokyo and London, exploring the butterfly effect of a single murder across two cities. A dark, witty and daring examination of morality and redemption.

The Octopus(1984-2001)

FSK: 12+ years
| 2h per episode | Drama, Crime
4.1/5 (with 21 votes)

La Piovra is an acclaimed Italian Television drama miniseries about the Mafia. The story was by Sandro Petraglia. The production was designed by Luigi Perelli. The soundtrack was by Riz Ortolani and later by Ennio Morricone, who went on to compose music for several sequels. All 10 series have been released in Australia on DVD by Aztec International Entertainment, with English subtitles, having been originally aired on the Special Broadcasting Service television channel. It was also broadcast on MHz Networks in the United States. The first three series were shown in the UK on Channel 4. The TV drama was wildly successful in the USSR, where it appeared on state TV in 1986 and in Bulgaria, where is also appeared in the end of the 1980s bg:Октопод, offering to the viewers of both countries thrills and dark drama from beyond the Iron Curtain. La Piovra was also shown in 1987–1988 in communist Albania, where it became a huge hit and remains to date a cult film, whose characters and expressions have permeated culture, language and society.

Directed by Damiano Damiani - With Michele Placido

The Way of the Househusband(2021)

FSK: 12+ years
| 17min per episode | Animation, Comedy
4.4/5 (with 132 votes)

Tatsu, a notorious and feared yakuza leader nicknamed "The Immortal Dragon," withdraws from the criminal syndicate and becomes a housekeeper to help his wife, Miku. The series features a variety of comedic settings, typically showing Tatsu's domestic activities and intimidating inequality with his looks, as well as multiple encounters with his former colleagues and rivals in the Japanese Criminal Syndicate.

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Gomorrah(2014-2021)

FSK: 16+ years
| Crime, Drama
4.0/5 (with 218 votes)

Based on Robert Saviano's bestselling book, this gritty Italian crime drama paints a portrait of the brutal Neapolitan crime organisation the Camorra, as seen through the eyes of Ciro Di Marzo, the obedient and self- confident right-hand man of the clan's godfather, Pietro Savastano.

Directed by Stefano Sollima - With Andrea Di Maria

Mafia Only Kills in Summer(2016-2018)

50min per episode | Comedy, Crime, Drama
3.8/5 (with 15 votes)

Palermo, 1979. The Giammarresi are a normal family — father, mother, a ten year old son and a daughter of sixteen — struggling with the problems of everyday life. Seemingly ordinary problems, oh, and the Cosa Nostra, the Sicilian Mafia. Inspired by Pierfrancesco “Pif” Diliberto's film.

Directed by Luca Ribuoli - With Claudio Gioè

Buddy Daddies(2023)

24min per episode | Animation, Comedy, Action & Adventure, Crime
4.0/5 (with 19 votes)

When two hit men take out a dangerous mobster, the last thing they expect is for him to have a four-year-old daughter - now an orphan. But when they decide to take custody of the child, their life turns upside down! Between a mission here and a shootout there, the two hired killers will have to find time to prepare nutritious meals, stimulate the child's intellectual growth, and take the little one to daycare!

Directed by Yoshiyuki Asai

Carla Cametti PD(2009)

52min per episode | Crime, Drama
3.2/5 (with 2 votes)

Carla Cametti PD is a six-part Australian television crime series that was announced in April 2008 and first screened on SBS TV on 8 January 2009. The series of six episodes is produced by Buon Giorno Productions Pty Ltd. The show revolves around a young female Italian-Australian private detective named Carla Cametti who is investigating her own mafia family. Carla is played by Diana Glenn. The DVD has been released in Region 4 only.

Baccano!(2007)

3.9/5 (with 79 votes)

During the early 1930s in Chicago, the transcontinental train, Flying Pussyfoot, is starting its legendary journey that will leave a trail of blood all over the country. At the same time in New York, the ambitious scientist Szilard and his unwilling aide Ennis are looking for missing bottles of the immortality elixir. In addition, a war between the mafia groups is getting worse. On board the Advena Avis, in 1711, alchemists are about to learn the price of immortality. Takes place in the same universe as Durarara (2010).

Lilyhammer(2012-2014)

FSK: 16+ years
| 58min per episode | Drama, Comedy, Crime
3.7/5 (with 106 votes)

After Frank The Fixer Tagliano testifies against his Mafia boss in New York, he enters the Witness Protection Program and makes an unusual demand: he wants to be set up with a new life in the Norwegian small town of Lillehammer or as he calls it, Lilyhammer.

KinnPorsche: The Series(2022)

1h per episode | Action & Adventure, Crime, Drama
4.4/5 (with 41 votes)

Kinn, the second son of a prominent mafia head, is ambushed by an enemy and meets Porsche, a college student who comes to his rescue, thus beginning their reluctant relationship as boss and bodyguard, which soon turns into something more.

With Phakphum Romsaithong, Nattawin Wattanagitiphat, Wichapas Sumettikul, Jakapan Puttha, Jeff Satur, Songsit Rungnopakunsi, ...

