Idea by Roberto Saviano, directed by Stefano Sollima, and with the international production endorsed by Sky: Gomorrah – The Series is shaping up to be an epic and spectacular show; a great family saga on a territory fighting against evil. The filming took place over the course of thirty weeks set in and around Naples with a few days in Barcelona, Milan and Ferrara. Gomorrah – The Series, filmed by the director of the cult series Romanzo Criminale, clapped its first take in March.

Francesca Comencini and Claudio Cupellini are also behind the camera, working on part of the 12 episodes anticipated for 2014 on Sky. The cast of actors is strongly linked to the territory with both rookies and professionals: Marco D’Amore, Fortunato Cerlino, Maria Pia Calzone, Salvatore Esposito, Marco Palvetti, Domenico Balsamo.

Gomorrah – The series is a project made by Sky in collaboration with two of the largest Italian companies in film and television production: Cattleya and Fandango, along with La7. The international distribution has been entrusted to Beta Film who is also collaborating in the production of the series.

The literary cause that has sold over ten million copies worldwide—and which was put on screen with extraordinary intensity by Matteo Garrone—has become a colossal TV blockbuster. The series was produced in collaboration with international partners with the potential to go beyond the borders of the Italian market; a phenomenon already taken place with Romanzo Criminale.

The series began from an original story that recounts the fate of two great families. The long serial narrative structure of Gomorrah – The Series enrols it in the ranks of the greatest contemporary stories.