ZeroZeroZero(2020)

55min per episode | Crime, Drama
3.9/5 (with 182 votes)

Based on the book of the same name by bestselling author Roberto Saviano, ZeroZeroZero is an unforgettable exploration of the inner workings of the global cocaine trade.

Directed by Stefano Sollima

Mad Dogs(2011-2013)

FSK: 16+ years
| 1h per episode | Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Reality-TV
3.5/5 (with 29 votes)

Mad Dogs is a British black comedy and psychological thriller television series created by Cris Cole that began airing on Sky1 on 10 February 2011. It is produced by Left Bank Pictures, and co-produced by Palma Pictures. The series stars John Simm, Marc Warren, Max Beesley, and Philip Glenister as four long-time and middle-aged friends getting together in a villa in Majorca to celebrate the early retirement of their friend Alvo. However, after Alvo is murdered, the group find themselves caught up in the world of crime and police corruption. The series was initially a story about a rock band, but changed after a feeling that bands have been "done to death". After gaining interest from some terrestrial networks, the series was commissioned by British Sky Broadcasting. Filming took place on location throughout the island of Majorca in May 2010, and took around four million euros and 44 days to make. The main themes are friendship and growing older; Glenister said it is about ageing and "getting closer to death". Photographer David LaChapelle directed three 30-second advertisements for the series. Mad Dogs opened with 1.61 million viewers, the 17th highest rated programme ever for Sky1, and attracted positive reactions from critics. They noted similarities with British gangster films, more predominantly the 2000 film Sexy Beast.

White Nights(2016-2017)

1h per episode | Drama
3.5/5 (with 8 votes)

A coldhearted heiress, a man from her past and an ambitious new hire in her company all become entangled on a battleground for money and power.

Romanzo criminale(2008-2010)

50min per episode | Drama, Crime, Action & Adventure
4.1/5 (with 55 votes)

Follows a criminal gang in Rome that has a near monopoly of the city's heroin trade. Besides their internal feuding, the gang has to deal with the Camorra and Sicilian Mafia that both supply its heroin, the police led by Commissioner Scialoja and the Italian secret services.

Back Street Girls -GOKUDOLS-(2018)

24min per episode | Comedy, Animation
3.0/5 (with 16 votes)

A group of 3 yakuza failed their boss for the last time. After messing up an important job, the boss gave them 2 choices: honorably commit suicide, or go to Thailand to get a sex reassignment surgery in order to become "female" idols. After a gruesome year training to become idols, they successfully debut, with overwhelming popularity, much to their dismay. This is where their tragedy truly begins.

Directed by Chiaki Kon

Mafiosa(2006-2014)

52min per episode | Drama
4.1/5 (with 6 votes)

By the will of her dead uncle who was murdered Sandra Paoli is propelled to the head of a powerful mafia clan. She becomes a respected, but also hated, woman in a world of men, murder and criminality.

The Sea Beyond(2020-)

FSK: 12+ years
| 1h per episode | Drama, Crime
4.0/5 (with 44 votes)

Naples. Still an organized crime stronghold. For the inmates at the Juvenile Detention Centre, time and space are interrupted. Taken away from their families and friends, they now have the opportunity to understand who they have been, who they are, who they want to be.

Directed by Carmine Elia - With Carolina Crescentini, Carmine Recano, Lucrezia Guidone, Valentina Romani, Nicolas Maupas, Giacomo Giorgio, ...

Gungrave(2003-2004)

25min per episode | Animation, Action & Adventure, Crime, Drama
3.7/5 (with 29 votes)

For Brandon Heat, death doesn't matter. Driven by his need for revenge, he returns from beyond the grave to cripple Milleneon, the huge mafia organization which uses undead monsters as its enforcers. His ultimate goal is to destroy Harry MacDowel, the leader of Milleneon and, at one time, Brandon's best friend...

Gangsta.(2015)

23min per episode | Drama, Action & Adventure, Animation, Crime
3.6/5 (with 40 votes)

In the crime-ridden, mafia-governed city of Ergastulum, Worick and Nicolas are two “handymen” known as “Benriya” who would take any dirty job from either police or mafia — for a good price. After an assignment from police the two met and later joined by Alex, a former prostitute who got interested in the mysterious background of the team, in particular of Nicolas’ abilities.

La saga: Negocio de Familia(2004-2007)

45min per episode | Crime, Mystery, Drama
4.1/5 (with 110 votes)

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Jormungand(2012)

FSK: 16+ years
| 24min per episode | Animation, Action & Adventure, Drama
3.9/5 (with 26 votes)

Jonah is a child soldier and the newest bodyguard for Koko, an international arms dealer with an entourage of hired guns. The cold-blooded kid hates Koko’s line of work, but following her into the darkest corners of the black market might be the only way he can find those responsible for his family’s slaughter. Besides, his employer isn’t like most merchants of death. She uses guile and cutthroat tactics to keep her clients armed to the teeth—all while cultivating her own warped plan for the future of world peace. With the CIA desperate for her capture, assassins eager to collect her head, and the potential for every contract to end in ultra-violence, Koko and her comrades in arms bring the boom to every corner of the world.

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